Top 10 Tarp Uses for Landscaping and Lawn Care

Are you doing work around the yard or do you have a lawn care or landscape business?  Do you use Tarps in your activities or course of work? There are many creative and productive uses for a variety of covers in and around the yard. Below are the Top 10 Uses for Landscaping and Lawn Care Tarps.

A wide variety of tarps and covers exist in a number of grades, thicknesses, and materials such as polyethylene, canvas, vinyl, and mesh. Depending on the task all of these types can work, or one specific style is necessary. Regardless, lawn care tarps can add a lot to your productivity while cutting costs and preventing damage.

Top 10 Uses of Tarps around the yard in no particular order of importance:

1. Catch clippings and leaves: Like drop cloths for the outside, when spread out strategically Tarps conveniently and effectively catch bush and tree clippings along with being a tool to rake leaves, twigs, and grass onto.

2. Haul yard clippings away: Once the tree limbs, bush trimming, or grass clippings are nicely piled on the Tarps they can easily be pulled or carried away by one or two people to neatly remove from the yard.

3. Keep grass clean and protected around holes: Line the holes of digging projects with Tarps to protect the grass and neatly collect the dirt, rocks, and debris that is dug out of the hole to easily be pulled away.

4. Protect the house, garage, fence, and other structures: Place Tarps on your house, other structures, or furnishings that might receive collateral offerings from yard work such as trimming, weed whacking, or digging. The simple placement of the covers can keep these things from getting dirty and damaged.

5. Secure your pathways: Tarps are a great base layer for paths and walkways that are created from rocks or mulch. By lining under these, the tarps prevent the rocks or mulch from sinking deep into the soil.

6. Line the rock garden: The utilization of Tarps as a lining for rock and sand gardens helps prevent the stones and grains from sinking into the soil underneath. They also help guard against erosion stabilizing the soil. The Tarps lining also deters weeds from growing up through the rocks and sand.

7. Cover loads: Tarps are a necessity in covering a load of grass, tree and bush trimmings, dirt, and debris being hauled away in a truck or trailer. By securely covering the tops of these loads you prevent these things blowing or being knocked out on cars or people in transit.

8. Shield your wood piles: After cutting down the trees or receiving wood from elsewhere, you will want to protect your lumber from rain, snow, and other issues keeping it dry and ready for the fireplace and campsite when you need it. Tarps not only cover your firewood; they can protect all of your valuable supplies stored outside or in the garage and barn.

9. Shade for areas: Tarps, especially the mesh style, are wonderful fixtures to put up and shade the areas of the yard that you enjoy. They can also shield delicate plants from too much sun or rain.

10. Guard your equipment: Tarps are valuable in protecting your equipment that may be stored outside or in sheds, garages, barns, and other structures. These covers will protect your possessions from precipitation, wind, dust, dirt, and other debris keeping them in top shape and running order.

Tarps are great around the yard and for your landscaping business. These mentioned uses are just a few of many clever jobs for these covers. Call Tarps Now today at (888) 800-1383 or sales@tarpsnow.com to discuss what you need for your lawn care tarps and equipment protection. Our experienced team members at the Michigan headquarters are ready to help.