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Should You Mulch in Spring, Summer or Fall?

Best Time to Mulch

Mulch is a very helpful material. When properly applied, it can produce an attractive visual effect that improves the look and feel of your garden dramatically. Plus, the versatile nature of the material makes it ideal for garden beds, as a trim material, and in other aesthetically pleasing applications. Still, the benefits of mulch are Read more

All About Aggregates

Landscaping Aggregates

Aggregates provide many unique benefits and uses to gardeners and landscapers alike. When properly placed, they can be awe-inspiring and simply amazing to look at. These crushed and uniform rocks are not only for looks; as a matter of fact, they also make awesome building materials and astounding pathways. Below, we talk all about landscaping Read more

Can You Store Mulch Over the Winter?

Store Mulch Over Winter

When it comes to mulch, it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. While you’ll want to re-mulch in autumn and offer your beds and trees a liberal layer of fresh mulch, you don’t really want more than 3 or 4 inches. As the layer of mulch gets too thick, it can make Read more

What to Do in Your Edible Garden After the Summer Harvest

Edible Garden

We put a lot of time into our gardens to ensure the best results. Even those of us with a seeming knack for growing plants still have to attend to the many rigours and tasks involved in getting ripe and delicious fruits and vegetables. Preparing feels like way more than half the battle. But, the Read more

What Colour Mulch is Best for My Garden?

What Colour Mulch is Best

Using mulch in your garden is a great way to provide multiple benefits at once. You get a wind block, weed repellent, nutrient provider and beautiful aesthetic all in one! The many benefits of mulch make it a great choice for homeowners and commercial landscapers alike. But, despite all these benefits, one question always comes Read more

Mulching Tips and Tricks Every Gardener Should Know

Mulching Tips and Tricks

Mulching your garden is a great way to increase nutrient density and provide a beautiful aesthetic to your landscaping. With the proper combination of stonework, landscaping and mulch, your garden can become a veritable oasis. Still, using mulch is not necessarily a simple process, so it is best to come prepared for the activity with Read more

Choosing the Right Mulch for Your Garden

Mulch for your Garden

The right mulch for your garden should do more than “feel” right. It should provide you with clear and hidden benefits, look amazing and be an all-around excellent choice. These might seem like lofty goals, but as many experienced gardeners are already aware, it is not only possible but easily achievable. Still, it isn’t enough Read more

Ways to Work with Clay While Landscaping

landscaping clay

Landscaping provides many people with a fun hobby and no small amount of hurdles to overcome. It can also be difficult and tremendously rewarding, making it a great option for anyone looking for something interesting to do outdoors. From decoration to planting and maintenance to planning, there is always something new on the horizon. Today, Read more

Using Sand and Gravel to Bring Landscapes to Life

Using Sand and Gravel

For newcomers and veterans alike, the joy of gardening cannot be overstated. From planting and landscape design to weeding and maintenance, spring and summer are full of fun and exciting activities. Today we look at landscape design in particular, and how to use the natural beauty of sand and gravel to your advantage. Soil Kings Read more

Common Landscaping Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

Common Landscaping Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) - Soil Kings - Bulk Landscaping Supplies - Featured Image

At Soil Kings were proud of the relationships we’ve fostered with professional Calgary landscapers. From our same day pick up and delivery to our special pricing for local landscapers, we do our best to provide landscaping contractors in the Calgary area with the very best landscaping products and customer service. So it’s not surprising that Read more

3 Tips for Summer Yard Improvement

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Alberta may be reopening, but many Calgarians are still making the smart move to work from home and spend much of their leisure time in and around their own house. This is why we’re not surprised that we keep hearing from Calgarians who want to know how they can help their yard thrive this summer. Read more

Increasing Property Value with the Right Landscaping Materials

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One question we hear a lot is: can landscaping improve your property value? Absolutely! In fact, landscaping is unique in that it immediately increases your property value, but that value added can continue to grow as long as the landscaping is maintained. Take planting trees for example. Young trees are great, but mature trees are Read more

What Constitutes Good Soil?

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It’s easy to underestimate just how complex dirt is. After all, it’s everywhere. But what allows some soil to produce beautiful vineyards while other dirt is destitute of life? Well, in general, good soil is the result of good physical properties, good chemical properties, and good biological properties all coming together. If you’re missing any Read more

The Effectiveness of Tightly Screened Soil

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At Soil Kings we’re not shy about proudly telling Calgarians that we have the finest soil available in the city. While some of our competitors use ⅝” screens to remove debris, we go the extra step of screening all of our loam through an extra-fine ½” (or 12 mm) screen. This tighter screen means almost Read more

Why We Maintain Strong Relationships with Local Contractors

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Landscaping projects take a lot of thought, planning, and hard work. They also take a lot of material. This is why at Soil Kings, we have always valued the relationships we’ve built with various landscaping contractors and businesses in Calgary and the surrounding area. We know that Alberta landscapers work hard to offer the best Read more

Protecting Your Soil from Extreme Weather Conditions

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Gardens and flower beds often have a significant amount of uncovered topsoil that is open to the elements. This makes sense because leaving the dirt exposed means that it’s easy to plant something new and see the weeds as they come up. However, uncovered topsoil is vulnerable to erosion, and it can absorb a lot Read more

Landscaping Bylaws You Should be Aware Of!

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When it comes to what you can, can’t, and must do with your yard as a Calgarian, the city has quite a bit to say. From fines for weeds or long grass (over 15 cm / 6 inches) to fines for pruning or spraying the wrong tree, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with Read more

Considering 2020 Landscaping Trends

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Every decade has its own unique flavour of landscaping trends and design choices which are fueled by the current economy, societal fears, and cultural perceptions of its time. Similarly, the importance of environmentalism and maintaining native ecosystems have also experienced a mental boom. Calgarians are more interested than ever in growing organic produce in their Read more

Improve Your Soil This Fall

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Come spring, most Calgarians want their plants to sprout and their lawn to green up as fast as possible. When desired plants establish themselves early in the season, they’re better prepared to compete against weeds and resist pests. One of the most important factors in helping your plants to thrive early is the soil.   Read more

Best Uses for Washed Rock

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At Soil Kings, you’ll find one of the widest selections of high end aggregates at an affordable cost. From staples, like lime stone and river rock, to the truly special aggregates, like purple sparkle rock and Alberta rainbow rock, stones are a fundamental tool in designing beautiful outdoor living spaces.   We often hear from Read more

Forward Mulch!

Forward Mulch! - Soil Kings - Bulk Landscape Supplies Calgary

When Calgary landscapers and homeowners think about mulch, it’s usually in reference to spring time. But lately, we’ve been getting more and more orders for mulch in fall. Obviously, we think this is great news, but here are a few reasons you might also want to place an order for one of Soil King’s organic Read more

Where to Use Different Aggregate Sizes

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At Soil Kings, you’ll find a huge range of different aggregates. That’s no surprise. As a premier supplier of landscape materials, you’d expect to find stones in many colours — like purple sparkle rock, limestone, rundle rock, and Alberta rainbow rock, but what surprises many homeowners is how many different sizes of each rock type Read more

Why Choose Soil Kings?

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When it comes to choosing the best landscaping supply company in Calgary and area, there’s no one better than Soil Kings. We’re a small, local business that’s been serving Calgary landscapers and homeowners for over 10 years. Here are just a few of the reasons that we’re proud to say that we’re the best — Read more

Bring in a Landscaping Company for Your Yard

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Alberta is home to go-getters who are always ready to take on the next big challenge. Albertans charge into each new challenge as it comes, and we come out on top. But with large-scale projects, like designing and actualizing a newly landscaped yard, it often makes more sense to work with a professional who can Read more