A person spreading mulch in a garden bed, distributing the the dark brown organic material around plants and flowers.
A person spreading mulch in a garden bed, distributing the the dark brown organic material around plants and flowers.

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Recent Mulching reviews in Canberra

Beau was excellent! Hard worker and nice guy.

Shovelling mulch from driveway to garden

$120

Sarah was great. Arrived on time. Very friendly. Very efficiently spread all the mulch and tidied up afterwards.

Mulch spreading

$150

Pleasure to deal with, job completed in a timely manner and high standards.

Mulch the front yard

$280

Shea is a pleasure to deal with. Great work done quickly with no fuss. Will hire again.

Woodchip mulching around new plants

$50

Craig is reliable, punctual, flexible and did a great job on my front garden. I will engage Craig again for other gardening work.

Remove weeds from my garden beds and mulch

$200

Thanks Lee, really appreciate you helping us out.

Help moving mulch and pebbles around the garden.

$200

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What do mulching services include?

Buying and spreading mulch doesn’t have to take a lot of time, money, and effort—especially when a mulching specialist is within arm’s reach! When you book a mulching service through Airtasker, you can expect your Tasker to take care of this labor-intensive yet crucial part of maintaining a garden. Here’s what a typical mulching service will include: 

Picking and buying the right mulch 

First, the Tasker may assess your garden and determine the kind of mulch it needs. Shredded bark is quite common and easy to apply, for example, but isn’t as nutritious for the soil. Household waste such as grass clippings, leaves, and compost is beneficial for the soil but isn’t great at preventing weeds. Shredded leaves and pine needles are also great for mulching. A thinner mulch made of grass clippings and straw may be easier to use and more suitable for vegetable gardens.  

The Tasker can also help you figure out how much mulch to buy based on the size of your yard, the thickness required, and your budget. You can provide the supply budget and send your Tasker to the garden center. Otherwise, you can book a mulch delivery service to get the materials sent straight to your doorstep.  

Preparing the garden beds

Once the supplies are ready, the Tasker starts clearing the flower and vegetable beds. They’ll tidy up and other debris, then scrape off the old mulch. Next, they’ll check if your beds require watering and an application of herbicide. This is the best time to get the moisture and weedkiller in since the mulch will help hold them. Then, the mulching specialist may uproot any weeds lingering in the garden. 

Spreading the mulch 

Now, it’s time to spread that mulch! The Tasker may put on a layer that’s around 1-4 inches thick—just enough to keep the moisture in and keep weeds out, but not so thick that no water reaches the soil. Ideally, the Tasker should avoid creating “mulch volcanoes,” which can become hotbeds for pests, rot, and diseases that can spread around your garden. 

Take note that for ornamentals, mulch should be at least 3 inches away from the base of each plant. But if you’re growing vegetables, the Tasker needs to apply mulch around the base to help them retain moisture and prevent weeds. 

Mulching trees

Tree mulching has many benefits, so you should consider booking a tree mulching service. A Tasker can spread mulch over the trees in your garden. This process protects young trees, provides much-needed nutrition, and reduces the threat of other plants and weeds. If you have an old or damaged tree, you can also hire a tree surgeon who can safely and correctly prune and treat trees. 

Recent Mulching tasks in Canberra

Landscaping – Leveling, Retaining Walls, Planting, Mulching & Pavement

$6,500

Charnwood ACT, Australia

20th Dec 2025

I am looking for an experienced landscaper to complete work at the front and back of my house. The slope is slight. Scope of work: • Level the site • Build retaining walls: total length ~15 meters, expected height ~50 cm. Material can be whatever is most efficient but should look good. Open for suggestions really here. • Planting (trees and shrubs; quantity depends on budget) • Mulching • Simple pavement work (nothing fancy) • Remove/dispose of excess material, including dirt and topsoil if needed Requirements: • Must have experience in landscaping, retaining walls, and planting • Must be able to dispose of excess material • Complete the job by mid-January Budget: • $6,500 total (firm, largely what is available) • If you cannot work at this price, you may counter-offer, but please keep it reasonably close to the budget. Additional notes: • Access is available for vehicles to bring materials and remove soil • All work must be professional and tidy • Retaining wall material, plants, and mulch can be suggested by contractor if it fits the budget Once done site must be clean and all material removed including excess soil or top soil or other item resulting from this work. I need a clean site. Looking for someone who is willing to suggest things and make this happen.

Remove existing debris, take offsite, relocate mulch and spread

$500

Amaroo ACT, Australia

13th Dec 2025

Could you come to inspect site prior to confirming

On behalf of the committee here we are very happy with Josh's work around our Complex and his professionalism. Thanks Josh great job

Spread 3 cubic meters of garden mulch

$300

Dunlop ACT, Australia

10th Dec 2025

A little weeding front garden and carefully spread garden mulch, back garden just spreading mulch Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Complete the job as required. I have no hesitation in recommending Adam for any yard work.

Clearing and mulch

$200

Conder ACT 2906, Australia

6th Dec 2025

Cleanup the strip which has some stumps

Communication was excellent.

Assitance with Gardening Mulching,weeding and tidying up

$45

Belconnen ACT, Australia

5th Dec 2025

Assist with tidying up garden. If assistant works out could be regular job Type of gardening: Lawn mowing, Weeding, Hedge trimming, Whipper snipping, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Mulch spreading and placement 10m3

$400

Conder ACT, Australia

5th Dec 2025

Mulch placement and spreading Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: No

Garden tidy up - weed and mulch please

$10

Holt ACT, Australia

4th Dec 2025

Weeds are coming up and the mulch is looking old, so my front yard needs a clean up. Only a medium size space (around 8m x 8m). I am happy to help to spread the mulch, I just don’t have resources to collect it (trailer or Ute). Type of gardening: Weeding, Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

3 cubic metres of mulch to be spread

$150

Aranda ACT, Australia

3rd Dec 2025

3 cubic metres mulch already delivered needs spreading front and baack yards

Need assistance cleaning up large garden (removing mulch etc).

$500

Hackett ACT 2602, Australia

28th Nov 2025

Large yard requiring clean-up including removal of mulch spread out across section of yard (see photo) and also along the front footpath. Type of gardening: Garden cleanup Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Josh was excellent. Easy to deal with, great communication, yard looks great. Very happy.

Spread 12 m3 of mulch

$375

Aranda ACT, Australia

21st Nov 2025

I have 12m3 of mulch that I would like spread over the back and front yards, including around small shrubs. Plants not to be damaged. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Shane did a great job, prompt and pleasant.

Weeding and mulching for medium sized garden

$300

Fisher ACT, Australia

13th Nov 2025

Clean garden of weeds, edge the small lawn and put down new mulch (to be supplied by owner) Type of gardening: Weeding, Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Weeding and mulch

$350

Narrabundah ACT, Australia

12th Nov 2025

Weeding, cut back bulbs and distribute mulch Type of gardening: Weeding Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Garden general tidy up,weeding,Mowing mulch spreeding etc

$190

Nicholls ACT, Australia

8th Nov 2025

General garden tidy up ,mulch spreading and weeding +other minor duties re water features etc Type of gardening: Other, Weeding, Garden cleanup, Lawn mowing Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Remove a mound of mulch from lawn, weed and make a flower bed

$500

Spence ACT 2615, Australia

27th Oct 2025

I have an unfortunate incident where someone dumped a whole bunch of mulch instead of making a flower bed. I need someone to remove the mulch and redistribute it, weed the grass underneath, and turn the bed. I also need general weeding including a driveway and paved entrance, pruning, small tree removal. Quote is only to be submitted after visual inspection.

Lachlan is open and friendly and does a really immaculate job. I wouldn't hesitate to use him again.

Soil moved into garden beds and mulching done

$500

Fisher ACT, Australia

27th Oct 2025

Move soil into garden bed (wheel barrow) and mulch other garden beds Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Move mulch

$50

Kaleen ACT, Australia

24th Oct 2025

Move about 5 cubic meters of mulch from front lawn and spread mulch on garden beds at back of house . We can provide wheel barrow and spade. Budget is $50 per hour

Jordan was great! Arrived on time and worked solidly for three hours. We were very pleased with his work.

Supply and Spread Garden Mulch

$800

Forrest ACT, Australia

20th Oct 2025

We are looking for someone to add mulch to our garden beds. They already had a light mulch applied last year, but it needs to be topped up. The garden beds are located to the rear and side of the yard. The garden beds are quite large and I believe they would require approximately 10 m³ of mulch. I’m happy for the mulch to be Corkhill Bros Course Forrest Litter. Type of gardening: Weeding, Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Great job and very responsive

Remove and dispose excess mulch

$80

Ainslie ACT 2602, Australia

27th Sep 2025

Place small amount of mulch from pile over wheel barrow track in front hedges next to pile. Remove remaining mulch (<1 cubic m) from the front of house and clean pavement.

James was very easy to deal with and able to come quickly to remove some mulch from my property

Garden waste mulched

$200

Ngunnawal ACT 2913, Australia

30th Aug 2025

garden waste Type of gardening: Garden cleanup Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

What a great experience. Highly recommend!!

Weeding and mulching

$150

Evatt ACT, Australia

7th Jul 2025

Cutting of weeds and delivery/ installation of garden mulch Type of gardening: Other, Weeding Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Did a great job and delivered the desired outcome. I would highly recommend!