Landscaping rock and decorative gravel provide the perfect backdrop for installing a water-saving xeriscape at your home or business. Xeriscaping has become a popular substitute for traditional landscape designs because it provides a host of benefits for the environment as well as your budget. Here in Northern Utah, this beautiful style of planting fits perfectly […]
You often hear the terms garden soil and potting soil or potting mix used interchangeably; however, these are two very different products. For all of your gardening and landscape projects, using the right type of dirt can make all the difference for growing beautiful, healthy plants that require less water and maintenance. What is Potting Soil or […]
Good, rich garden soil is the secret to success when creating above-ground planter beds. Raised-bed gardening is all the rage today in Northern Utah, thanks in large part to the questionable quality of our native soils. But this approach to gardening has several other benefits as well. Unfortunately, even the most well-designed raised beds won’t […]
As spring moves toward summer, the orders for play sand delivery start rolling in. Sure, our fleet of delivery trucks is still busy with top soil, gravel, mulch and sod deliveries some of the time. But the appeal of summer afternoons spent playing outside with the family really motivate our customers’ creativity. The play sand […]
Ah, springtime, when lawn fertilization brings the promise of vibrant, healthy turf that endures well into the fall. We all know that it’s important to fertilize our turf and grass each year, to ensure its ongoing health and well-being. In talking with our customers, however, we learned that many of you are confused about which […]
Springtime means planting, and a garden soil delivery from The Dirt Bag is just what Mother Nature ordered! Now that warm weather is returning to northern Utah, you’re probably anxious to get your flower beds, planter boxes and gardens ready for action. To give your plants the best growing environment this year, you’ll need soil […]
Here at The Dirt Bag, we welcome Utah’s sod season like the Whos welcome Christmas to Whoville (minus the strange instruments, of course). Each year, when mid-March approaches, we clear out a big space at our West Jordan headquarters and wait in breathless anticipation for the turf to arrive. Yes, you might say we get […]
In spring, a young man’s fancy turns lightly toward… lawn aeration. And so should yours! Your lawn, after putting up with your demands all summer, has had a long, lovely winter’s nap. But now it’s time to wake that sucker up. What the Heck is Lawn Aeration Anyway? To put it simply, aeration is poking […]
