Planting a garden can be a simple, rewarding and enjoyable experience with many health and environmental benefits. The best part is you don’t need a lot to get started. If you want to start gardening, we have some tips to help you make the most of your experience. In this blog post, we will Read more
Rocks are a great addition to a garden landscape. They add texture and provide a low-maintenance, long-lasting cover for the soil and its surrounding environment. Rocks come in different sizes, textures, and colours. Besides beautifying your garden, rocks can be used to control weeds, reduce soil erosion, and keep pests away. Rock landscapes can Read more
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
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
As you work on your client’s yard to craft lush flower beds, beautiful gardens, and a healthy lawn, you’ll need an affordable and dependable source of top notch soil. Whether you decide to purchase high quality soil amendments and work with the dirt your client already has or start from scratch is going to depend Read more
When it comes to having your soil delivered, there are two options: bulk or bagged. In general, if you choose bulk products, you’ll pay for your soil, mulch, and aggregates separately from the delivery cost. If you choose bagged, the Bag Guys “include” the cost of delivery in the cost of each bag. The problem Read more
In Calgary, you’ll find many options for sourcing loam. Some businesses offer bagged soil; others (including Soil Kings) think bagged soil pricing is unfair to our customers, so we offer our products in bulk. You’ll also find a wide range of quality in screened loam. We’re proud to say we offer Calgary landscapers the highest Read more
Top dressing and aeration are often considered to be the best techniques for improving your lawn’s overall health and appearance. While most Calgarians are now familiar with aeration, some haven’t heard about top dressing. Top dressing first became an important practice at golf courses, where perfectly smooth and lush greens are vital, but it has Read more
Many Canadians put a lot of value on having a well kept yard. We Albertans take pride in our homes, and no one wants the embarrassment of having the worst kept lawn in the neighbourhood. But, Albertans are also increasingly more busy at work. For many Calgary homeowners, that means making the smart decision to Read more
With the weather finally getting warm, Calgarians are itching to get out into their gardens, tidy up their landscaping, and have everything looking healthy and beautiful for summer. One important aspect of this is mulch. Tidy, well-maintained mulch not only improves the look of your yard, it also provides numerous great benefits. In this article, Read more
The sun is shining, the days are warm, and we are excited to be back for another great landscaping season in Calgary, Alberta. Landscaping projects are starting all over the city, and we’re proud to be Calgary’s best supplier of bulk landscaping materials. From mulch to aggregates, garden soil to sand, and everything in between, Read more
Our regular customers love the convenience of ordering our products online and having them delivered the next day. They appreciate that it’s simple to browse through our products and to then buy online without having to come by our location. But for some of the folks who are new to buying soil, mulch, and aggregates Read more
For many Calgary homeowners, their garden and flower beds are their pride. They spend long hours carefully keeping their yards pristine, and that means providing plants with only the best top soil, composts, and mulch. Similarly, we know that landscapers throughout Alberta want to craft beautiful yards using superior soil to ensure their hard work Read more
At Soil Kings, we’re proud to offer Calgary and area a great selection of some of the best mulches available. From Bowcrow Mulch, made from an aromatic blend of shredded pine and spruce bark, to our vibrant Red Mulch, dyed with natural, vegetable-based colour, we like to think we provide Calgary landscapers and homeowners with Read more
There are many Calgarians who cherish having a lush, green lawn. They take the time to carefully mow it every week; they weed and water to keep it looking pristine, and they genuinely take pleasure in having a beautiful lawn. As for the rest of us, mowing and watering can feeling like a big headache. Read more
Animal waste, or manure, may be one of the oldest fertilizers in the book. People began farming over 10,000 years ago, and we’ve been using manure to help grow the best crops for much of that time. But just because manure is one of the first forms of fertilizer discovered by people doesn’t make it Read more
Worm castings are considered by many experts to be nature’s optimal plant food. Worm castings are known by a variety of names, such as vermicast, but the reality is worm castings are worm poop. The worms are supplied with a constant meal of mostly high-quality leaf and yard scraps and waste, and they turn it Read more
If you search the internet, it’s not hard to find hundreds of ideas for using rock in your landscaping. For those of us in the Calgary area, incorporating more rock and less grass into our yards just makes sense. Our weather jumps around like a yo-yo, and we rarely get enough rain to keep grass Read more
What on EARTH are worm castings? Pardon the pun, this article will guide you through why you’ll want worm castings as another ingredient in your garden. What Is It? First of all, what is worm castings? It is a soil amendment produced by the digestion of worms, coming out as a very very fine and Read more
What’s the biggest difference between our normal garden or soil mix and aged compost? The answer lies inside! Read on. The brilliant thing about aged compost is that it comes from organic materials which are quite fine and dry. This organic matter is loaded with nutrients and comes from our city’s own composting program. We Read more
To get beautiful flowers or lush vegetables in your garden this summer, it’s important to take care to pick which soil will work best. At Soil Kings, we offer two different garden mixes that are sure to give your garden that extra boost it needs to thrive over the summer. The 7030 Garden Mix It’s Read more
You may have seen on various packaging for different types of soil the words “screened” or “unscreened”. But what does this mean for the type of soil you need to buy? We’re here to give you the lowdown on screened vs unscreened soil, because understanding the distinction can make a huge difference for your yard Read more
