At Materials In The Raw, we are passionate about gardening and landscaping! The bird are singing again, it must be spring! The garden is waking up. Its time to plant, prune, prepare beds and care for your lawn.

  

 

  

Prepare the beds
Remove winter the mulch, or if well composted, work into the top layer of the soil. Work in some manure.

 

Prune

Now is the time to trim fruit trees if you didn’t prune in winter. Prune before buds begins to break into bloom or you’ll stress the tree and get a tiny crop (or possibly none)

 

Perform basic maintenance

Check the stonework for cracks. Check and clean the deck now so you don’t have to do it later, make any repairs.

 

Plant veggies

Hardy veggies, such as onions, potators, artichokes and some lettuce should be planted now.

 

Apply mulch
If you mulch now, you’ll have next to no weeding to do when summer rolls in.

 

Gardens take on many shapes and sizes. Flower gardens add aesthetic appeal to any property and range from simple to elaborate to suit the style of the home owner. Vegetable gardens, which can be very attractive in their own right, are regaining popularity which the growing trends of living an organic life. All gardens, whether they are flower or vegetable, benefit from the use of mulch.

 

Benefits of using mulch

There are many benefits to adding mulch to your garden, besides making the garden look more attractive.

 

  • One of the best benefits of any mulch is its ability to retain moisture in the soil.
  • Organic mulches breakdown over time and contribute to soil health. This can be very helpful, especially if your soil fertility is poor.
  • Mulch helps to reduce winter injury to plants and assists in weed control.
  • Other garden mulch benefits include protection from erosion and protection from accidental plant damage from whipper snippers and lawn mowers.

 

Some mulch types, such as Eucalyptus Pine Bark, do an excellent of repelling ticks, gnats and fleas.

 

The best mulch for your garden depends on a number of things, including personal preference and budget. If you are interested in improving your soil fertility and protecting your plants from weed growth, check out our range of mulches.

 

 

From

The Management and Staff

Materials in the Raw

 

About Materials in the Raw

Materials in the Raw (MITR) was established at Casula in 1988 as a bulk Landscaping materials distributor reselling sand, soil, gravel and mulches. MITR specialises in the supply of landscaping and building materials from multiple locations in the Sydney Metropolitan Area.

We deliver paving supplies to all Sydney regions including: Sydney City, Canterbury-Bankstown, Eastern Suburbs, Forest district, Hills district, Inner West, Macarthur, Northern Beaches, Lower North Shore, Upper North Shore, Northern Suburbs, South, western Sydney, Southern Sydney, St George, Western Sydney and Greater Western Sydney. If you are would like paving supplies delivered outside of Sydney please contact us for delivery prices

Our Sydney outlets are located at:

Chullora: Corner Hume Highway and Davidson Street
Guildford: Corner Ruby and Oxford Streets

At MITR, our customers are extremely valuable to us. It is our mission to help you build the very best with our diverse range of products and commitment to great service.

Our experienced and enthusiastic staff will work with you to make sure you get the job done in the right way. All MITR employees are trained on a regular basis so they are up to date with the latest products, trends and tips.

We are determined to be the best in the industry and we go beyond Landscaping Supplies and building materials. MITR has a genuine commitment to supporting local communities to keep them strong and their environments clean.