Ideal Soil for Lawns & Gardens in Lockport (IL)
Not all residents may be aware, but Illinois has some of the best soil on Earth. The state is particularly notable for its black dirt, with Drummer silty clay being the most common.
As Illinoisans, we can enjoy knowing we typically have good source soil as a start for our landscaping projects. At the same time, earth soil alone is not enough to nurture and sustain a vibrant lawn and flower or vegetable garden at your home in Lockport.
For your lawncare or garden project to flourish, you also need topsoil (black dirt) or gardening soil that has been properly treated and stored. The right professionally provided soil will help establish the vital foundation for the landscape and lawn you envision.
Lockport (IL): Topsoil (Black Dirt) & Compost
When you’re about to start a project in the yard and you’re looking for gardening soil or “topsoil near me” in Lockport, Tim Wallace Soil Mix Supply is always ready to be the first call you make to find the correct materials and information.
We pulverize and store our black dirt for your project at our facilities in Bolingbrook. We also keep it ready and dry for either pick-up or delivery.
When you add compost to your flowers or vegetables, you give your garden organic matter and nutrients that will help to break up the soil structure for favoring growth, making it a superb amendment.
Tim Wallace Soil Mix Supply offers different types of compost for lawncare and gardens in Lockport:
- Organic Compost – by-product of recycled organic material such as leaves, vegetable scraps and small twigs that become a rich amendment known as “Black Gold”
- Organic Mushroom Compost – composted straw, horse manure and peat
- Purple Cow Classic Compost – 100% plant-based product for soil aggregation that makes nutrients more available for the plant
If your vegetable garden calls for manure, our Composted Horse Manure is aged and turned regularly for supporting your desired results.
Lockport (IL): Custom & Prepared Specialty Soil Mixes
In some cases your project will benefit from a soil blend customized for your specific application. Once your order is placed, we will screen, pulverize and combine your specialty mix at our Bolingbrook supply yard.
In addition to having your own specialty mix created for you, you can choose from one of our own Tim Wallace soil mixes. Our specialists serving Lockport recommend the following blends based on your particular project.
Lockport Lawns
- Tim’s Original Garden Mix
- Topdressing Mix
- Mushroom Compost (as a topdressing)
- Lawn Repair Mix
- Premium Topsoil Mix
- Enriched Topsoil Mix
Lockport Vegetable Gardens
- Tim’s Original Garden Mix
- Enriched Vegetable Garden Mix
- Raised Bed Mix (use this if you have an above-ground garden bed)
- Premium Garden Mix
- Premium Compost Mix (use this if you already have plenty of good black dirt)
Lockport Flower & Perennial Gardens
- Tim’s Original Garden Mix
- Perennial Garden Mix
Lockport Trees & Shrubs
- Landscape Planting Mix
Every Tim Wallace blend for Lockport lawncare and gardening is mixed to the proper material ratios.
- Tim’s Original Garden Mix: 50% topsoil, 25% fine sand, 25% organic compost
- Enriched Topsoil Mix: 50% topsoil, 50% organic mushroom compost
- Landscape Planting Mix: 50% topsoil, 50% organic compost
- Lawn Repair Mix: 50% topsoil, 25% fine sand, 25% Purple Cow Compost
- Topdressing Mix: 50% topsoil, 50% fine sand
- Raised Bed Mix: 50% topsoil, 25% course sand, 25% organic compost
- Enriched Vegetable Garden Mix: 50% topsoil, 50% composted horse manure
- Perennial Garden Mix: 50% pine bark fines, 50% organic compost
- Premium Compost Mix: 50% mushroom compost, 50% organic compost
- Premium Garden Mix: 50% topsoil, 25% Purple Cow Compost, 25% fine sand
- Premium Topsoil Mix: 50% topsoil, 25% mushroom compost, 25% fine sand
Lockport (IL) Topsoil, Gardening Soil – What’s the Right Amount?
When placing your order, you’ll want to determine how much soil you need and how you will get it to your Lockport lawn or garden.
For truck or trailer collection of your material, keep in mind that one cubic yard of topsoil (27 cubic feet) weighs about one ton (2,000 pounds). To ensure proper tractor loading, the trailer or vehicle also should not have a cap or a rack. (Please note that Tim Wallace Soil Mix Supply is not responsible for any vehicle damage during loading or unloading.)
For delivery of your black dirt or gardening soil, we can bring from 2 to 12 cubic yards straight to your home in Lockport. Call us in the morning for same-day delivery!
Start Your Order for Soil in Lockport Today
At Tim Wallace Soil Mix Supply, our enjoyment day in and day out is being a valuable partner in creating rich and beautiful gardens and landscapes. To further discuss your project in Lockport and the soil or compost you need for it, call us at (630) 759-1080.
We also offer opportunities for you to see soil mix samples or pick up a soil mix at our supply yard. Just stop by our facility at 1481 W. Boughton Road in Bolingbrook!
Lockport (IL): Did You Know?
Incorporated in 1853, Lockport is situated along the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal. The city had been its headquarters when it was operating. A section of the canal runs through the city, including what remains of the canal’s Lock No. 1 from which Lockport received its name. The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor. (source)
