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What a little dynamo! Thanks Maria you did a fantastic job. Highly recommend
Garden weeding mulching and tidy,
$80
Efficient and very reliable. Would highly recommend Ehab to anyone needing gardening work
Re mulch gardnen beds, fertilise and cut grass
$100
Michael was prompt from first contact to completion of the job! Helpful and amazing to deal with. Would definitely recommend and use again! Thank you ☺️
Mulching garden bed
$150
Pleasant efficient reliable ... recommended
Moving mulch
$100
Cannot recommend Alex highly enough. Great communication and attention to detail. Really nice to deal with.
Spread mulch and move stone border
$210
Dominic did a great job in the garden, he was flexible with the starting time and has completed everything (and more) in a timely manner. Highly recommend him!
Wheelbarrowing mulch
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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.
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Mulch spreading across yard
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Mango Hill QLD, Australia
17th Feb 2025
Spread mulch across garden beds across yard. Approx 3 cubes of mulch. Need your own wheel barrow but you can use my shovels and rakes. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Garden mulch and clearing
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Bray Park QLD 4500, Australia
17th Feb 2025
2x garden beds require removal of old mulch, waste dumped, weed mats put down,and fresh mulch. Another garden bed requiring removal of weeds, plants and soil
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$150
Connolly WA, Australia
17th Feb 2025
I need approx 2 cubic meters of mulch (I will supply mulch) bought up from the front yard to the tiered gardens at the rear of the house. There are steps up the side of the house. If it is carted up, I can spread it which will make it easier. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No
Gardening mulch
$200
Pasadena SA, Australia
17th Feb 2025
Rake, weed and replace with new mulch small garden area and either side of driveway Type of gardening: Weeding, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Weeding Gardens then spread mulch
$200
Raymond Terrace NSW 2324, Australia
17th Feb 2025
Weeding a large garden area then spread mulch
General gardening, weeding & mulching, tidying up
$200
Wattle Grove NSW 2173, Australia
16th Feb 2025
general gardening, weeding & mulching, tidying up Type of gardening: Weeding, Garden cleanup Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Weeding and mulching garden bed
$120
North Toowoomba QLD 4350, Australia
16th Feb 2025
One raised garden bed needs totally clearing plus some weeding in another garden bed. I have some sugar cane mulch to spread over the bed when cleared. Type of gardening: Weeding Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Remove mulch, dig over, spread compost
$500
Eltham VIC 3095, Australia
16th Feb 2025
Old leaf mulch and other mulch removed, 4 shrub roots dug out and removed, both need your own trailer. Ground dug over to fork depth, spread 2 cu m compost which I will provide, dig in Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Approx 20 sq m Has green waste bin: No
Tidy front yard, lay mulch, spray weeds, pull plants
$300
Hamilton Hill WA, Australia
14th Feb 2025
Spray weeds between rocks Pull two plants near front door Spread and lay mulch on front areas between shrubs (I will provide mulch from Bibra Lake) Remove dead leaves from garden beds Tidy front lawn Type of gardening: Other, Whipper snipping, Weeding, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Highly recommend, Aaron!!! Communication was great, the work completed is beyond expectations. And worked on a Sunday! Thanks so much
Chipper and mulcher
$60
Brunswick VIC, Australia
14th Feb 2025
Come and bring a mulcher and mulch for us . We have old branches and trees that we need to shred.
Above and beyond , sooo much mulch
Mulching and yard work
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Sherbrooke VIC 3789, Australia
13th Feb 2025
Need two people. You will work as part of a team, for General yard work, spreading mulch by the wheelbarrow load moving branches, and fallen chopped wood to shed. Budget is for both Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: No
Fantastic. Great communication, friendly and a good team player. Would highly recommend
Spread mulch around garden
$130
Camp Hill QLD, Australia
13th Feb 2025
Tree was cut down last year. Need mulch spreading around the back, side and front of house
Great workers. Highly recommended 👌
Spread mulch in my garden
$240
Engadine NSW, Australia
12th Feb 2025
Looking for someone to move about 2 cubic metres of mulch from my front driveway to the garden at the back and spread it around. No weeding required. There are 2 sets of 4 steps and the garden itself has a rock step so it couldnt be wheelbarrowed up that last rock part. I estimate it would take about 4 hours and I'm happy to cap the job at 4 hours.
Evan did a great job moving a large quantity of mulch in an efficient manner. I would definitely recommend.
Help to spread mulch
$300
Rye VIC, Australia
10th Feb 2025
I need to spread about 15 cubic meters of Australian native bush mulch to mulch garden beds of newly planted Australian native plants Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Melissa’s two guys,Scott and Jamie, were terrific. On time, eager and extremely hard working while taking care to do a really good job. Easily amongst the best contractors I have worked with. I have no hesitation at all in recommending them for future work.
Weed and mulch a high elevation planter box
$100
Mosman NSW, Australia
8th Feb 2025
We've got a planter box running down the side of our garage that needs weeding and mulching. It's next to a big drop (5m?), so I'm too chicken to do it myself. We will provide the green bin and mulch. I don't think it will take long.
Easy to communicate with and great work!
Plants removed/trees stones removed mulch added
$200
Point Cook VIC, Australia
7th Feb 2025
add mulch remove stones remove plants trees Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
very happy with the job looks amazing
Spread mulch 4 cubic metres
$320
Theodore ACT, Australia
5th Feb 2025
Spread 4 cubic metres of mulch Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: No
Great tasker good service and attitude highly recommend
Hedge and tree trimming, hand weeding mulch area
$150
Croydon VIC, Australia
2nd Feb 2025
Hedges need to be trimmed. Trees need to be reduced in height. Need general garden clean up (remove grass growing in mulch and plant area) Spray weed killer. Type of gardening: Other, Weeding, Hedge trimming, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes
My garden was pretty overrun with grass encroaching in the mulch area. Harmandeep did a great job with clearing it up and also the hedging and trimming.
Weeding and mulch application
$200
Shoreham VIC, Australia
1st Feb 2025
Large garden beds need mulch applied and whipper sniping in a small orchard Type of gardening: Weeding, Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Exceeded expectations- thank you 🙏
Dig in strip drain & clear out mulch
$270
Mudgeeraba QLD, Australia
31st Jan 2025
Four small garden beds with soft mulch that I need to be dug out & placed in trailer, and digging in a strip drain. Soil is soft, and waste can be chucked into the trailer. I will dispose of the waste in the trailer Type of gardening: Garden cleanup Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes
Thanks Tristan, really appreciate your help mate