Jordan Cockrell's Mulch & Landscaping

Getting into the weeds on how to prep soil for gardening

Our minds and shovels are ready for full throttle outdoor planting — but is your soil ready?

Why is It Important To Use Mulch In Landscapes and gardens?

Mulch will help your garden become healthier and resistant to diseases. Mulch helps protect the soil from the sun which helps prevent evaporation of water.

What Landscape Maintenance Can Do for Your Property

Perfectly manicured lawns, healthy trees, and flowering gardens don’t get that way by accident—they need regular maintenance. But maintaining your landscaping is time-consuming. Instead, turn this task over to a professional landscaping company, who will know how to identify potential problems like plant diseases, and who can give you great advice on the types of …

5 Reasons to Refresh Your Mulch

Did you know mulch makes your landscape plants healthier? Here are 5 reasons homeowners near Alpharetta, GA should refresh their mulch every year.

Here Is What Every Gardener Should Know About Mulching

Mulching is one of the most beneficial practices a gardener can use for his plants’ better health. Mulches are different materials placed over the soil surface to maintain moisture and improve soil conditions.

How To Choose the Right Mulch

Believe it or not, choosing the right mulch for the right project can be a difficult task. However, with a little help and research, landscapers can help landscapes flourish by choosing the right mulch for the right place.

Master Gardener: Bark mulch versus wood chips

Misleading mulch: Researchers find contents of mulch bags do not match claims

In response to complaints about misleading packaging and fraudulent behavior by some producers of bagged landscaping mulch, Penn State researchers conducted an investigation and devised a process to determine the wood species included in the products, and at what percentage.

What Is a Mulch Fire?

Landscape mulches provide a number of benefits. When properly used, mulch is an inexpensive way to add beauty, texture and color to the environment. Mulch also keeps weeds in check, conserves water, controls dust and enriches the soil as it decomposes. Highly flammable mulches present a significant fire danger.

To Mulch Or Not To Mulch

The answer is always yes to mulch! It is a matter of how much and frequency that needs to be addressed. It is a common mistake by a lot of commercial landscapers to use mulch in excess which can be detrimental to your plants. Mulch is primarily used for the following reasons: Conserve water in …

Cheap and Free Sources of Landscaping Materials

Before hitting up a garden center for pricey landscaping supplies, try these free and cheap sources of landscaping materials to spruce up your yard.

GPS Tracking for Wholesale Nurseries and Greenhouses

Nurseries and wholesale greenhouses deliver the goods to consumers and local landscaping businesses each year. Your drivers spend a lot of time on the road and you invest quite a bit of money in ke…

Make Sure Your Landscaping is Toxin-Free

Plants like lilies, mums, and azaleas can be irritating or even fatal to your pets. Certain landscaping materials and chemical controls can also be problematic. Mulch is always a safe choice for gardens because it's nontoxic and soft on paws – but steer clear of cocoa mulch if you have a dog, as the chocolate can cause a bad reaction. If you're dealing with rats or other pests, just know that most pesticides are also fatal to house pets, so be sure to…

As plants grow and change shape, your home may be due for a landscape update

Homeowners often update or refresh the inside of their homes by changing the paint color or furniture, but the design of your lawn probably doesn't ...

Know when to get into the groove with lawns and landscaping

METRO DETROIT — Spring is technically here, according to the calendar, but experts caution that it is possible to begin tidying up lawns and landscaping too early.

How to Make Your Landscaping More Environmentally Friendly

The landscaping around your home is constructed to fit you and your family’s needs, but often times the needs of surrounding wildlife is placed second tier, if not dismissed completely. Many landscape designers are making small changes in an effort to make landscaping more environmentally friendly overall. By incorporating a few of these changes and practices into your landscaping, you will not only work to preserve…

Exploring the magic of mulch and minimal watering at Descanso Gardens

There could be no better proof that a continuous application of mulch is all plants need to thrive.