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Mulch & Pine Straw

Beds gone bare & weedy,

— topped fresh & finished.

Faded mulch, weeds creeping in, beds that look tired? A vetted local pro — often a neighbor — spreads fresh mulch or pine straw at an even depth and edges it clean, for an offer you set. You pick them by name, rating, and reviews.

🪵 beds topped fresh 💵 100% of your offer to your pro 🌿 weeds kept down
Why mulching is better here

Three things a landscaping company won’t do

Gopher isn’t a landscaping company with a minimum job fee. It’s a local marketplace built on three simple rules.

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Hassle free & haggle free

Make an offer up front or ask for instant bids. Either way you’ll experience the easiest way to find great workers ever — one flower bed or every border in the yard.

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Paid directly

Your pro is paid directly and keeps 100% of your offer — 0% commission. The mulch and pine straw are bought at cost, the real price by the bag or yard, never padded.

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Booked to done

A pro you pick by name and rating handles it start to finish — beds edged, mulch or pine straw spread at an even depth, walks blown clean. Beds finished, rain or shine.

What changes for you

Mulching with Gopher vs. a landscaping crew

Same tired beds, very different deal. Here’s what shifts when a neighbor handles it instead of a crew with a minimum charge.

What changes
Landscaping Companies & DIY
The Gopher Way
💵What you pay
×A landscaping company’s minimum job fee and a padded quote — whether it’s one bed or the whole yard.
You name the offer and your pro keeps 100% of it. A single border or every bed you’ve got.
🧑‍🔧Who does the work
×A rotating crew you never met — or you hauling bags and spreading it on your knees all weekend.
A vetted local pro you pick by name, rating & reviews brings the muscle. You just pick the topping.
🪵What gets done
×A flat package whether your beds need a quick top-up or a full re-mulch.
Exactly what you ask for: mulch or pine straw, beds and borders — as much or as little as you like.
The result
×An uneven dump that smothers some spots and leaves others bare.
Spread at an even depth and edged clean — weeds kept down, moisture held in, the beds finished.
💲Mulch & straw
×Mulch and pine straw marked up by the bag and folded into a bill you can’t itemize.
Mulch and pine straw at cost — the real price by the bag or yard, never padded on top.
🔁One job or standing
×A seasonal contract you re-sign just to keep the beds topped up.
One spread now, or a fresh top-up each season — rebook the same pro before the color fades.
No surprises

What you actually pay

Everything’s on the table before you confirm. The mulch or pine straw you pick stays at cost:

🪵Mulch & pine straw, at costThe real price by the bag or yard — only what your beds need, never padded
at cost
👷Your offer to your proYou set this. They keep 100% of it.
you decide
📱A small Gopher feeThe only thing Gopher keeps to run the app
a few $
New to your area? We recommend securing your Gopher first, then booking the work. Gopher isn’t a fulfillment service, so if there aren’t many workers near you just yet, we won’t leave you hanging — and rest assured, we’ll be there soon.
How it works

From bare to finished

1

Show the beds & pick your topping

Walk your pro around the borders and choose mulch or pine straw, and the color you want.

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Name your offer

Set what you’ll pay your pro for the job, like setting a fair wage.

3

A local pro takes it

Nearby pros are alerted instantly. Pick yours by rating, or take first available.

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Edged & topped off

They edge the beds, spread it at an even depth, and blow the walks clean — beds finished, rain or shine.

Beds looking tired? Gopher it.

Get fresh mulch or pine straw spread even and the beds edged clean — for an offer you set, by a neighbor you picked, weeds down and moisture in.

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