What goes down first, topsoil or mulch?

<div><p>Topsoil should go down first. If the topsoil is next to your house, make sure the grade slopes away from the house to keep water from pooling against your foundation and possibly leaking into your basement or crawl space. Don’t cover your decorative landscape mulch with topsoil as that defeats the purpose of laying down the mulch. If you’re trying to create a certain <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/how-can-you-improve-plant-growth-start-improving-your-soil.htm">soil composition to improve plant growth</a>, you’ll likely want compost mixed into the topsoil instead of mulch. Over time, any decorative wood mulch will simply decompose under the topsoil. </p></div>

Does mulch attract termites?

<div><p>No, mulch itself does not necessarily attract termites even though it’s usually made of shredded wood. Some types of mulch like cedar or cypress <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/proactive-tips-avoid-termite-damage-your-home.htm">resist termites</a> because they’re toxic or unappetizing to the wood munchers. However, when the mulch is deep enough, say three inches or more, it creates a perfect habitat for insects of all kinds to build nests.</p></div>

Do you put anything under mulch?

<div><p>Although it’s not required to lay anything under mulch, it can help to put landscape fabric or plastic weed barrier down and <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/preparing-your-landscape-garden-mulch.htm">lay mulch</a> on top. The barrier helps keep weeds from growing up through your mulch. It also helps keep rodents and insects from burrowing into the ground underneath.</p></div>

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Reviewed in November 2016
Very responsive-----they arrived as agreed, did the job quickly and efficiently. We did go over the amount of the initial deal, but it took longer and used more mulch than specified in the deal. I knew that was a possibility upfront, so it was not a problem. I hired them subsequently to do an...
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Reviewed in April 2015
It went very well, the yard looks very nice, they did an excellent job under the bushes and the lawn. They worked quickly they spent a little more than two hours working very hard. I was very happy to get this work done.
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Reviewed in November 2016
They did a great job. I hired them to do more work. I'm very happy with them. Very good price. I would probably hire them in the future to do some more landscaping work. Really pleased. So far we have been very lucky with Angie's List.
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Reviewed in December 2014
This company showed up on time and did a great job with the mulch.? I would recommend this company to others as well as use them again in the future.
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Reviewed in August 2013
They showed up on time and did a very thorough job. Afterwards they pointed out to me areas on the house where they couldn't get stains off--but they were minor. I will use them again.Very professional.
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Reviewed in February 2013
We statrted with the lawn and are still going with snow removal plantings mulch seasonal flowers and a clear driveway this winter very polite workmen, too
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Reviewed in May 2014
Once they came, they did a great job of spreading all the mulch and the extra order we wanted. Great clean up job in driveway and sidewalks. He is one coordinating other jobs with his contacts.
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Reviewed in November 2016
The workers weeded and blew leaves out of the garden. They did some trimming. They did it in a very quick and professional way. When they left it was cleaner than when they came in.
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Reviewed in June 2014
The guys were great. Friendly, courteous, professional. The job took a while because there were so many plants that they had to work around, but I had been upfront abt that when we initially talked abt the job. I was very pleased with their work.
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I called two highly rated Angie's List providers, including SDS, and both returned my calls promptly, set up appointments to give me estimates, appeared on time, as promised to evaluate and provide the estimates, and advise on other work that could be done around the immediate area of the trees...
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