Bark & Mulch

Having a good layer of bark nuggets on your garden not only keeps it looking tidy, but it also provides the below benefits to your garden

  • Provides protection from impact under children’s play areas

  • Helps prevent the soil getting boggy in winter and dry in summer

  • Maintains a more even soil temperature

  • Prevents weeds from coming through

  • Helps to retain water in the soil during warmer months, meaning less demand for frequent watering

 

Cambark

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Use as a mulch to keep the weeds at bay, also used for animal bedding.

Used as a mulch - it is ideal for retaining moisture in the soil during the dry periods, keeping weeds at bay & landscape beautification. It is also great as a bedding for horses, calves, and rabbits etc. The rich golden appearance of the bark will compliment and enhance the texture and colour to your garden.

10 – 20mm Bark Nuggets

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Highly decorative and smaller in size, these nuggets look great on smaller gardens, around paving or pathways, or in an area where you want a subtle, sophisticated finish. 10-20mm Bark is used for playgrounds as a soft fall medium.  Effective around roses and in smaller formal gardens and helps to keep moisture in. Helps prevents weeds growing from the ground. Suitable for all gardens using around plants and topping off planter.

20 – 50mm Bark Nuggets

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These are 20-50mm bark nuggets and looks great in gardens. Rich brown in colour this bark will last for a long time, probably only needing a light top up every year or so. This bark will remove some nitrogen from the soil, so it is often advisable to feed the soil prior to mulching. Many people choose them due to the highly decorative nature of the nuggets, as well as their slightly heavier nature - which is a bonus if you have an exposed area but still want a polished looking coverage.

Mega Mulch

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Mega Mulch act as a protective blanket for garden beds, it prevents soil moisture from evaporating during long dry periods and reduces weed growth by making conditions unfavourable for germination. As a mulch, it also stimulates a natural increase of soil microbes and earthworms which are beneficial in developing strong and healthy root systems. Keeps soil cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Can also be used on top of large outdoor containers for improved moisture retention and as a natural look finish.

 

Ma's Mulch Pea Straw

Used for mulching around your plants to retain moisture, helps suppress weeds and adds valuable nitrogen into the soil.

Black Mulch

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Black Mulch is a recycled, shredded untreated wood product dried with a natural long-lasting dye. This long-lasting mulch is produced from air-dried timber that enables it to not rot down as quickly as some other mulches. Alternative names, recycled black bark, recycled coloured mulch.

Top Tip: You’ll need about 100mm of this product to prevent weed growth.  Keep the mulch away from plant stems as the heat of decomposition can affect the plants.

Used For: Adding a real wow factor to any garden’s appearance. All mulches are great for decorative purposes and at the same time retaining moisture in your garden over those hot summer months and suppressing weed growth. Most mulches are also great for those step gardens where washouts may occur as mulches bind together and stay in place.

Softfall Playground Safety Surfacing

Softfall Playground Safety Surfacing is an engineered woodchip produced from recycled, untreated timber, certified to meet the latest New Zealand Safety Standards (NZS 5828:2015) set by the Ministry of Education.

Softfall has a fall safety rating of 3 metres, surpassing other surfacing materials on the market. Manufactured in the Bay of Plenty under strict quality control measures, Softfall drains so well that children can start playing almost as soon as it stops raining. Softfall is made from air-dried timber so there is virtually no dust from this product , providing a clean surface for children to play on. Softfall looks great and feels great – and is gentle on those little feet. Softfall is a wood product so does not retain heat like rubber matting products do, it stays cool so no burning of little feet in the heat of the summer months. Doesn’t scatter around the playground and remains evenly placed around the areas of high impact. Clean, easy-care and low maintenance – virtually wind resistant due to its specifically manufactured shape. Environmentally friendly – made from 100% recycled untreated timber.

 
 

Having a good layer of bark nuggets on your garden not only keeps things looking tidy it has many benefits.

  • Provides protection from impact under children’s play areas

  • Helps prevent the soil getting boggy in winter and dry in summer

  • Maintains a more even soil temperature

  • Prevents weeds from coming through

  • Helps to retain water in the soil during warmer months, meaning less frequent watering

Mulch helps to keep soil at healthy temperatures and acts as a weed suppressor, water retainer, and an attractive alternative to granulated bark. It also reduces watering and is warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

 
 

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