What Mr. Mulch Landscape Supply does

Mr. Mulch Landscape Supply is a privately held, family-owned landscape materials retailer and design/build contractor headquartered at 6469 Nicholas Drive in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1994 by owner Craig Schweitzer, the company has operated continuously for over 30 years, serving homeowners and professional contractors/landscapers across the Columbus metropolitan area. Its retail operation spans bulk and bagged mulch varieties, landscape stone (wall, patio, cobbles, river rock, sand, gravel), concrete pavers and retaining wall blocks, topsoil and compost, sod grass, firewood, polymeric sand and paver sealers, and outdoor lighting; it also runs an adjacent e-commerce storefront ("The Outdoor Living Store" at theoutdoorlivingstores.com) selling outdoor patio furniture and BBQ grills.

The core technology is a conventional e-commerce and content platform built around mrmulch.com, providing product catalogs, online ordering with delivery options, and installation service booking via a sister site (outdoorlivingbymrmulch.com). The operational backbone is a single retail yard with bulk material handling capability and an in-house design/build crew that delivers turnkey outdoor living projects, including patios, retaining walls, decks and fences, fire pits and fireplaces, outdoor kitchens, pergolas and pavilions, mulch installation, sod/turf installation, landscape renewal, and patio repair.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer and direct-to-contractor model with three revenue streams: one-time materials sales (pickup or delivered), professional design/build installation services, and delivery fees. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and revenue is not reported. Marketing is concentrated in the company's owned web properties, local SEO targeting "gravel Columbus OH" and "mulch Columbus OH" queries, on-site events, and educational courses. The company positions itself as a veteran-owned business, which it uses as an external brand signal. No public funding, institutional investors, M&A activity, or geographic expansion beyond the Columbus metro have been disclosed.

Name

Mr. Mulch Landscape Supply

Legal name

Mr. Mulch Landscape Supply

Website

https://mrmulch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mr. Mulch Landscape Supply is a family-owned landscape materials retailer and design/build installer based in Columbus, Ohio, serving homeowners and local contractors with bulk mulch, stone, pavers, topsoil, sod, and full outdoor living project installation since 1994.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Materials & Supply

NAICS

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444), Landscaping Services (561730)

SIC

Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply (5200)

akta.pro primary industry

Soils, Mulch, Fertilizers & Lawn Care Chemicals Retail (CRAIAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compost Product Distribution, Retail & Landscape Supply (Bulk/Bagged) (BPALAEAI), Mulching & Soil Topdressing Services (HSAIAFAC), Seasonal Color & Flower Rotation (Spring/Fall Plantings) (HSAIAFAE)

Keywords

• Bulk mulch supply
• Landscape materials
• Hardscape products
• Landscape installation services
• Stone and gravel supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscaping Materials Sales: Retail sales of bulk and bagged landscaping materials including mulch, gravel, river rock, paver stones, wall stones, topsoil, compost, sod grass, firewood, polymeric sand, and paver sealers.
2. Design and Installation Services: Professional design and installation services for outdoor living projects including patios, retaining walls, deck and fence construction, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, mulch installation, sod/turf installation, and landscape renewal services.
3. Delivery Services: Delivery of bulk landscaping materials to customer locations across their service area.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mr. Mulch Landscape Supply retails bulk and bagged landscaping materials—including mulch, natural stone, gravel, topsoil, compost, sod, firewood, pavers, retaining wall blocks, polymeric sand, and paver sealers—through its Columbus, Ohio retail yard and e-commerce site. It also provides in-house professional design and build installation services for patios, retaining walls, decks, fences, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, mulching, sod installation, and landscape renewal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Outdoor Living by Mr. Mulch: Professional landscape design and installation services including patios, retaining walls, fire pits, outdoor kitchens, pergolas, and mulching services.

Products and services

• Mulch Bulk and bagged mulch in multiple varieties (black, brown, hardwood, pine bark, playground, white, red, rubber, cypress) sold to homeowners and contractors for landscaping use.
• Landscape Stone Natural landscape stone products including wall stone, patio stone, cobbles, boulders, river rock, sand, gravel, steps, stone veneers, and bulk/bagged stone for residential and contractor landscaping projects.
• Pavers & Retaining Wall Blocks Concrete pavers, slabs, permeable pavers, driveway pavers, retaining wall blocks, coping, steps, and pillar caps for hardscape and outdoor construction projects.
• Topsoil & Compost Bulk and bagged topsoil and compost for residential and commercial gardening and landscaping applications.
• Sod Grass Natural sod grass for residential and commercial lawn installation projects.
• Firewood

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lowe's: Lowe's is a national home improvement retailer carrying mulch, stone, pavers, and outdoor living products through its Columbus-area stores. It is a broad incumbent that competes on price and convenience for the materials side of Mr. Mulch's business.
• The Home Depot: Home Depot is the largest U.S. home improvement retailer with extensive outdoor garden, mulch, paver, and stone assortments sold through its Columbus-area stores. It competes with Mr. Mulch on commodity landscape materials at a national scale.
• Menards: Menards is a Midwestern-based home improvement chain with strong Ohio presence, stocking landscape stone, mulch, and pavers. Its regional concentration makes it a particularly direct competitor to Mr. Mulch in the Columbus market.

Others

• Techo-Bloc: Techo-Bloc is a manufacturer of concrete pavers, slabs, and retaining walls sold through authorized dealers. Its hardscape products are stocked and installed by many Mr. Mulch-style retailers, positioning it as a key supplier and product benchmark.
• Belgard: Belgard is a leading manufacturer of pavers, retaining walls, and outdoor living products distributed through dealers. Its product lines overlap directly with Mr. Mulch's paver and wall block categories, making it both a supplier and a category reference point.
• Unilock: Unilock is a major manufacturer of concrete pavers and retaining wall systems sold through dealer networks. Mr. Mulch carries comparable hardscape products, making Unilock a key upstream supplier and category benchmark for the paver/wall block side of the business.

Direct peers

• Heritage Landscape Supply Group: Heritage is a fast-growing distributor of landscape and irrigation supplies built largely through acquisitions, serving professional contractors across the U.S. It mirrors Mr. Mulch's product mix and contractor customer base at significantly greater scale.
• SiteOne Landscape Supply: SiteOne is the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor of landscape supplies in the U.S., offering irrigation, hardscape, and nursery products to contractors and homeowners. It is the most direct scaled comparable to Mr. Mulch's materials retail business, though at vastly greater national scale.
• Ewing Outdoor Solutions: Ewing is a leading national distributor of landscape, irrigation, and outdoor living products serving contractors and homeowners across 200+ locations. It competes head-to-head with Mr. Mulch in supplying mulch, stone, pavers, and related landscape inputs.

Regional players

• Kurtz Bros. Kurtz Bros. is a family-owned Ohio-based landscape supply, mulching, and waste hauling company with multiple Ohio facilities. It is one of the closest regional peers to Mr. Mulch, operating in overlapping Ohio markets with similar products and services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mrmulchohio
• Facebookfacebook.com/MrMulch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/outdoor-living-by-mr.-mulch

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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