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 South East Melbourne

Nikolas was super helpful with a 'can-do' attitude. Highly recommended!

Mulch moving

$300

Great to work with!

2 hours of mulching

$100

Absolutely amazing job! Hard worker, highly recommend!

Spread mulch/tan bark onto garden beds

$150

Excellent job. Many thanks Bill.

Weeding and mulching

$220

Tim is a very hard worker and did a great job digging out a rosemary bush and pruning, fertilising and mulching citrus trees

Pruning citrus trees, fertilising, mulching, remove old perrenials

$50

Excellent work! - Aaron did amazing job landscaping my garden. A great communicator, hard working and he left everything neat and tidy. Definitely recommend him Thanks Aaron

Garden tidy up, weeding, mulching, edging, planting

$400

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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 South East Melbourne

Move and spread 10 metres of mulch on multiple garden beds

$500

Emerald VIC 3782, Australia

14th Oct 2025

Move and place 10 metres of mulch onto multiple garden beds Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Above 300m² Has green waste bin: No

Spread mulch

$80

Cranbourne VIC 3977, Australia

28th Sep 2025

I have a 9m3 pile of mulch that I need spread out aroundy front yard. I have shovels, takes and wheelbarrows here if you want to use them. If you are free right now, that'd be great.

Wade completed the work in line with my requirements.

I need tree mulch powder

$50

Dandenong VIC 3175, Australia

25th Sep 2025

I need put 1 Truck mulch.

Mulching service

$200

Hampton Park VIC 3976, Australia

24th Sep 2025

Have trees cut and shrubsand need mulching service,no bigger than 10cms thick Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Spreading mulch

$500

Pearcedale VIC, Australia

19th Sep 2025

Barrowing and spreading mulch Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Heavy Weeding of garden beds, add mulch

$400

Edrington Ward VIC, Australia

19th Sep 2025

Heavy weeding and clear out of garden beds front and backyard, spreading of mulch. Removal of rubbish/weeds not required unless able. Can be placed in green bin and trailer in garage for tip run. I have no idea lawn size- just guessing. Type of gardening: Weeding, Garden cleanup Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Some light gardening-weeding then putting on sugar cane mulch.

$160

Oakleigh VIC, Australia

15th Sep 2025

Some light weeding then helping to put on sugar cane mulch. Probably about 4 hours of work. Type of gardening: Weeding, Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Was great with communication and did a terrific job

Garden cleanup, lawnmowing, adding mulch and stones, removing weeds

$500

Officer VIC, Australia

12th Sep 2025

Front and backyard cleaning

Cut & mulch lavender bushes

$300

Oakleigh East VIC 3166, Australia

10th Sep 2025

Cut lavender bushes to ground level and mulch the cuttings and take away. Bushes approx 11 metres long. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Garden Mowing weeding, cleaning and mulching

$100

Oakleigh East VIC, Australia

10th Sep 2025

Backyard mowing, weeding, clean up and mulching garden bed, area is around 15 square metres. Photo attached before and after. Garden bed needs: Material to be supplied - Pillar 1.8 × 10 m Grey Geotextile Drainage Membrane Mat — priced at A$38.75 from Bunnings 5 bags of The Garden Family 50L Rustic Bark Nuggets Type of gardening: Garden cleanup, Other, Weeding, Lawn mowing Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Mulch our garden beds

$250

Cranbourne East VIC, Australia

10th Sep 2025

We need someone to lay some new mulch, weed matting and about 32 plants and some plants to be removed, we will pay for supplies. Just need some prices from people who can lay the weed matting, plant the plants and lay the mulch. 4 smaller garden beds. Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: No

Dave was great! Would highly recommend him to anyone needing a hand with projects! Knowledgeable and communicative, and efficient. Dave came and planted about 30 odd plants and remulched our garden beds. We are very happy with the outcome!

Gardening and Mulching

$50

Mount Waverley VIC 3149, Australia

2nd Sep 2025

Hi everyone! I would like to get my front yard re-mulched and the rocks topped up (my dogs have been digging on them quite badly). The side of the area that needs mulching is 893x58cm (narrow strip) and 467x308cm (area with the 2 big trees). Please send me quotes including waste removal and the costs of the red mulch/pebbles. Thank you so much!

Put out 1m2 of mulch in back garden and fill up bins with garden waste

$400

Berwick VIC, Australia

25th Aug 2025

Mulch laid out in garden beds and garden waste placed into bins Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Need tree trimmed/ pruned would like the trimmed mulched for use

$150

Clayton VIC, Australia

24th Aug 2025

Trees tin the back yard are in need of a trim back, I would like the trims mulched to keep for the gardens, also have some extra branches to mulch too Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: Under 50m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Moving Mulch around garden

$150

Wheelers Hill VIC 3150, Australia

11th Aug 2025

I have 1.5 cubic meters of mulch being delivered this Saturday morning. Care will need to be taken around my garden. BYO gloves, everything else provided. It should take you approx 2 -3hrs. Payment $75 per hour. Saturday morning start please.

Gardening ,cleaning , tidy up mulchingtaking out shrubs and few yuccas

$1,000

Berwick VIC, Australia

17th Jul 2025

Plantation Type of gardening: Weeding, Hedge trimming, Whipper snipping, Garden cleanup, Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Tree branches mulched

$100

Frankston VIC 3199, Australia

6th Jul 2025

Mulch tree branches kept on the driveway

Great job done. Will definitely use his services again

Branches to mulch

$350

Hallam VIC 3803, Australia

22nd Jun 2025

There’s branches to be mulched Type of gardening: Other Size of garden: 50m²-150m² Has green waste bin: Yes Must have a proper mulcher

Bob cat work. Need to spread crush rock and Mulch

$300

Pakenham VIC, Australia

11th Jun 2025

Need to spread Crush rock and Mulch with smal bob cat . The access area inside backyard is only 1 metre in width. Around 10cbm is crush rock and 2cbm is mulch

Mow & Trim lawn + Mulch

$250

Springvale VIC 3171, Australia

4th Jun 2025

(MUST be done by the 10th, regardless of rain, the 5th (tomorrow) looks rain free, but might be raining all week after that) Need some to: -Mow the front lawn and nature strip (About 150m2) on a high setting as to not brown the lawn -Whipper snip said lawn edges/fence^ -Mulch shown garden beds (I will provide mulch) (will highlight garden beds in photos) Type of gardening: Lawn mowing, Whipper snipping, Other Size of garden: 150m²-300m² Has green waste bin: Yes

Fantastic, friendly and fast. Went above and beyond.