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The Importance of Garden Soil Texture and Structure

A hand testing the texture of garden soil.

Table of Contents   The success of your garden is a direct result of the quality of your soil. To fully understand the factors that contribute to this quality, it’s crucial to look at the soil texture and structure. These two elements, often overlooked, play an essential role in your garden’s ability to flourish. Soil Read more

Landscaping Trends for 2024: What to Expect and How to Implement Them

Landscaping of different plant species is a trend in 2024.

Table of Contents Landscaping is an important aspect of any property, whether it’s a residential or commercial one. Just as interior design trends transform the inside of our homes, landscaping trends in 2024 play a crucial role in shaping our outdoor living spaces, influencing everything from the types of plants we grow to the materials Read more

Tips for Storing and Using Screened Topsoil

Storing and Using Screened Topsoil

Every landscaping project thrives on a solid foundation, and that foundation is none other than the soil beneath our feet. Screened topsoil is indispensable in nurturing your outdoor space. This uppermost layer of soil has been screened to remove debris like rocks and roots, leaving nutrient-rich, finely textured soil that’s like a cozy home for Read more

How to Use Landscaping Rocks to Enhance Your Home’s Curb Appeal

Landscaping Rocks to Enhance Your Home’s Curb Appeal

  A well-designed landscape can significantly enhance the curb appeal of any home. One versatile and visually appealing option to achieve this is by incorporating landscaping rocks. In this blog post, we’ll explore the various ways you can use landscaping rocks to transform your outdoor space into a stunning masterpiece. From pathways and garden borders Read more

Why Fall is the Perfect Time for Hardscaping

Fall Hardscaping

Autumn is here, and while that may be a sign to pack up your landscaping tools and call it a year, this doesn’t strictly mean your outdoor plans have to be put on hold just yet. While the chill in the air may mean the possibility of planting lush grass, blossoming flowers or bountiful veggies is Read more

Buying Bulk Landscape Supplies Saves You Money Over Bagged

Buying Bulk Landscape Supplies

Shopping around for landscape supplies should be easy and fair.    At Soil Kings, we have all our products and prices on our website, displayed for all to see along with clear photos. If you order from us, the price is easily calculated and there are never any hidden charges. Also, unlike if you buy Read more

How to Save Money Landscaping

Save Money Landscaping

When it comes to using your outdoor space to its fullest potential, there is always a dollar sign hovering over every new prospect. Landscaping can be expensive, and you can make the most out of every penny with these some simple tips you can utilize to save money landscaping.    The first step for many Read more

Unique Mulch Ideas For Your Garden

Unique Mulch

There are numerous ways to adapt mulch solutions for your outdoor space. We offer a variety of options, all of which can help your garden and outdoor space with functional benefits — while also incorporating flourish and fragrance that will round out the entire ensemble of your yard.    Now, there are numerous angles one Read more

Tips on Improving your Soil Quality

Improving your Soil Quality

If you’re starting to notice a decline in the quality of your soil, there are some easy solutions to improve your base foundation for your outdoor space. If you’re beginning to see dehydration in your dirt, plant yield decline or discoloration, you can integrate rapid fixes to get your garden or flowerbed up to your Read more

How to Use Sand in Your Landscaping

Sand in Landscaping

While inspecting your outdoor space you may start to notice areas that are in need of attention. When confronted with these trouble spots that could use a little better function or fashion, one great solution is sand. How do you make sure that you use sand in landscaping to the best of your advantage? Firstly, Read more

How Clay Can Help Your Landscaping

Clay Landscaping

When looking at laying a foundation for your landscaping needs, the last thing on your mind would be something like clay. This substance that is often used in construction applications may come across as unruly, sticky and hard to work with, however, clay and clay-based soils are a super tool for your garden and will Read more

Should You be Top-Dressing Your Lawn?

Top-Dressing Your Lawn

Whether we like it or not, even a pristine lawn can be subject to the elements. One year your yard is looking immaculate and then the minute the snow thaws something almost unrecognizable emerges. It’s a pain many have felt, but luckily, it is not permanent.    Top-dressing is a system that is essentially spot Read more

How Soil Kings Makes Your Order Easy

Soil Kings Easy

When it comes to your landscaping goals, we know that obstacles can — and more often than not — will get in the way. Your ambitions require as little disruption as possible, which is why we make the procurement of landscaping supplies as easy and seamless as possible.   We not only have a robust Read more

Surprising Ways to Use Stones in your Landscaping

Use Stones Landscaping

Like any example of art, framing is everything. So when it comes to how you frame and display your outdoor space, you should take into consideration the tools you have at your disposal. This is where the use of large and small stones comes into play. Whether it is a small collection of colourful rocks Read more

Sand vs Soil: What’s Best for your Project

Sand vs Soil

Any landscape project has its own specific set of parameters to ensure that your vision is brought to life. Like any endeavour, a foundation is required. When it comes to landscaping, the two crucial ways to establish this foundation often take shape in the form of a soil or sand base. So what works best Read more

5 Benefits of Using Limestone for your Landscaping

Benefits of Limestone

We offer a wide variety of limestone products for your outdoor projects. While in many cases, limestone can be viewed as simply an aesthetic choice for your garden, offering wonderful border materials and pathway gravel, there is far more to this sturdy material than meets the eye.  Believe it or not, limestone has been used Read more

All About Aged Compost and Why We Love It

Aged Compost

Keeping your garden in working order over the summer is a tough endeavour. The summer heat and rain are variables beyond anyone’s control and in order to keep your garden in tip-top shape, you’re going to need aged compost that can provide your plants with the nutrients they’ll need to face the elements.    That’s Read more

Choosing The Best Decorative Rocks for Your Project

The Best Decorative Rocks

Setting up the right kind of aggregate is crucial to laying the groundwork for any outdoor project.  If soil and plant life are the paint for your landscaping project, then aggregates are the borders of the canvas, allowing you a visual reference for what to do, where to do it and what the borders of Read more

Our Favourite Landscaping Trends 2022

Favourite Landscaping Trends

As this year’s thaw hits our province, so do new techniques and applications in modern landscaping trends. Applications that have emerged over the last few years are coming into their own and are now dominating the playing field of modern landscaping procedures.  With these trends taking form, now has never been a better time to Read more

Spring Rules for Mulching Your Garden

Spring Rules for Mulching Your Garden

Spring is a season of renewal, a welcome opportunity to take stock of what you have in terms of landscaping means and what you’ll require in the future. From the minute the thaw hits, you’re probably going to be planning some big ambitions for your yard or garden. A good way to not get swept Read more

How to Landscape Your Yard from Scratch

Landscape Yard from Scratch

An empty yard is like a blank canvas, and only you can visualize how it is going to take shape. However, like any creative endeavour, resources are needed to get your vision in motion. While your ambitions may lead you to think you can handle your landscaping dreams on your own, having a little bit Read more

Manage Your Soil Conditions with Mulches

Manage your soil conditions with mulch

It is one of those interesting points that come about as you begin your gardening journey: that is, of course, how your soil is much more important to the health of your plants and garden than you might think. It’s in the same realm as plants growing out of the air because they capture and Read more

3 Main Types of Aggregates Used in Landscaping

Types of Aggregates Used in Landscaping

Our aggregates are available in a range of styles, sizes and types. We carry decorative and construction aggregates that can be used for many different purposes in gardening, landscaping or building. With all the possibilities and varieties, it can become almost overwhelming to choose the right option for your garden. This is why we’ve put Read more

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

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