Leaf Mulch

Bagged Mulch: 500 bags available starting Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, while supplies last

Bulk Mulch: Saturdays, Sept. 19 & 26, Oct. 3 & 10, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.            

Now you can buy the same leaf mulch used in Madison’s award-winning Olbrich Botanical Gardens for your home garden this fall! Applying leaf mulch in the fall helps regulate soil temperatures during the winter and gives your garden a head start in the spring. A stock of 500 bags will be available for sale at Olbrich Gardens daily beginning Friday, September 18 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., while supplies last. Loading assistance for bagged mulch will be available on Fridays and Saturdays only, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., while supplies last. Bagged mulch is $6.50 per bag plus tax. Each bag covers approximately 35 square feet at a depth of 2 to 3 inches.

Bulk quantities of Olbrich leaf mulch will be available on September 19 and 26 and October 3 and 10 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Bulk mulch is $40 per tractor scoop plus tax. Each scoop equals 8-10 bags and covers approximately 350 square feet at a depth of 2 to 3 inches.           

All payment for bagged and bulk mulch sales will be taken in Olbrich’s Growing Gifts shop.  

*Less than 1% of the leaves in the leaf mulch may have come from ash trees treated for Emerald Ash Borer.  

Olbrich Botanical Gardens is located in Madison, Wisconsin on the shore of Lake Monona at 3330 Atwood Avenue. For more information call 608-246-4550 or visit www.olbrich.org.