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Playground Chips Salt Lake City

Published under Playground Chips on 02/15/2012

Sof’Fall® Playground Chips in Salt Lake City

Child Safety is First

Playgrounds, believe it or not, can be hazardous for children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says that most playground injuries happen when children fall from the equipment. Because of that alone, many people have switched to wood chips for their playgrounds.

Sof’Fall® playground chips are manufactured with the highest quality virgin wood. Sof’Fall® Incorporated never looks passed child safety. Sof’Fall® is carefully produced to provide a stable and slip resistant surface, ensuring all children have the opportunity to play without injuring themselves upon impact.

Recent impact tests reveal Sof’Fall’s® energy absorbing performance to fall within the highest rating as tested by the CPSC for its ability to cushion a fall. Sof’Fall® is one of the most effective and least expensive ways to make your playground safer and accessible to all.

Express Landscape Products| We Take the “Work” Out of Yard Work

Express Landscape Products provides Sof’Fall’s® playground chips in Salt Lake City. We’ll save you time and money by applying your playground chips quickly and easily. Let us take the “work” out of yard work so you can relax and spend more time doing what YOU want to do.

Erosion Control Products Salt Lake City

Published under Erosion Control Products Utah on 01/27/2012

Erosion Control Products for Salt Lake City
Residential and Commercial Properties

Soil Erosion | How Does it Happen?

When water or wind carries away the top soil from any area, soil erosion takes place. Though soil erosion is natural, it creates a lot of problems for the people when they start cultivating their land. Land without top soil cannot support plant life. That’s why it is so important to take preventive steps in advance in order to prevent the damage caused by soil erosion.

Erosion Control Products and Solutions

Erosion control prevents the destruction of soil erosion caused by wind, rain, and excessive water on the soil surface. Soil erosion occurs on most residential properties from over-watering. So all of you homes owner, listen up. Here are some erosion control products and solutions you should be interested in.

  1. The best way to prevent soil erosion is by planting as many plants or trees as possible. Loose soil gets carried away easily by strong winds or rain. The roots of trees or plants can hold soil particles together to preventing soil erosion.
  2. Mulching can prevent soil erosion and even improve the structure of soil. When you mulch, you are simply covering the soil with a layer of organic matter that helps keep the soil moist and enrich its quality. Mulching works best on flat land with no slopes.
  3. Intercropping and agroforestry are some measures that render protection to the soil from rain splash.
  4. Adding crop residues onto the soil before harvesting protects the soil from erosion until the next crop development.
  5. Erosion control matting helps with the formation of vegetation on farming properties. It is generally made from materials such as jute, wood, coir, straw, mulches, fibers, and other organic materials. Synthetic mesh straw strands are used to then hold the matting together. There are various types of erosion control matting that homeowners can use and implement into their monthly landscaping maintenance in order to prevent soil erosion.

The EcoBlanket® | Stop Soil Erosion In Its Tracks

The EcoBlanket® is absolutely one of the most effective methods available on the market for stopping soil erosion. The EcoBlanket® replaces the natural layer of humus that already protects undisturbed soils. It is injected with Microblend®, which increases structural integrity along with the ability to aid in the degradation of hydrocarbons that are found on many construction sites. The EcoBlanket® is easily installed in a one step, low impact process that can cater to almost any terrain.

EcoBlanket Erosion Control Products Salt Lake City

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The EcoBerm® | Bye Bye Fencing

The EcoBerm® eliminates the need for plastic silt fencing. The EcoBerm® can easily be installed while silt fences or other methods require ditching and reinforcement. The EcoBerm® has revolutionized sediment control by providing an option that is not only eco-friendly but proven to be highly effective.

EcoBerm1 Erosion Control Products Salt Lake City

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Express Landscape Products

Express Landscape Products provides the highest quality erosion control products in Salt Lake City, including the ones mentioned above. Let’s start taking care of what we sometimes neglect. Get with Express Landscape Products to find Salt Lake City erosion control products for you residential or commercial property.

Rubber Mulch for Playground

Published under Rubber Mulch on 11/29/2011

Safety for Children with Rubber Mulch on the Playground

Mulching is one of the simplest and most beneficial practices you can use in the garden or on a playground. Mulch acts as a protective layer of material that is spread on top of the soil. Mulches can either be organic (grass clippings, straw, bark chips, and similar materials) or inorganic (stones, brick chips, and plastic).

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Recycled Rubber Mulch

Published under Rubber Mulch on 03/18/2011

Recycled rubber mulch is a cost effective quality landscaping product that is made from 100% recycled rubber products. One of the big concerns that a lot of us have is making sure we have environmentally friendly products such as our cars. When it comes to landscaping and using rubber some may question the idea that rubber is actually environmentally friendly. Continue Reading »

We Gave Our Site A New Look

Published under News on 01/27/2011

We are in the business of giving landscapes a new look and we are excited to announce that we have redesigned our website to give it a fresh look. We had a Utah web design company called Innovation Simple take over by giving our website a completely new look as well as adding new content management features. Continue Reading »