Check you Aldi for a special purchase featuring mulch. It's a 2.0 cubic feet bag of cypress mulch.

Typically, 2- or 3-cubic-foot bags work well for small beds. For the bed above, you would divide the 53 cubic feet of mulch required by the amount of mulch in the bag.

Average cost: $2.49 per 2-cubic-foot bag, $20 per cubic yard. MELALEUCA Advantages: Excellent mulch because of its long-lasting qualities.

This week you can also get Pine Bark Brown Mulch for $1.66 each or 3 for $5. It's the shredded-style. The bag size is 2 cubic feet. The sale if from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday only.

Since mulch is sold in bags containing 2 or 3 cubic feet, I would purchase either six 2-cubic-foot bags or four 3-cubic-foot bags for a total of 12 cubic feet.

Customers can select from traditional premium dark hardwood mulch, sold in three-cubic-foot bags, or "absolute black," which is sold in two-cubic-foot bags, Jump said.

Adding a layer of mulch minimizes time spent weeding and watering. If you need to refresh mulch around your property you can spend more than $4 per bag for two cubic feet (the average sized bag).

Earthgro 1.5 cu.ft. Bagged Brown Wood Mulch - $2.00 ($1.97 off; originally $3.97) With these color options, you can create the perfect outdoor oasis that matches your home’s exterior as well as ...

In the example above, when applying mulch 3 inches deep: one bag contains 2 cubic feet of mulch, which should cover 8 square feet; 150 cubic feet needed divided by two = 75 bags.

Shoppers may find two types of pine needles for mulch to choose from: Long-needle pine straw comes from the longleaf pine tree, and its needles are 12 to 18 inches long. Short-needle straw, which is 4 ...