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 Outer East Melbourne

Job done as requested, easy to deal with. Good communication too 👍

Mulch a Hedge and Remove from Site

$150

They’ve done a great job clearing up a huge load of green waste. Very happy with them.

Mulching green waste

$350

Absolutely incredible!!! After I posted the task he said he could do it on the same day turned up did it all with a smile. Totally exceeded my expectations and certainly highly recommended! Thanks Safi!

Lay mulch in playground

$250

Awesome job. Extremely hard working. Polite. Highly recommended.

Move mulch to playground

$150

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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 Outer East Melbourne

Laborer to move mulch into garden beds and spread approx 10m3 of mulch

$250

Donvale VIC, Australia

7th Oct 2025

Mulch needs to be moved (using wheel barrows) and spread across garden beds. Property is approx 1acre but this only involves garden beds in about 1/2 the property. Good access. Approx 10m3 of mulch. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Very thorough, hard working, flexible and keen to ensure the job is done correctly.

Mulching garden paths with wood mulch

$250

Sherbrooke VIC 3789, Australia

4th Oct 2025

I’ve got 2 wheelbarrows, a few shovels, a mulch fork and a large pile of wood mulch. Need a strong person or duo to bring loads to different parts of the garden to cover paths through the vegetable patch. Could expand task and payment if we get this first activity done well . This job is just for the veggie patch but many other areas need mulch too.

Great to have Sam here again - a huge help and good conversation to boot! Thanks Sam, we achieved more than I had even hoped we would!

Front Yard Clean-Up, Hedge Planting & Black Mulch Installation

$200

Mitcham VIC, Australia

28th Sep 2025

Hi! Looking for someone to help transform the front garden. At the moment, the space has patchy grass and dirt. I’d like it turn into a neat garden bed with black mulch and provided Japanese hedge plants. Type of gardening: Garden cleanup Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Remove weeds and lay weed mat and mulching

$150

Ringwood East VIC, Australia

27th Sep 2025

I need some help and long term solution to clean up this rose garden as this constantly growing weeds every year. - remove all the weeds growing under and around the roses. - lay weed mat (please provide material) - put mulching (please provide material, preferred brown to match dead leaf colour) I have a green bin. I am looking for someone who I can trust with great gardening skills that I can hire them regularly for other tasks. Type of gardening: Weeding, Whipper snipping, Garden cleanup Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Mulching of several banana plants

$500

Wantirna South VIC, Australia

23rd Sep 2025

Mulching of several banana plants Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Mulch Spreading & General Weeding

$150

Scoresby VIC 3179, Australia

21st Sep 2025

I need some help with garden maintenance at my home in Scoresby (3179). Weeding: Remove weeds from approx. 65 m² of garden beds (front & back). Mulch spreading: Spread around 7 m³ of mulch across the weeded garden beds (front & back). Requirements: You’ll need your own wheelbarrow, shovel, and rake to move and spread the mulch. Task involves lifting and barrowing mulch, so a good level of physical fitness is helpful. What’s provided: Mulch is already at the location. Timing Mulch delivered on 25 Sep, task completed ideally within the next 1–2 weeks after that. Budget Please provide an offer that includes: Labour for weeding + mulch spreading Type of gardening: Other, Weeding Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Andy did great for my family’s house - weeding and spreading a ton of mulch around the house.

Trim plants, remove weeds and remulch Native garden

$250

Heathmont VIC 3135, Australia

21st Sep 2025

I am Looking to Trim plants, remove weeds and remulch Native garden in my front yard Clean up woody/dead parts for a fresh look. make it look neater

Moving and spreading of 5.5m2 of mulch

$250

Park Orchards, Victoria

16th Sep 2025

I have a playground that I need to barrow and spread 5.5 m2 of bark for ground surface Bark will be delivered ready for 9am start Barrows and shovels need to be provided by airtasker

Mark did a great job and would recommend.

Mulching front garden

$120

Croydon VIC 3136, Australia

16th Sep 2025

Turning soil with compost and Mulching. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

I want to have weed mat and mulch done on my front yard, 95 sq meter.

$300

Knoxfield VIC, Australia

1st Sep 2025

Laying weed mat and mulch on the front yard.

I want to have weed mat and mulch done on my front yard.

$300

Knoxfield VIC, Australia

1st Sep 2025

I want weed mat and mulch to be done on my front yard. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Remove rock, tree roots from garden bed, mulching and planting

$200

Rowville VIC, Australia

25th Aug 2025

Remove small rock Remove tree roots Mulching Planting

Moving 3 metres mulch from front to back

$80

Rowville VIC, Australia

21st Aug 2025

Move 3 metres pine mulch from front to back Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Mulch Installation

$500

Mitcham VIC, Australia

19th Aug 2025

Mulch Installation, i have roughly 60 to 70 sq mt area to be mulched, may require 6 to 7 cubic meter mulch, Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Gardening and laying mulch

$500

The Basin VIC, Australia

17th Aug 2025

Looking for someone for a garden clean up Trim trees, tidy up garden beds and trim, lay down around 10cubic metre of mulch. Removal of all garden waste to be included. Spraying and removing of all weeds. Clean up of all garden beds front and back. Removal of all weeds. Trim back trees. Trim back of plants. General tidy. Type of gardening: Other, Garden cleanup, Weeding, Hedge trimming Size of garden: 50m²-150m²

Quickly organised and well done and met every requirement plus more, great work!

Garden Mulching Required

$900

Chirnside Park VIC, Australia

13th Aug 2025

I need Mulch wheel barrowed into back garden from driveway to back yard and spread around garden area . 7 cubic meters of Mulch Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Mitch very friendly , hard worker and went over and above. Highly recommend.

Mulch Laying

$210

Forest Hill VIC 3131, Australia

5th Aug 2025

Hi We have a pile of mulch that we need placed into our garden beds no weed required just needing someone to be able to wheelbarrow it and fill the garden beds front and back Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Amazing quick and job well done

Mulch and remove green waste

$250

Lysterfield VIC, Australia

27th Jul 2025

We have cut back a few small trees and bushes just need it removed

Weeding, mulch dispersal and waste cleanup

$260

Mooroolbark VIC 3138, Australia

26th Jul 2025

We have two garden areas that need weeds and blackberries removed, some mulch to be dispersed, and some garbage scattered that needs to be collected and removed. I expect a maximum of about 4 hours of work.

General garden improvements eg mulch, digging, levelling, topping

$400

Warranwood VIC, Australia

14th Apr 2025

Need general garden improvements including mulch, leveling soil, topsoil, topping to paths, edging etc. 1 days minimum, then we can assess if more days are required. Please quote day rate. Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 50m²-100m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Great worker, friendly and skilled.