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Ofer was fantastic. Organised to do the job very quickly and did an outstanding job. Will definitely use him again and highly recommend him to anyone
Spread mulch
$150
Did a great job, fast friendly and cleaned up nicely. Thanks Marcus.
Garden Cleanup and spread provided mulch
$120
Great job! Ben was awesome and very professional. Job was completed to high standard.
Distribute 5 piles of mulch/woodchips
$160
Pleasant efficient reliable ... recommended
Moving mulch
$100
Very good work.
Mulch , Raking and loading debris
$210
Great bloke, hard worker.
Need a hand weeding and mulching and high pressure cleaning
$170
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Why book a mulching service through Airtasker?
Mulching is a crucial part of maintaining a healthy, great-looking garden. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of time and effort, especially if you have a big yard. If you want to cross mulching off your to-do list quickly, without the hassle of doing it yourself, book a local mulching service through Airtasker!
Our platform lets you connect with trusted, budget-friendly, and experienced mulching specialists near you. You don’t have to take a chance on an obscure service provider without a single customer review. When you post a task on Airtasker, you can check customer reviews and ratings before hiring someone for the job.
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Top Mulching related questions
Usually, you’ll need one cubic yard of mulch to cover a 324 square foot area with 1 inch of mulch. If your mulch is made of coarser material, you may need a 3-4 inch layer. Be careful, though, since too much or too little mulch can harm your plants. A Tasker can advise you on how much mulch your garden needs.
Mulch preserves moisture, prevents weeds from spreading, and improves plant growth. Good, regular mulching helps deliver necessary nutrients to your soil and plants. Without mulching, you’ll have to water your plants a lot more often and have to deal with issues like weeds and soil erosion.
You can usually find mulching supplies in a nearby garden or home improvement store. Some Taskers may offer bulk mulch delivery in your area, along with the actual mulching service. Please confirm with your Tasker if their mulching service includes the mulch materials. Alternatively, you can post a separate task for mulch delivery.
It depends on your garden’s needs, including the thickness of your mulch. Some gardening experts recommend watering after mulching to help the mulch “settle in.” This step also prevents the mulch from actually blocking the water out!
It’s better to plant first then mulch later because too much fresh mulch can kill plants. Also, it can be tedious to scrape the mulch away to plant seeds or transfer seedlings. But if you’ve already laid down the mulch, you can consult with an experienced landscaping specialist as to how you can successfully grow plants after mulching.
It’s best to mulch AFTER planting or even after your plants have started growing. Not only is this easier to do, but it also keeps you from accidentally burying the tender seedlings and shoots under layers of soil and heavy mulch.
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What do mulching services include?
Buying and spreading mulch doesn’t have to take a lot of time, money, and effort—especially when a mulching specialist is within arm’s reach! When you book a mulching service through Airtasker, you can expect your Tasker to take care of this labor-intensive yet crucial part of maintaining a garden. Here’s what a typical mulching service will include:
Picking and buying the right mulch
First, the Tasker may assess your garden and determine the kind of mulch it needs. Shredded bark is quite common and easy to apply, for example, but isn’t as nutritious for the soil. Household waste such as grass clippings, leaves, and compost is beneficial for the soil but isn’t great at preventing weeds. Shredded leaves and pine needles are also great for mulching. A thinner mulch made of grass clippings and straw may be easier to use and more suitable for vegetable gardens.
The Tasker can also help you figure out how much mulch to buy based on the size of your yard, the thickness required, and your budget. You can provide the supply budget and send your Tasker to the garden center. Otherwise, you can book a mulch delivery service to get the materials sent straight to your doorstep.
Preparing the garden beds
Once the supplies are ready, the Tasker starts clearing the flower and vegetable beds. They’ll tidy up and other debris, then scrape off the old mulch. Next, they’ll check if your beds require watering and an application of herbicide. This is the best time to get the moisture and weedkiller in since the mulch will help hold them. Then, the mulching specialist may uproot any weeds lingering in the garden.
Spreading the mulch
Now, it’s time to spread that mulch! The Tasker may put on a layer that’s around 1-4 inches thick—just enough to keep the moisture in and keep weeds out, but not so thick that no water reaches the soil. Ideally, the Tasker should avoid creating “mulch volcanoes,” which can become hotbeds for pests, rot, and diseases that can spread around your garden.
Take note that for ornamentals, mulch should be at least 3 inches away from the base of each plant. But if you’re growing vegetables, the Tasker needs to apply mulch around the base to help them retain moisture and prevent weeds.
Mulching trees
Tree mulching has many benefits, so you should consider booking a tree mulching service. A Tasker can spread mulch over the trees in your garden. This process protects young trees, provides much-needed nutrition, and reduces the threat of other plants and weeds. If you have an old or damaged tree, you can also hire a tree surgeon who can safely and correctly prune and treat trees.
Recent Mulching tasks
Hedge trimming, garden pruning, weeding and mulching
$600
Annerley QLD, Australia
15th Nov 2024
Our well maintained garden needs a Spring tidy up. Hedge trimming Garden bed weeding Small tree/shrub pruning Type of gardening: Weeding, Hedge trimming, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Supply and lay over termite resistant mulch
$5
Rochedale South QLD 4123, Australia
15th Nov 2024
Supply and lay over mulch after measuring the front yard ( termite resistant)
Gardening assistance to mulch the lawn ( per hour basis)
$200
Eltham VIC, Australia
15th Nov 2024
Help me to mulch the lawn. Can pay per hour basis Type of gardening: Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Spread out two piles of mulch
$80
Heathmont VIC, Australia
15th Nov 2024
We have two piles of mulch that need spreading around the area they are dumped Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Gardening - carrying mulch bags
$150
Arana Hills QLD, Australia
15th Nov 2024
Need 9 bags of mulch (15-20kg) bags moved up around 10 stairs to pool area and spread on garden. Also need rocks moved approx 50m - as pictured - only thing is the wheelbarrow has a flat tyre so you either bring your own wheel barrow or shovel rocks into buckets supplied and carry. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Chipper olive tree branches.
$400
Seddon VIC 3011, Australia
15th Nov 2024
Chipper olive tree branches . Dump mulch in back yard and i will spread mulch in gardens at later stage . suit someone working around Seddon near Harris reserve playground any time of the day .
Weeding, mulching
$200
Ascot Vale VIC, Australia
14th Nov 2024
Weeding to prepare and then mulching garden beds. Mulch provided. Type of gardening: Other, Weeding Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Mulching, pruning, pulling weeds
$200
Cooloongup WA, Australia
14th Nov 2024
Weeding, mulching, pruning Type of gardening: Weeding, Hedge trimming, Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Garden weeding & mulching
$400
Bronte NSW, Australia
11th Nov 2024
Weeding small garden beds Removal of dry leaves in garden beds Provide 1 X cubic metre of mulch to mulch around garden beds Must remove all weeds/leaves from site Type of gardening: Weeding, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No
TJ was easy to communicate with, arrived on time & did the job quickly & efficiently. Highly recommend.
GARDEN HELP - pick up leaves/mulch and put in garden bag
$100
Frenchs Forest, New South Wales
10th Nov 2024
We are in our 70’s and unable to do this task at present. We need a large pile of leaves and mulch picked up from our back garden and put in large garden bags. Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Did half of job. Lacked efficiency
Weeding and mulching
$150
Black Rock VIC, Australia
10th Nov 2024
Remove old leaves from driveway and garden beds Weed and mulch garden beds Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Weeding Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Ebonee was punctual and detailed
Barrow and spread mulch approx 3 metres
$150
Capel Sound VIC, Australia
10th Nov 2024
Barrow and spread around 3 metres of mulch into garden beds
Excellent work, thank you!
Weed, mulch and empty garden shed
$250
Beenleigh QLD 4207, Australia
10th Nov 2024
Need someone to weed and tidy gardens, mulch gardens (approx 1.5cubic mtrs,general tidy up of yard (ie putting all pots together in one place) empty out garden shed as getting ready to move. Needs to be completed on Wed 13 Nov. Pic of garden shed and gardens included, it's not a big garden shed, approx 1.5 x 1.5m Needs to have own tools and equipment.
Great job tidying up my garden and re-mulching, thank you!
Garden jobs - weeding and some mulching
$250
Redlynch QLD, Australia
9th Nov 2024
I need weeds and some light plants pulled out of garden beds, some weed mat put down and some mulching. I have really big garden but it’s just two separate beds that I need help with. It will take four hours tops for someone strong - I have a bad back. Type of gardening: Weeding Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Great job would definitely recommend!
Transfer 1m cubic soil, add compost, replant, top up mulch.
$120
Vermont VIC 3133, Australia
9th Nov 2024
I need help with transferring a 1m cubic soil from driveway to two raised garden beds. Second, pour and mix the three mushroom compost bags and dried leaves. Third, replant a few plants in the front garden and top up the mulch only less than one cubic metre.
I had an excellent experience with Neville and Jenny. They are very friendly and professional. Arrived on time and completed the job exceptionally well. I briefly gave them the tasks needed and they delivered on everything and more. My garden looks even more beautiful now. I would absolutely use their services again. Their work ethic and warm personality are commendable. Thank you so much and until next time!
Plant out garden beds 46 plants with top soil and mulch
$800
Garfield VIC 3814, Australia
8th Nov 2024
We have new garden beds that we need planted out. There is 46 plants that need to be planted Some of the garden beds have a little bit of concrete from when they did the concrete. Just very thin bits. I will organise top soil that needs to be put down first and then I will have mulch that needs to be put on at the end. I need the plants planted in so holes will need to be dug for each one. Underneath is clay. I am picking up plants this morning so would like it done asap. Please comment when you can come and do it. This is a manual job digging and moving soil and then mulching. We also have lots more to do in the future Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Excellent work on time
2 x 4m long trees to mulch
$350
Brunswick East VIC, Australia
7th Nov 2024
I have 2 x 4m long Mediterranean Cypress Trees to mulch / chip.
Would gladly work with James again.
Weeding and spread mulch
$100
Thornbury VIC, Australia
6th Nov 2024
A little bit of weeding and spread 1.5 cubic metres of mulch. Must be available to start between 7-8am tomorrow (Friday). Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
👍 Ahmed was a pleasure to work with.
Weed and mulch garden bed
$150
Erskineville, New South Wales
5th Nov 2024
Small garden bed needs weeding and mulching - you will need to supply the mulch. Type of gardening: Weeding, Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Great service! Will definitely get Rob back.
Weeding and laying chip mulch
$300
Kinross WA, Australia
4th Nov 2024
Weeding and laying chip mulch Type of gardening: Garden cleanup Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Rachel was an enormous help today .She cleaned up my large overgrown garden with care and enthusiasm. Now I have the best looking garden in my street.