Home depot red mulch 4 for $10

3. The best time to buy mulch is during spring sales at Lowe's and The Home Depot. Lowe's and Home Depot both run Spring Black Friday sales (it's called SpringFest at Lowe's and Spring Sale at Home Depot) that start on the second Thursday of April. This is by far the best time of the year to buy mulch.

Hay and Straw For the best effect, apply a thick layer or cover it with a layer of a different type of mulch to work in tandem and get better coverage. Luckily, hay and straw are relatively inexpensive and easy to use if applying to a large planting area.

Step 3: Make the Color Last Though it is designed to fade less than other mulches, it might fade slightly over the growing season. Raking and turning the mulch every 3 or 4 months will help it keep its rich Rosewood red color.