Bark Blowing

Bark Blowing & More

 

Installation made easy and completed quickly.
For instant gratification and beauty at cost effective rates, bark blowing can't be beat. Our fast and effective bark blowing teams can install bark, soil, or grass seed in a beautiful smooth layer that gives you instant results and maximize the value of both time and money. Best of all we take care of the clean up too! So put the wheelbarrow away and the shovel down; let us do it for you. Whether it's a new installation or you just need to freshen things up, big or small give us a try.

 

Products and Services

Bark Dust  ||  Pathway Installation  ||  Compost/Mulches  ||
Blended Soils  ||  Erosion Control  ||  Playground Chip  ||
Animal Bedding  ||  Lawn Installation 

 

Seed/Sod Installation:
At S&H we provide a wide selection of grass seed and turf options. We feature a full line of Pro-Turf Solutions Grass Seed Blends & Mixes such as sun, sun/shade, shade, self repairing Natural Knit Rye grass and drought tolerant Fescue. Pro-Turf Solutions is the local authority, leader and innovator in the ornamental turf industry.

These golf course quality seeds can be applied with a wide variety of our products such as Premium Compost/Garden Mulch, Mushroom Compost, Landscape Blend, and our Premium Blended Soil mix. If you decide to have an instant lawn installed, let us blow in the soil amendments such as Landscape Blend, or Premium Blended Soil and we'll order the sod for you. Also we offer Natural Knit "Self Repairing" Rye Grass Turf, and Rhizomatous Tall Fescue Turf that requires 30% less water once it has become established.

Erosion Control/Bio-Swale:
Having a problem with erosion issues during the rainy season and not to sure what to do? Give us a call, we can apply Hog Fuel or Mulch in a quick and cost effective manner. A great option when working near environmentally sensitive areas. We can also apply Bio-Swale mixes for both your conveyance and Bio-Swale needs.

 

BARK DUST:

Medium Fresh Fir:
This Fir Bark has a bight red/orange, almost rustic tone. Traditionally used to make your landscape plants stand out. Works well in mature settings, also clings to sloped areas.

Fine Fresh Fir:
This Fir Bark looks like the medium fresh fir in color but is screened to a much finer size. It provides a consistent fine texture, best for native acid-soil loving plants.

Fine Dark Fir:
This dark fir bark is an aged bark that is a dark brown to black color. It has moisture holding properties and a more neutral pH than the Fresh Fir Barks.

Medium Fresh Hemlock:
Fresh Hemlock Bark is a premium fresh ground product with a cinnamon red color. It smells sweeter than the fir bark and does not produce as many slivers making it more pleasant to handle. Great for homes with pets and children.

Medium Dark Hemlock:
Dark Hemlock Bark is a premium aged and ground product that is much darker in color. Holds more moisture and a more neutral pH than the Fresh Hemlock Bark. It doesn't produces as many slivers making it more pleasant to handle. Great for homes with pets and children.

Small Bark Nuggets 3/8" - 3/4":
These Mini-Bark Nuggets are small fir bark chips that have the fines removed. This material has a very clean and formal look, giving small shrubs a beautiful backdrop. Nuggets take longer to break down, also due to there size they stay in place in windy coastal areas.

Medium Bark Nuggets 1" - 2":
These Medium Bark Nuggets are the same as the Small Nuggets but screened to a larger size. They take the longest to break down, longer than any other bark that we carry. Also due to their size, they stay in place when blowing your leaves off in the Fall.

Cedar Chips:
Cedar wood pieces or flakes that range from 1/2" to 3" in length. Fines have been removed to maximize drainability and durability.

 

PATHWAY INSTALLATION:

Premium Pathway Bark:
A ground bark with a wide variety of particle sizes to knit together well and form a stable path material, or it can be used as a ground cover.

Hog Fuel:
Hog Fuel is 100% Recycled stumps. Excellent when used for covering wet areas, erosion control, pathways or temporary road base. Low cost alternative for mud control.

Cedar Chips:
Cedar wood pieces or flakes that range from 1/2" to 3" in length. Fines have been removed to maximize drainability and durability.

 

COMPOST/MULCH:

Premium Compost/Garden Mulch:
OMRI Listed, certified organic, this is the best compost product at the best price. Our yard debris derived compost is stable, black and beautiful with natural slow release nutrients to grow healthy plants for several years. Premium Compost is made from well-aged and turned composted green grass, brush, leaves and woody fines to strike the perfect balance of drainage and water retention, nutrients and biological stability, and ease of use. This product is screened through a 1/2" mesh to create a black, free flowing compost product. We test our products to assure slow release nutrients are available and to determine land application rates for different crops.

Mushroom Compost:
Mushroom Compost is made from straw and added organic nutrients that are composted to grow edible mushrooms used by commercial growers. After the growing is done, the fresh compost ages further and is screened and finally ready for use.

 

BLENDED SOILS:

Landscape Blend:
Landscape Blend provides a useful mix of Compost, Fine Dark Fir Bark, and Sand that results in a free draining, low nutrient, and fine textured soil with a slightly acid pH to support native and alpine plants and perennial herbs that like drier roots and lower nutrients.

Premium Blended Soil:
Combination of our Premium Compost, Mushroom Compost and Sandy Loam to make a perfect nutrient-rich soil blend for your favorite plants. Blended on-site with our soil screens, through a 1/2" mesh. This product is consistent and provides the basis for excellent growing conditions for your favorite plants.

Custom Mixes:
Need a special blend? We have the answer, we mix it, you enjoy it.

 

EROSION CONTROL:

Hog Fuel:
Hog Fuel is 100% Recycled stumps. Excellent when used for covering wet areas, erosion control, pathways or temporary road base, low cost alternative for mud control.

Playground Chip:
Cedar Chips are cedar wood pieces or flakes that range from 1/2" to 3" in length. Fines have been removed to maximize drainability and durability.

ANIMAL BEDDING:

Shavings:
Shavings are used for livestock and large pet stalls. These are bright and thin shavings from fir wood planning mills.

Hog Fuel:
Hog Fuel is 100% Recycled stumps. Excellent for paddocks and covering wet areas, erosion control, pathways or temporary road base, low cost alternative for mud control.

LAWN INSTALLATION:

Soil Amendments with Seed:
Our wide selection of grass seed blends & mixes such as sun, sun/shade, shade, "Self Repairing" Natural knit Rye grass and drought tolerant Fescue. Applied with products such as Premium Compost/Garden Mulch, Landscape Blend, or our Premium Blended Soil. We carefully meter the proper amount of seed into our state of the art blower system to create a perfect lawn with minimal effort. With some watering and sunshine you will be enjoying your new seeded lawn in no time!

**For pricing call our Tualatin location at 503-638-1011, or our Hillsboro location at 503-846-0881.**

 

BLOWER TRUCK PRICING

PRODUCTS 1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4+ Units
Medium Fresh Fir $350 $670 $975 $1180
Fine Fresh Fir $350 $670 $975 $1180
Fine Dark Fir $350 $670 $975 $1180
Medium Fresh Hemlock $380 $730 $1050 $1340
Medium Dark Hemlock $380 $730 $1050 $1340
Premium Compost $320 $610 $885 n/a
Landscape Blend $380 $730 $1065 n/a
Premium Blended Soil $445 $860 $1275 n/a
Cedar Chips $360 $690 $990 $1260
Bark Nuggets $450 $880 $1290 $1680
Shavings $260 $500 $720 $880
Hog Fuel $250 $480 $690 $880

Installation Tips:

Have the weeding and weed control products installed before our crew comes to your house (ask us about weed control products before installation).

You won't want to schedule any window washing or cleaning before or during the time we are at your house blowing bark. It can be a dusty job while the bark is being blown on. Also, make sure your neighbors haven't scheduled any painting or cleaning if they are close by.

On the day we are going to be there, make sure all your windows and doors are closed, turn off your A/C and your heat exchanger. Please make sure your sprinkler system is turned off the day before. If the sprinkler system turns on before we come, it makes clean up much harder for our crew.

Lets us know if you have any water features or pools.

Other things to consider:

How far is it to the backyard where your bark is to be installed? We have 200 feet of hose on the truck and if you let us know in advance, we can bring extra hose.

Our trucks are large. Do you have room to park a truck in your driveway? Overhead power lines and trees are things to look for. If we have to park in the street, is it a busy street with limited excess that will need a flagger?

It's is a good idea to put your pets inside on the day we are scheduled to blow your bark. The gates will be open while we are there and the truck makes loud noise that pets may not like.