If you only have a few pesky insects in your garden I would recommend that you let nature take its course, as many of these insects are a valuable food source to birds and the ‘right’ insects to have in your garden.
The first thing you can do is apply rubber mulch to your garden beds, rather than organic wooden mulches. Wooden mulch is a hotbed for insects, especially when it is damp, or nearing the time for replacement. On the same premise, make sure that any dead debris or leaves are removed on a regular basis from your garden, as these are favorite haunts for unwanted insects. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Landscape, Rubber Mulch, gardening
Landscaping your garden is somewhat subjective; one person’s paradise could be seen as another person’s unkempt allotment! But there are some landscaping faux pas you should avoid for the health and vitality of your garden.
Many households are guilty of overwatering, especially those people with timed sprinklers, set to go off night. You should always remember that grass needs time to dry, so the best time for sprinklers is early morning. If the grass blades are not allowed the time to dry out, fungal diseases are more likely to occur. Also trees need less water than grass (about an inch of water a week), so make sure that the sprinklers aren’t aimed at the trees. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Garden, Landscape, Rubber Mulch, gardening
Bugs and ants around the house are annoying, but even more so when they get in the house. This blog post will give you some natural solutions to get rid of those pesky bugs once and for all. We want to choose natural solutions, as inhalation of some chemical insecticides can be fatal, especially for small children and animals.
The first thing you should do in protecting your house from bug infestations is look around the exterior of your house, to see if there are any cracks, gaps, or entry points around windows, doors, pipes and drains. If there are any potential spots, make sure they are sealed. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Landscape, Rubber Mulch, gardening
I finally convinced my neighbors that they should have rubber mulch in their garden, but did they tell me before they went out and bought some rubber mulch? No!
I only found out when they started complaining that they thought they would only need a couple of 28lb bags of rubber mulch to put around their three trees, numerous shrubs and cover their garden path.
If only they had come to me first. I could have told them that they would need about 10 bags to do everything they wanted to do and that they didn’t have to take my word for it either, as I could have given them access to a rubber mulch calculator at Rubberecycle, which would have alleviated the shock somewhat. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Environment, Garden, Landscape, Rubber Mulch, Uncategorized, gardening
One of the most niggling things in life is when cats choose your garden to do their pooping in; it’s even more annoying when these cats are not even yours.
Imagine the scenario you’ve just laid rubber mulch around your prized plants, and play set in your garden and a cat starts using a certain patch of this rubber mulch, for its daily business. It’s not nice for your kids if it’s in the play set area, or you if it’s near your prized plants when you go to tend them.
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Posted in Garden, Landscape, Rubber Mulch
Before you consider installation of rubber mulch on a playground area, a thorough site analysis should have been carried out by a certified civil engineer or landscape architect. You should also get a professional in to install the rubber mulch.
The intended playground surface must be prepared in advance to installation. All rocks, wood chips, sods, roots, vegetation and gravel must be removed from the area. If the existing surface is asphalt, this will need to be removed, as this type of surface under the rubber mulch will impede safety. Also the chemicals in asphalt can fade the rubber mulch considerably.
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Posted in Landscape, Playground Area, Playground Surfacing, Rubber Mulch
The use of recycled rubber granules as mulch is a relatively new option for landscapers. When it was first introduced on the scene there were lots of questions surrounding it’s toxicity, flammability, ability to stop weeds and the fact that it still decomposes. Also when people where spreading this rubber mulch they would get nasty pricks from the steel wire still in the rubber mulch.
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Posted in Landscape, Rubber Mulch, recycle