Massachusetts Based Wholesale Manufacturer and Supplier of:
Natural Wood Mulches, Natural Playground Mulch,
Leaf Mulch, Organic Compost "Super" Mulches,
Organic Compost, Organic Top Dressing Compost,
Screened Loam, Planting Soil, and Custom Soil Blends
Home of the "A.R.Plante TruMeasure Pledge" (see below)
"Where Accuracy and Honesty Matters"
Honestly Serving MA, RI, and Beyond since 2011
TUXEDO BLACK MULCH™
Our most popular color-enhanced mulch that provides an intense contrast to brightly colored flowers and buildings.
FOREST BROWN PINE BLEND MULCH™
This color-enhanced brown mulch looks like a natural mulch and provides a longer-lasting appearance with a bit more resistance to sun bleaching that can affect a natural-only mulch.
BACKWOODS BLEND BROWN MULCH™
An economical natural alternative to our color-enhanced mulches that is a perfect product for use with mulch blowers.
A.R.Plante Materials Full Product List:
| Natural Wood Mulch Products: | |
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Material |
Description |
| Plante's "Tuxedo Black Mulch"™ | Mix of "virgin" pine and other soft and hardwoods, ground to a fine consistency. Color enhanced with an environmentally safe, carbon colorant for longer lasting color. |
| Plante's "Forest Brown Pine Blend Mulch"™ | Mix of "virgin" pine and other soft and hardwoods, ground to a fine consistency. Color enhanced with an environmentally safe, carbon and iron colorant for longer lasting color. |
| Plante's "Backwoods Blend Mulch"™ | Mix of "virgin" pine and other soft and hardwoods, ground to a fine consistency. As there is no added color enhancement, the color will vary depending on the natural aging of the wood. Used for cost conscious ground cover, or for use in silt socks for erosion control. Made to order -Call for Availability. |
| "Plante's PlaySafe Playground Mulch"™ | Made only from "virgin" wood sources. Made to Order -Call for Availability. |
| Wood Grindings/Chips | Size, texture, and color vary throughout the year. Call for availability. |
| Clean Wood Chips | Made from logs for a clean appearance. Call for availability. |
| We NEVER use recycled industrial wood, C&D, or wood pallets in any of our products. | |
| Leaf & Organic Compost Mulches, Organic Compost, and Organic Compost Top Dressing Products: | |
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Material |
Description |
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Plante's "Legendary Leaf Mulch"™
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A special, organic, SAFE, shredded and screened blend of composted leaves WITH NO ADDED HORSE MANURE that helps the soil retain moisture and inhibit weed growth like traditional wood mulches, all while slowly breaking down and adding nutrients back to the soil like a compost. Screened to a fine and consistent texture that looks great in all gardens! Benefits of No Added Horse Manure Include: -Avoids the possibility of residual herbicides from treated hay damaging tender plants -Avoids the possibility of uncomposted/improperly composted horse manure introducing weed seeds into the soil or burning plants from excess ammonia |
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Plante's "Brown Beauty Super Mulch"™ An A.R.Plante Exclusive Product! |
A dark brown, nutrient fortified alternative to traditional wood and bark mulches. By blending our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost with our finely ground natural wood mulch, we have crafted a naturally darkening mulch that has all of the traditional benefits of wood and bark mulch while also providing an immediate boost of nutrients to the soil. Perfect for use in all gardens! Also useful in erosion control sock or berm applications where the natural filtering of runoff water is required. |
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Plante's "Black Beauty Super Mulch"™ An A.R.Plante Exclusive Product! |
An extremely dark, nutrient fortified alternative to traditional, dyed black, wood and bark mulches. By blending our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost with our finely ground natural wood mulch and environmentally safe carbon, we have crafted a naturally darkening mulch that has all of the traditional benefits of wood and bark mulch while also providing an immediate boost of nutrients to the soil. Perfect for use in all gardens! |
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"Plante Food"™
Premium Organic Screened Compost
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One of our most popular organic products! Rich in organic content, it consists primarily of aged leaves, grass, and small wood particles carefully blended, composted, and screened to a fine texture. No biosolids are used in our blend. Regularly tested to ensure this product is safe and meets our high quality standards. |
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"Plante's Platinum"™
Premium Organic Top Dressing Compost
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The best of the best! Using our tested, premium, organic "Plante Food"™ screened compost that is rich in organic contents as a base, we painstakingly screen it to a smaller size to facilitate the ideal application thickness of 1/4" to 1/2" on turf areas by hand or machine.
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| We NEVER use human waste (biosolids) in any of our products due to the possible presence of harmful chemicals. | |
| A.R.Plante Loam and Custom Soil Blend Products: | |
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Material |
Description |
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"Plante's Super Loam"™
1/2" Screened Compost Loam
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Carefully screened to a 1/2" average size and blended with our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost for an organics content boost. Perfect for new lawns, lawn repairs, or the lower soil layer of garden beds. |
| "50/50 Plante Blend"™ | 50-50 blend of screened loam and our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost. Perfect for lawns and lawn repairs that need a higher organic content boost to replace lost soil nutrients, or in the upper root zone soil layer in gardens. |
| "Bio Plante Blend"™ | A blend of our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost, screened loam, and sand for use in bioretention, bioinfiltration, and rain garden applications. Custom blended based on project specifications to faciliate plant growth as well as drainage. |
| "Wetland Plante Blend"™ | A blend of our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost and screened loam to help support the growth of plants in a wetland environment. Custom blended and priced based on project specifications. |
| "Structural Plante Blend"™ | A sand based soil that is blended with our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost and screened loam to provide structural stability for pavers and walkways as well as nutrients for plant roots that grow within the soil. The sand base allows the soil to allow the infiltration of storm water while being well drained. Custom blended and priced based on project specifications. |
| "Rootzone Plante Blend"™ | Custom blended based on project specifications with our premium, organic "Plante Food"™ compost, screened loam, and sand that provides a high organic content for root layer growth while also providing structure and drainage. Different blends can be made for high and low use lawn areas, sports fields, and golf courses. Custom blended and priced based on project specifications. |
| Other Custom Soil Blends Possible- Please Give Us a Call to Discuss Your Specific Project Needs! | |
*ASK ABOUT OUR ONSITE CUSTOM SOIL SCREENING AND BLENDING CAPABILITIES!
| A.R.Plante Materials Suggested Use Chart: | ||||||||||
| Material Type | Mulching | Playgrounds | "Cost Conscious" Ground Cover | Gardening/Plant Establishment and Support | Lawns/Turf | Top Dressing | Erosion Control/ Filter Socks | Bio/Wetland Soil | Engineered Soils | Natural Field/Crop Fertilizer |
| Natural Wood Mulches: | ||||||||||
| Plante's "Tuxedo Black Mulch"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| Plante's "Forest Brown Pine Blend Mulch"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| Plante's "Backwoods Blend Mulch"™ | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| "Plante's PlaySafe Playground Mulch"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| Wood Grindings/Chips | X | X | ||||||||
| Clean Wood Chips | X | X | ||||||||
| Leaf & Organic Compost Mulches, Organic Compost, and Organic Compost Top Dressing Products: | ||||||||||
| Plante's "Legendary Leaf Mulch"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| Plante's "Brown Beauty Super Mulch"™ | X | X | X | |||||||
| Plante's "Black Beauty Super Mulch"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| "Plante Food"™ Premium Screened Compost | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| "Plante's Platinum"™ Top Dressing Compost | X | |||||||||
| A.R.Plante Loam and Custom Soil Blend Products: | ||||||||||
| "Plante's Super Loam"™ Premium 1/2" Screened Compost Loam | X | X | ||||||||
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"50-50 Plante Blend"™
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X | X | ||||||||
| "Bio Plante Blend"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| "Wetland Plante Blend"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| "Structural Plante Blend"™ | X | X | ||||||||
| "Rootzone Plante Blend"™ | X | X | ||||||||
