Mulch Landscaping Project | 10 Yards Solo
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- As a part of a much larger project I spread 10 yards of mulch. Find out how long it took me as well how these landscaping projects are going.
In the video you can see 10 yards of “classic” “triple shred” mulch. Every mulch place offers something different. Depending on the sale the cost of this mulch is from $17 to $25 per yard. In my area this is about as cheap as it gets. It contains a ton of organic material. For some this is not what you want as it will break down faster but for me this is exactly what I need in my new landscaped area. At the end of the video you will see the start of the much larger project that I am working on.
If you have any questions please let me know in the comments
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Anyone else binge watching mulch videos to make sure they didn't get ripped off after buying mulch?
If you're moving it all to the same place, why didn't they just dump it where you need it?
The heavy Dump Truck would leave big divots/ ruts in the grass. Just Common Sense.
This visual really helped me with ordering mulch for my garden! Thanks!
Looks fantastic and its awesome that you have a clean slate to work with on some planting. To me it looks like a perfect spot for some hydrangeas!
Thanks! Ya thats not a bad idea and I know the wife likes those.
Miscanthus giant grass is a great natural barrier. Great job!!
Would love to see some tulips in that bed Ryan. Outstanding job as always!
Thanks for the idea!
i love this! im not the only man crazy enough to lay 10 yards by myself :)
#lawncare #landscape #family
Great video, thanks for sharing - esp for some of us DIY challenged folks lol
Couple of ideas you asked for:
Up front near the house, a combo of hostas, iris, & maybe some daylily would look great & add some height variation as well as depth.
Near the road: forsythia is a beautiful, not-TOO-tall bush that would add privacy too.
Good luck & I'm continuing to watch!
You did an amazing job, it looks great!
Thanks!
When Ryan isn't using that gym rack hes outside getting huge by spreading mulch. Great video Mr. G, happy to see you and the Mavic at commencement.
Thanks 👍 Same!
Came for the french drain video (Great job by the way) and saw this in your videos too. Looks a great job in the end. Now Subbed! - Well done and greetings from ireland!
Thanks and I appreciate the sub! Really cool to hear someone saw this in Ireland long way away 😃
Same, same, Nathan! Came for the French drain, and now I'm hooked into everything he'll do with his yard. Thanks for sharing all of this with us! New subscriber
Arborvitae is always a nice choice. Dwarf Alberta spruce if you'd like something smaller. I'd also recommend planting a few "layers" of bulbs, one in front of the other, so that you have new blooms every few weeks through the spring and summer
Thanks for the tips!
Just found your channel, can't wait to see what you end up planting in that bed.
Not sure what you like or what color scheme you want to go with, but I've had awesome luck with viburnum (Summer Snowflake I think?) that I got on clearance at the local Lowes in the fall. When I bought them at half price (maybe $17 a pop) they looked kinda wimpy, but they have thrived in the sunny location I planted them. They have a good shape without pruning, pretty flowers, grow fairly quickly, attract butterflies and require no care other than occasional watering...you basically plant them and forget about them. They've gotten to almost 8ft tall in less than 6 years, and they started out only about 1ft tall! Dianthus is another perennial that has worked really well for me and is low maintenance. Someone else mentioned Russian Sage, and I have some of that...I like it, but it does have a bit of a "wild" look, and it spreads, so it's hard to keep looking neat. It's damn near impossible to kills, so it's something I would recommend to my single guy friends who want landscaping but will absolutely not do any work.
I'm a gardening/landscaping novice, but I have had really good results from regularly checking the local lowes/home depot in order to see what I like and make a general plan for new planting beds. I also have a great local nursery that has excellent prices and selection, so I check there often, but most other nurseries I've visited have pretty high prices (but they might have a much wider selection if you're looking for something specific). If you buy locally, you should be able to choose from plants that will do well in your climate.
I don't like to spend a ton of money on plants, and you easily could...especially with large planting beds. I find the best deals on shrubs in the fall and plant anywhere from October-early December here in Tennessee, so depending on where you live in Ohio, your fall planting window would move up 2-4 weeks maybe? This strategy has worked really well for me, I have built several installations around major plants that were on clearance and fill-ins that were on my list of "things I like" which I purchased once they went on sale or were discounted.
A few plants I've learned that don't work as well as I would've liked (in my area, anyway):
Blue rug juniper - ground cover: Just doesn't look good over time, tends to get over-run with fire ant mounds in my area
Euonymus (golden and emerald) - shrubs: Some thrive, some just die. If you plant a grouping of them, buy extra so you can replace the ones that die, or you will have a bare spot or be forced to purchase a large, expensive, more mature shrub several years down the road when one gets a bare patch, starts falling over randomly, or just grows differently than its neighbors.
Azaleas - dwarf variety: hard to maintain any kind of shaping...I like the "organic" look, but I hated the azalea I had that never grew and always looked lopsided...its probably the only plant I've actually torn out and thrown away instead of transplanting.
Nandina - shrub: It's fine...just doesn't have a very uniform shape and grows slowly, so I don't love it. I also don't like to prune, so I'm not going to try it now, but that might help the situation.
Spiderwort - perennial flower: I just think it's ugly. I did try to transplant it, though, so it fared better than the azalea.
Common day lillies - perennial flower: these are fine, they're pretty basic. Some people love them, I just think there are better flowering perennials out there.
Hostas - foliage perennial: I actually love hostas, but so do deer, so I rarely plant them unless it's in an inaccessible area for deer...they will eat all the leaves.
Hope that's some info that helps!
Wow thanks for the info! I will be making a video on this probably early next spring and I appreciate all the suggestions! This gives me a lot to think about and good stuff stuff to start researching.
Thanks again and thanks for watching!!!!
You'll love the natural mulch as they call it in my area.
I've used it for 4 years now and love it because it breaks down quickly and adds so much humus and builds up the soil so well.
Weeds love it so maintenance in spring is a must if you have a lot of birds seeding the area.
It will break down quick;y over the year and needs replenished yearly if you want the mulch look.
The soil now is a lawn fork deep and easy to maintain.
I've added some vegetables, strawberries, fruit trees to the landscape to take advantage of the rich soil.
Enjoy
Awesome!
I use a lawn tractor and dump trailer. I put down 20 yards of mulch each spring. Lots of landscaping.
Thanks man I was trying to see if I needed to hire someone to help on 10 yrds
Creeping juniper, yellow twing dogwood,asilble, Russian sage, I love lemon grass. They are good with med - dry soil, salt, anti-deer.
Thanks for the tips! I'm showing them to the wife now.
Had to subscribe. I’m in the UK so our gardens aren’t as big but these are are good practical projects
If it were my yard I think that I would put some mid sized evergreen trees underplanted with redtwig dogwoods for the winter interest. A black lace elderberry for the purple foliage and the pretty spring flowers, also it can be pruned almost to the ground if for some reason you should need to. ‘Hakuro- Nishiki willows are a gorgeous small willow bush that have green leaves with white variegation and pink new growth that would contrast well with darker evergreens and anything purple leaved. Bloomerang lilacs for a small lilac that reblooms. At Last roses maybe if you like roses but want something that won’t get huge has awesome disease resistance and peachy blooms. Maybe a coral bark maple for more winter interest, they don’t get huge. Tibetan Cherries have beautiful glossy copper bark so they look nice year round. Loropetalum chinense (fringe flower) has awesome dark purple leaves and is way smaller than elderberries. And my last would be Limelight hydrangeas! They get 8-9 feet tall and put on huge flowers that start out light green mature creamy white then age to a pinkish red color, and you can get miniature limelights if you need them smaller too!
WOW! Thats awesome! Thank you I will be doing a bit of research on those
That looks more like 5-6 yards to me in original pile. Looks to be a very light 10 yard delivery.
what kind of grass was that at the end? looks good tho!!
service berries are always awesome. they are also eatable.
I'll look into that thanks
Keep up the excellent work! Btw - plant some Roses 🌹
Thank you! Thats not a bad idea.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 or perhaps two circles- Rose plants inside and red loropetalum plants outside. I have a similar setup around my house. Looks pretty good 👍
I like mulch
I solo hauled and spread 6 cubic yards of compost for a new vegetable garden a few weeks ago. Never again lol. Next time I'll happily stomp on my yard with a bobcat.
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Crape Myrtle trees with viburnum summer snow flake hydrangeas and grasses and perennials.
Good idea
First, I suggest you find out from your HOA what you are permitted to plant! Some HOAs are VERY strict and you have to get permission to plant anything - and if you don't, they can force you to take it out and/or fine you. Most courts uphold the side of the HOA. This is my first - and last - time living in a HOA! I don't think I "play well with others."
Thanks. I will only be planting in the area I own (everything but the area with the sign). I just mulched the area the HOA owns because it saved them money on mulch.
When using mulch you have to absolutely make sure it's redwood, otherwise you will invite dampwood termites to your home, and they can wreak havoc!
How do we know what plants to recommend if we don't know what your climate zone is? Cherry Crape Myrtle bushes and/or bougainvilleas if you're in the South. If you have the budget you could buy very large planter pots and do small fruit trees in them. Using whatever kind(s) that grows best in your area. Or you could have a massive hit video by creating your own out of concrete. There are some instructive DIY vids showing how to make all kinds of pots out of concrete but hardly any of them are substantially large. YT has a few on the bigger side but they all seamed to be coming out of Brazil, in Portuguese. My guess is Brazilians have the same climate issue that people like me in Florida have. They want a small to medium tree/or bush. So thats where the planter/pot comes in, since containing so many of these hot-weathered large plants in pots stops them from becoming gigantic and problematic. Idk if this interests you- but you'd be doing everyone a big favor by creating an English speaking video showing how to fabric a DIY, concrete large pot. Especially for those of us in climate zones that don't want to put something directly in the ground which will take over and become too large too quickly. Btw your French Drain video is great!
I live in Ohio.
Thank you for the suggestions! I will think about the concrete.
a nice layer of colored azaleas in the middle and edge them with midget boxwoods and then plant some begonias for the summer time and petunias for fall time on the edge of the bed to give it some nice color. Azaleas and boxwood stay green all year long and are not hard to maintain.
Awesome idea! I love azaleas and boxwoods the only problem is how big the boxwoods always seem to get. Have to keep them trimmed up.
That Tech Teacher if you get midget/dwarf boxwoods, you shouldn’t have that problem. Those only grow maybe a couple inches a year.
Nicely done. I am about to add mulch to the very far back on my yard. I will need 30 bags. Cannot do the deliver and dump option. There is no way to get a wheelbarrow to the back of my house...
Thanks!
However you have to do it (thats alot of bags)
Hi, is it necessary to remove the grass before placing mulch? I would like to cover up my backyard with mulch, but wondering if i should simply place over the grass..
Cut grass as low as possible, spray all vegetation killer on it, then cover with at least 3 inches of mulch. Every month maybe dump some pre-emergent on the mulch to soak into the ground but you should be good. FYI, a 10'x10'x3" section is 1 yard of Mulch. So a 30'x30' area is 900 SF or 9 yards of mulch. Around me, it is $45/yard plus delivery fee of about $50.
What kind of grass seed did you use?
Dude you have to put some deeper edging on that and feather the mulch down.. Just looks like a mound of mulch... Sticking up 2 inches off the grass line at the edges. Edge and feather... Edge and featherrrrrr lol
Looks like the destination is very close to the road.. I'd have probably just had them back over the curb and drop it in place. :)
Thats what I was thinking! I asked the guy that delivered it but he wouldnt do it because he had to drive over the grass area owned my the city and the sidewalk. It was against his companies policy i guess.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 lame policy :) I get it but lame.
That truck might weigh 50 or 60k lbs. They would absolutely destroy the grade there. It’d take you more time to fix than you saved in ‘barrowing. Astonishingly bad idea 🤭
I am loving the videos you have been putting out, discovered your youtube today and watched several of your videos. But, why are you mulching the Home Owners Association area? You have fixed their drainage problem and mulched? Must be an Ohio thing or you are ready for something to do thing? lol, no offense, subscribed and looking forward to some more videos on you man-projects!
Takes me about an hour or two to move that much material, but I'm just a computer geek.
The value of a corner lot.
Good and bad
How long did it take you to finish?
I had to pull all the mulch from our house, and after researching I found that the water held in by the mulch WILL drain down to the foundation. We've had foundation issues in the past and didn't want to chance it. Just thought I'd pass that along.
Thanks for the heads up
Nice work, my back is sore just looking at it, why didn't you have the mulch tipped onto the area you wanted it?
They refused to deliver it on the hill because of a company policy
@@ThatTechTeacher427 That sucks! I came to ask that same question. seems like they could have even dumped it on the side of the road and saved you a lot of work. Seems that you have an HOA and they might not like that though.
Buy a scoop shovel. With that much mulch, you'll be glad to have some time back.
Thanks!
@@ThatTechTeacher427 a large pitchfork is better!
@@ThatTechTeacher427 Large pitch fork or Manure Fork is better than any shovel
Pitchfork is the way to go with mulch.
Throw some privet in Privet Hedge, I mean Any kind of plant? Such a funny thing. Throw some up there.
Thanks
Helpful to see what 10 yards is, but why didn’t you just plant grass?
Cortaderia selloana!
I'll look into that thanks
Where in Ohio are you? Noticed the Kent State shirt. ❤️
Perennial flowers, and annuals.
Fruit trees are always a good thing. They would help cut down on road noise in summer, when people are more active.
Good idea, not to mention the fruit
I dunno what you planted but a berry patch would have been dope. Feed people walking down the street and provide privacy.
I want to di the same but everyone keeps telling me it's a bad idea since its mulch and it be full of weeds in no time.
Have you gotten a lot of weeds?
Thank you
I put it on thick and sometimes put preen down first but so far I think I have had 3 small weeds that I pulled but other than that we are weed free.
When mulching are termites a concern?
It can be an issue if it is laid thickly next to your foundation or left in bags to sit indefinately but out in the landscape it is perfectly safe. Or so says the Bug Out guy who checks our property for pests every spring. He also says that if you have any tree limbs touching your house it can act as a bridge for ants, termites and mice.
I havent had a problem but the other comment seems to know more
Good privacy plant.. oleanders
Yes, thank you
Hi- how many inch deep?
Tell us about your cars. Car history... Please and thanks
I know this video is over a year old but my suggestion for planting would be just some sparse but healthy and big hibiscus plants red and yellow
10 yards of mulch alone good for you, I did 12 trucks each of them 10 yards and I also did it alone, we all crawl before we can walk.
Wow thats a ton!
Man my property has 30 yards of mulch I have a small tractor to help me move it but before I got that I was a nightmare
Bradford Pear Trees-lined...
Good idea
For privacy I would love to see a bit more color. Hibiscus, pride of Barbados, mexican bird of paradise etc. bring in some pollinators
So, Why not dump it on the area that you area that you are spreading it on?
Driver would not because of a company policy
I’d like to know what’s going in that dirt area👀
You will see
Thats about 4 yards of mulch :/ CU YD of anything is 3'x3'x3'. You need double that pile for 10cuyds. Think the small skip loaders(bobcat) their buckets are 1 cuyd.. Landscape dump trucks can carry 10 cuyds max. That is not a full dump truck worth of volume. Hope you got a good sale though, they just didn't sell you 10yds friend. Finish job looks FANTASTIC 👍 keep smiling
Thanks!
I dont think the video does it justice that pile was wide as well and I watched them dump it. The truck is the 10yard max truck and it was spilling over each side. I really think it was pretty close
Looks like the yard is a bush/tree/bulb landscape
(Low maintenance)
True
Put fruit bushes in like blueberries, raspberries, etc next to the house
Fruit trees and bushes have been a common suggestion. I think that might work well, thanks!
Dwarf Burning Bush
Wood is organic material
Grow vegetables 🌽👍🏾
That may be part of the plan
Some Arbor Vitae’s would give you some pretty awesome privacy once grown
Thanks!
How much did you charge I just got a sum of 10 yards
This was the cheapest mulch this supplier had at $22 per yard plus delivery.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 $22 per yard is pretty pricey.
the only issue i see is that u will loose the mulch with the first heavy rain...good luck...
citrus trees
We are looking at lemons, limes, and oranges good idea!
Damn...man you REALLY should have put down cardboard
Gonna be weeds in no time
I had never heard of that method until I posted this video. I will say I put it on pretty think like 3" to 4" and I only had 3ish weeds across the entire area all year.
@@ThatTechTeacher427 oh good
Glad it didnt go crazy on you
Use peat moss instead of straw.
I noticed a C5 in the garage.
Good catch (C6 Z06) I like the vette in your picture (late 60s?)
@@ThatTechTeacher427 That's my old 1971 Corvette 4speed with a 502 in it. I had it for 17 years.
Why didn't you, or whoever dropped off the mulch, dump it in that dirt area?
I asked and the driver said it was against company policy to drive over a sidewalk
@@ThatTechTeacher427 That driver fed you a load of *BS!*
Interesting. We ordered five yards of compost recently and it was like twice the size of that pile.
Maybe the video doenst do it justice. It had the foot print the size of the jeep and almost 4' tall. Maybe you got a little extra compost 👍
That Tech Teacher is this bear your French drain? How’s that working out?
blueberries
raspberries
Like it
?Oak tree?
Japanese Maple
Boxwood
Love those!
Lol. My 64 yr old sister is a landscaper. This is a routine job for her.
Thats awesome!
HOA's are ghei
Putting the truck do some of the work of dropping a mulch where you wanted it
I tried it was against some company policy.
To jump the curb to feet and it's your property using a 2 by 4 wood and throw it the driver a bone that what you saved you a half a day's work
Depending on how much weight the truck and the load made, it could have broken the concrete sidewalk. Then he'd have had to paid a company to come in and break the broken sidewalk out and repour it. Not worth the cost! I speak from experience, sadly.
Small pile of mulch.
Dont know if the video did it justice
My suggestion about planting near the house is don't. It encourages bugs, burglars, and vermin, as well as causing plumbing problems. If you must do it consider it carefully, I've spent $11000.00 in ten years dealing with unwise plantings done by the previous owners of my property. This is probably unnecessary advice for you since you seem to be the sort who plans carefully, but many people fail to consider the problems caused by certain plants.
I try to too lol thats why I love hearing what people have to say in the comments ton of great advice. Sorry to hear about some of your problems.
Locate an English Laurel
I just did 16 yards myself. Can’t touch this
Dude you have no plants in your mulch home slice
!what?! You didn’t use a blower to shoot-out &spread your 10uards of mulch?! Lol
haha
Clumping bamboo is great, so many different kinds for different aesthetics. Just remember to only get CLUMPING bamboo otherwise there will be a forest by next summer.
Thanks!
I'd stay away from any kind of bamboo. I got some - the nursery promised that it wouldn't spread. Duh. It broke out of a concrete container and started taking over my yard! I had to work hard to get it out. Never again!
@@margaretd3710 Yes this is the reason people need to look into the type of bamboo plant they are getting, even the clumping bamboo, (if its a fast sprawling type) can overrun the area if you dont cut back or maintain the shoots. Its not too hard, once a year just cull what you dont want. Otherwise you just get a slower growing, ornamental clumping bamboo.
“10 YARDS MULCH ONE GUY”
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someone robbed you. Thats not 10 yards of mulch.
One other person said that too. It sure felt like it
HOA..... oo cringe man
😅 Just have to watch out for Karren
Mulch is not what you want to put on your yard.
Pros and cons
Sorry but that does NOT look like 10 yards of mulch. U might be getting shorted or this video isn’t exactly true
That is what I was thinking, especially considering you need several inches of thickness for proper coverage. He spent $22 per yard which is expensive.
You realise you could have just had the mulch dumped there and spread it out?
I'm a professional Horticulturalist trained by the Royal Horticultural Society.
Plants for front of house; Cottinus, Ceanothus, Stipa, Cornus, echinacea, Hydrangea, Phormiums and Cordyline.
Plants for privacy; Berberis Thunbergii, Prunus Spinosa, Coniferus trees, Lelandyii or Laurus (Laurels)