Home Products Services Order FAQ Contact Us Contact Details 21 Pitzer Road, Glen Austin PO Box 37060, Birnam Park, 2105 Tel: +(27-11) 022-0840/1/2 Tel: +(27-11) 314-1090 Fax: +(27-11) 314-5710 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS What are the benefits of trees ? How do I recognize tree hazards ? How do I plant a tree properly ? What does URBAN FORESTS compost do for my plants ? What's different about URBAN FORESTS firewood ? Why should I use the services of a certified arborist ? What is mulch and what can it do for my plants ? What are the benefits of URBAN FORESTS lawn dressing ? How can URBAN FORESTS plant hire services benefit me ? About mulch and what it does for my plants MULCH is the least used and least known about product in the Johannesburg garden. This is a quite amazing fact based on the following stats: It saves up to 70% in water usage. Is generated/created by the garden itself. Creates a natural 'Forest Floor' effect that your plants love to grow in. 'Feeds' your trees at natural rate, a rate that they are designed to absorb at. Is used extensively in most developed countries that have a far greater average rainfall than Johannesburg does. Is used in gardens around the world where it is not possible to have a gardener part or full time. Is used by Landscape architects as a design element within the garden. The above aspects are just an overview of why it is so amazing that MULCH is so underutilized in our gardens. URBAN FOREST creates various types of mulch to suit various needs of our different customers. Raw mulch is the mulch delivered straight off the truck from site where the mulch has been chipped. It contains a lot of leaf matter. Various sized pieces of chip. A rough, highly textured look that is somewhat untidy, but still provides the exact same benefits of any other more processed mulch. Due to its 'raw' state, it will require more nitrogen from the soil to facilitate the breakdown process. So it is not advisable to use this type of mulch on top of soils that are nitrogen deficient. Screened Mulch is a processed mulch that is screened by URBAN FOREST at our depot in Midrand. The 'look' of the mulch is far more uniform and tidy. The leaf matter is largely broken down. Will require far less nitrogen from the soil as the decaying process has already begun at our yard. Coloured Mulch is a product manufactured by us at URBAN FOREST using imported dyes, specifically imported from the USA, that are engineered to be used to dye chip that is to cover beds containing plants. 100% organic and plant friendly. Serves exactly the same beneficial function of normal mulch. Now gives the designer gardener an added mechanism to bring colour into the garden, especially in winter. Available in Green, Red, Yellow, Brown, Black and White.
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