Mulch plays a critical role in the health and appearance of your landscape. In Mt. Lebanon and throughout Pittsburgh’s South Hills, mulch helps regulate soil temperatures, prevent erosion on steep clay-based slopes, retain moisture during hot summers, and suppress weeds that compete with your plants for nutrients. Proper mulch installation is essential for plant health, soil performance, and long-term landscape success.

At Dream Greener Lawn & Landscape, we provide professional mulch installation services that support your lawn and plant beds year-round. Our trained team uses a commercial-grade bark and mulch blower to apply mulch evenly and efficiently, ensuring complete coverage without damaging existing plants. Whether you want to refresh your garden beds, improve drainage, or prepare your landscape for the growing season, we handle the entire process with care, precision, and a science-based approach.

Our Mulch Installation Services

Dream Greener offers full-service mulch installation for residential and commercial properties in Mt. Lebanon and the surrounding Pittsburgh area. Our professional process ensures your mulch is applied at the right depth, in the right places, and at the right time of year.

Bark Blower Application
We use a commercial-grade bark and mulch blower that propels mulch through an engineered airlock system. This specialized technique provides a clean, consistent, and even application. The blower technology allows us to efficiently handle spreading landscaping mulch in plant beds, topdressing gardens with compost, topdressing new lawn installations, applying mulch to erosion control blankets, and installing playground mulch. This method is faster, cleaner, and more precise than manual spreading, allowing our technicians to maintain consistent depth across beds while minimizing disturbance to existing plants and avoiding compaction from foot traffic in sensitive planting areas.

Mulch Selection Guidance
We help you choose the best mulch type based on your plants, soil health, and long-term goals. Our team analyzes your soil and landscape conditions to recommend the right material and application schedule. Hardwood mulch provides excellent moisture retention and breaks down slowly in shaded areas, making it ideal for foundation beds under mature trees. Shredded bark offers better erosion control on slopes due to its interlocking texture. Color-enhanced mulches maintain appearance longer but may contain additives that affect decomposition rates. For properties with rhododendrons, azaleas, or other acid-loving plants common in Mt. Lebanon's shade gardens, we consider pine bark or composted materials that support appropriate pH levels as they decompose.

Seasonal Mulch Programs
Most mulch installations are performed in spring, though properties with heavy tree canopies or active plant beds may benefit from a second application later in the year. Mulch refreshes improve soil health, appearance, and overall plant performance. Spring applications take advantage of soil moisture from snowmelt while suppressing early-season weeds before they establish. Properties with south or west-facing beds may need supplemental mulch in mid-summer to maintain adequate depth after decomposition and displacement from heavy rainfall. Fall mulching can provide winter protection for newly installed plantings, though we typically recommend waiting until after leaf drop to avoid trapping excessive moisture against plant crowns.

Integrated Landscape Care
Many homeowners combine mulching services with plant health care, lawn care, or seasonal landscape maintenance to improve curb appeal and soil conditions throughout the year. Mulching works synergistically with other landscape services to create healthier, more resilient outdoor spaces.