Quality mulch and healthy soil are essential for maintaining healthy plants. Mulch helps to maintain moisture and temperatures. If worked into the soil, it will add nutrients and loosen the soil; when mixed with compost, it provides the needed carbon that serves to feed a complex soil ecology. Resources are provided below to help identify local companies and organizations that sell mulch and soil resources to the community.
Alexandria DPW & Alexandria Recovery Stations
A recycling center in Alexandria for a wide variety of things to recycle and free unscreened leaf and tree trimming mulch for Alexandria residents for pickup. Paid deliveries. In addition the Alexandria Resource Recovery Division now has Resource Recovery Stations at the City’s Famers’ Markets. Staff will be on site to explain how to compost food and yard waste at home, and accept items for composting. There will also be compost tubs available to purchase for $5.
Alexandria DPW & Alexandria Recovery Stations
American Plant
We at American Plant, family-owned environmentally responsible garden centers, providing superior plants, products, knowledge and services for our customers and community.
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Brookland
We are a locally owned and operated hardware store convenient serving the Brookland, Brentwood, Eckington, Michigan Park, and Edgewood communities in DC.
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Brookland
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Petworth
Locally owned and operated hardware store convenient to the Petworth, Park View and Columbia Heights communities in Washington, D.C. (Annie’s Ace has locations in Petworth and Brookland DC).
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Petworth
Arlington County Department of Environment
A recycling center in Arlington for a wide variety of things to recycle. This center also offers free unscreened leaf and tree trimming mulch for Arlington residents for pickup. Paid deliveries.
Arlington County Department of Environment
Behnke Nurseries
Behnke Nurseries sells a full range of ornamental and edible gardening plants, for outdoors and indoors, and everything you need to make them grow. We also have excellent landscape and florist services. Our events reinforce our commitment to bringing gardens and nature to the public.
Dejavue Trucking
Dump truck for hire to transport soil and soil amendments in DC.
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
The Department of Public Works makes it easy for residents to dispose properly of solid waste, household hazardous waste, unwanted electronic equipment (E-cycling) and provides personal document shredding at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station. The Department of Public Works will also provide District residents with up to five 32-gallon bags (bring your own bags) of free unscreen compost/mulch weekdays, 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturdays 8 am to 3 pm
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
Frager’s Hardware
Hardware store that sells plants, gardening equipment; and supplies. Rents tools. Locally owned and operated since 1920.
Ginkgo Gardens
Urban garden center offering indoor & outdoor plants, tools & statues, plus design services.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
The Washington, DC metropolitan area’s premier, neighborhood, family-owned florist and garden center.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
Merrifeld Garden Center
We’re a full-service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving customers throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1971. With three full-service garden centers in Virginia – Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville – we offer one of the largest selections of plants and gardening accessories in the entire country.
Old City Farm & Guild
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent Nursery
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
A recycling center in Alexandria for a wide variety of things to recycle and free unscreened leaf and tree trimming mulch for Alexandria residents for pickup. Paid deliveries. In addition the Alexandria Resource Recovery Division now has Resource Recovery Stations at the City’s Famers’ Markets. Staff will be on site to explain how to compost food and yard waste at home, and accept items for composting. There will also be compost tubs available to purchase for $5.
Alexandria DPW & Alexandria Recovery Stations
We at American Plant, family-owned environmentally responsible garden centers, providing superior plants, products, knowledge and services for our customers and community.
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Brookland
We are a locally owned and operated hardware store convenient serving the Brookland, Brentwood, Eckington, Michigan Park, and Edgewood communities in DC.
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Brookland
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Petworth
Locally owned and operated hardware store convenient to the Petworth, Park View and Columbia Heights communities in Washington, D.C. (Annie’s Ace has locations in Petworth and Brookland DC).
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Petworth
Arlington County Department of Environment
A recycling center in Arlington for a wide variety of things to recycle. This center also offers free unscreened leaf and tree trimming mulch for Arlington residents for pickup. Paid deliveries.
Arlington County Department of Environment
Behnke Nurseries
Behnke Nurseries sells a full range of ornamental and edible gardening plants, for outdoors and indoors, and everything you need to make them grow. We also have excellent landscape and florist services. Our events reinforce our commitment to bringing gardens and nature to the public.
Dejavue Trucking
Dump truck for hire to transport soil and soil amendments in DC.
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
The Department of Public Works makes it easy for residents to dispose properly of solid waste, household hazardous waste, unwanted electronic equipment (E-cycling) and provides personal document shredding at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station. The Department of Public Works will also provide District residents with up to five 32-gallon bags (bring your own bags) of free unscreen compost/mulch weekdays, 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturdays 8 am to 3 pm
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
Frager’s Hardware
Hardware store that sells plants, gardening equipment; and supplies. Rents tools. Locally owned and operated since 1920.
Ginkgo Gardens
Urban garden center offering indoor & outdoor plants, tools & statues, plus design services.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
The Washington, DC metropolitan area’s premier, neighborhood, family-owned florist and garden center.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
Merrifeld Garden Center
We’re a full-service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving customers throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1971. With three full-service garden centers in Virginia – Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville – we offer one of the largest selections of plants and gardening accessories in the entire country.
Old City Farm & Guild
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent Nursery
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
We are a locally owned and operated hardware store convenient serving the Brookland, Brentwood, Eckington, Michigan Park, and Edgewood communities in DC.
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Brookland
Locally owned and operated hardware store convenient to the Petworth, Park View and Columbia Heights communities in Washington, D.C. (Annie’s Ace has locations in Petworth and Brookland DC).
Annie’s Ace Hardware – Petworth
Arlington County Department of Environment
A recycling center in Arlington for a wide variety of things to recycle. This center also offers free unscreened leaf and tree trimming mulch for Arlington residents for pickup. Paid deliveries.
Arlington County Department of Environment
Behnke Nurseries
Behnke Nurseries sells a full range of ornamental and edible gardening plants, for outdoors and indoors, and everything you need to make them grow. We also have excellent landscape and florist services. Our events reinforce our commitment to bringing gardens and nature to the public.
Dejavue Trucking
Dump truck for hire to transport soil and soil amendments in DC.
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
The Department of Public Works makes it easy for residents to dispose properly of solid waste, household hazardous waste, unwanted electronic equipment (E-cycling) and provides personal document shredding at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station. The Department of Public Works will also provide District residents with up to five 32-gallon bags (bring your own bags) of free unscreen compost/mulch weekdays, 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturdays 8 am to 3 pm
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
Frager’s Hardware
Hardware store that sells plants, gardening equipment; and supplies. Rents tools. Locally owned and operated since 1920.
Ginkgo Gardens
Urban garden center offering indoor & outdoor plants, tools & statues, plus design services.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
The Washington, DC metropolitan area’s premier, neighborhood, family-owned florist and garden center.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
Merrifeld Garden Center
We’re a full-service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving customers throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1971. With three full-service garden centers in Virginia – Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville – we offer one of the largest selections of plants and gardening accessories in the entire country.
Old City Farm & Guild
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent Nursery
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
A recycling center in Arlington for a wide variety of things to recycle. This center also offers free unscreened leaf and tree trimming mulch for Arlington residents for pickup. Paid deliveries.
Arlington County Department of Environment
Behnke Nurseries sells a full range of ornamental and edible gardening plants, for outdoors and indoors, and everything you need to make them grow. We also have excellent landscape and florist services. Our events reinforce our commitment to bringing gardens and nature to the public.
Dejavue Trucking
Dump truck for hire to transport soil and soil amendments in DC.
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
The Department of Public Works makes it easy for residents to dispose properly of solid waste, household hazardous waste, unwanted electronic equipment (E-cycling) and provides personal document shredding at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station. The Department of Public Works will also provide District residents with up to five 32-gallon bags (bring your own bags) of free unscreen compost/mulch weekdays, 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturdays 8 am to 3 pm
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
Frager’s Hardware
Hardware store that sells plants, gardening equipment; and supplies. Rents tools. Locally owned and operated since 1920.
Ginkgo Gardens
Urban garden center offering indoor & outdoor plants, tools & statues, plus design services.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
The Washington, DC metropolitan area’s premier, neighborhood, family-owned florist and garden center.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
Merrifeld Garden Center
We’re a full-service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving customers throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1971. With three full-service garden centers in Virginia – Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville – we offer one of the largest selections of plants and gardening accessories in the entire country.
Old City Farm & Guild
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent Nursery
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
Dump truck for hire to transport soil and soil amendments in DC.
The Department of Public Works makes it easy for residents to dispose properly of solid waste, household hazardous waste, unwanted electronic equipment (E-cycling) and provides personal document shredding at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station. The Department of Public Works will also provide District residents with up to five 32-gallon bags (bring your own bags) of free unscreen compost/mulch weekdays, 1 pm to 5 pm, and Saturdays 8 am to 3 pm
DPW Fort Totten Transfer Station
Frager’s Hardware
Hardware store that sells plants, gardening equipment; and supplies. Rents tools. Locally owned and operated since 1920.
Ginkgo Gardens
Urban garden center offering indoor & outdoor plants, tools & statues, plus design services.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
The Washington, DC metropolitan area’s premier, neighborhood, family-owned florist and garden center.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
Merrifeld Garden Center
We’re a full-service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving customers throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1971. With three full-service garden centers in Virginia – Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville – we offer one of the largest selections of plants and gardening accessories in the entire country.
Old City Farm & Guild
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent Nursery
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
Hardware store that sells plants, gardening equipment; and supplies. Rents tools. Locally owned and operated since 1920.
Urban garden center offering indoor & outdoor plants, tools & statues, plus design services.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
The Washington, DC metropolitan area’s premier, neighborhood, family-owned florist and garden center.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
Merrifeld Garden Center
We’re a full-service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving customers throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1971. With three full-service garden centers in Virginia – Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville – we offer one of the largest selections of plants and gardening accessories in the entire country.
Old City Farm & Guild
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent Nursery
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
The Washington, DC metropolitan area’s premier, neighborhood, family-owned florist and garden center.
Johnson’s Florist & Garden Centers
We’re a full-service garden center, nursery and landscaping company that has been serving customers throughout Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 1971. With three full-service garden centers in Virginia – Merrifield, Fairfax and Gainesville – we offer one of the largest selections of plants and gardening accessories in the entire country.
Old City Farm & Guild
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent Nursery
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
Old City Farm & Guild is a green space that provides educational programming and facilitates community activities surrounding gardening, nutrition, and environmental education. It is a hub for other green organizations to cross-pollinate. It sells plants, soil, and other gardening supplies in order to support the cost of running these programs; and provides a CSA program for our neighbors, and organic vegetables and fruits for public gardens and area organizations. “Where people and Plants Come Together”.
Patuxent features a gardening oriented gift shop, outdoor living accessories, the largest selection of trees and shrubs in the metro area, the most amazing assortment of colorful flowers, perennials, tropicals and organically grown edibles.
Pogo Tree Experts
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
Pogo Tree Experts’ certified arborists provide a variety of tree related services including consultation, preservation and tree removal. Pogo Tree Experts also offers emergency tree care with the ability to remove or trim trees to lessen the long-term damage to both the tree and surrounding property. It operates a compost facility, Acme Biomass Reduction that is state-certified Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
This is the Public Works Facility for the City of Takoma Park. In addition to the staff and equipment that serves the City, the facility also has stock piles of leaf mulch and wood chips available for anyone to self haul. The area with the leaf mulch and wood chips is accessible 7 days a week. The City also offers delivery, for a fee, ($65 for 3 yards, $105 for 7 or 10 yards) within 15 miles of Takoma Park. To schedule delivery call 301-891-7633 8:30 to 5 Monday through Friday. Deliveries are on Friday only.
Takoma Park Public Works Department
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