Lawn & Garden Mulch

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This report covers the US market for packaged lawn and garden mulch, which includes mulch and other ground coverings used in the maintenance of turf, gardens, borders, and other outside areas. Service revenues, bulk items, agricultural products, equipment, growing media (soil and soil amendments), and landscaping fabric are excluded from the scope of this study.

Products include:

• conventional wood mulch
• colored wood mulch
• rubber mulch
• plastic film mulch
• aggregate stone (also referred to as mulch stone)
• cocoa beans
• crushed brick

Markets include:

• residential
• golf courses
• government and institutional
• commercial and industrial
• commercial nurseries and garden centers, and other markets such as sod farms, cemeteries, and turf areas in privately owned sports venues

Demand by product, market, and end user (consumer/DIY and professional/DIFM) is shown at the manufacturers’ level. Historical data (2009, 2014, and 2019) and forecasts for 2024 and 2029 are provided for lawn and garden growing media in current dollars.

Data from the US Census Department were consulted in the preparation of this study and a list of related codes is presented here for informational purposes. However, these codes may not include all products covered in this report or may exclude some products of interest and the data have thus been adjusted accordingly.