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Clive, Iowa's Landscape Supply Company

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Choose your product

Make sure you adjust the quantity to your home's needs. You can use our calculator to estimate how much you'll need.

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Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.

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Complete Your Clive Outdoor Project

We’ve got you covered with our full line of landscape supply products, from premium mulch and quality soil to decorative stone, helping you create a cohesive, professional landscape that enhances your property for years to come.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Plan your Clive landscape material delivery location carefully before the truck arrives at your property. Drivers need clear access to place materials, and positioning them close to where they will be used saves hours of wheelbarrow trips across your yard. A tarp underneath the pile protects driveways and simplifies cleanup significantly after spreading.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Winning the weed battle in Clive landscape beds starts before mulch is ever laid. After edging and clearing, apply a paper, cardboard, or professional-grade landscape fabric barrier before spreading bulk material. In Clive's fertile silty clay loam, weed seeds germinate aggressively all spring and summer. A proper barrier combined with 3 inches of bulk hardwood mulch on top dramatically reduces hand-weeding time throughout the entire Clive growing season without any chemical inputs.

Delivering to Clive, Iowa

Primary ZIP: 50325
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Clive gardeners dealing with compacted or poorly draining yard sections get excellent results from raised beds filled with a custom bulk soil blend. A mix of topsoil, aged compost, and coarse sand creates an ideal growing medium above the native clay loam. Even a 6-to-8-inch raised profile improves root depth and drainage enough to successfully grow vegetables and perennials that would struggle in Clive's native ground conditions.

Frequently Asked Questions

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How do I calculate how much bulk topsoil I need to fill raised beds in Clive?

Multiply length by width by depth in feet, then divide by 27 for cubic yards. A 4×8-foot bed filled 12 inches deep needs about 1.2 cubic yards. For Clive raised beds, a 60/30/10 blend of topsoil, compost, and coarse sand delivers drainage and moisture retention suited to Iowa's hot July and August peak growing period.

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When should pre-emergent be applied before mulching in Clive?

Apply granular pre-emergent in Clive in early April when soil temperatures reach 50°F, roughly 2 to 3 weeks before the April 25 last frost. Allow it to water in with spring rains, then lay bulk mulch on top. This two-layer approach of pre-emergent plus 3-inch organic mulch gives Clive beds strong weed suppression through the peak growing season.

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Is bulk compost or bulk topsoil better for improving existing garden beds in Clive?

They serve different roles in Clive. Bulk compost amends existing beds by improving the silty clay loam's drainage and adding nutrients. Bulk topsoil is better for filling new raised structures or grading low spots. For most established Clive beds, compost-amended native soil outperforms imported topsoil that may not match Clive's specific local soil conditions.

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There's something special about Clive neighborhoods in full bloom. Conveniently located near Des Moines, Clive residents get quick access to our inventory. From order to delivery, we make landscaping projects easier.

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