22 Yards of Mulch and Clean Edges in Plymouth MN

This Plymouth yard had a lot going on - mature trees, established beds, a boulder retaining wall, and a lot of ground to cover. The goal was to get everything looking sharp and, more importantly, keep it that way without constant upkeep.

We put down 22 yards of mulch across the beds, working it around the trees and along the retaining wall edges. Underneath it all, we laid commercial-grade landscape fabric. That's not the flimsy stuff you find at a box store - it's built to actually suppress weeds and hold up season after season. New edging tied everything together and gave the beds those clean, defined lines that make the whole yard look intentional.

The boulder retaining wall was already there, and it's a solid feature. Fresh mulch packed into the beds above and below it made a big difference - it pulls the whole space together and keeps soil from washing out over the stone. That's one thing people don't always think about with mulch: it's not just cosmetic. It's doing real work to protect the soil and the plants in those beds.

When you're dealing with a yard this size, the details matter. Edges that drift, mulch piled too thick against tree trunks, fabric that shifts - those are the things that make a job look sloppy fast. We take our time to get it right so it holds up and doesn't need to be redone a season later.