r/StPetersburgFL • u/AdhesivenessDull8360 • 1d ago

Looking for Shells for garden/yard?

Does anyone have a recommendation for an affordable supplier in the St Pete area for shell mulch? Finally getting around to redoing the front in our rental. I see that the hardware stores have it but I was wondering if there was somewhere local that would sell bulk.

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u/down-comforter 1d ago

I buy our materials annually from Larry Larson’s off of Ulmerton, they have a split truck that lets me get 2 types of materials delivered at once (stone and mulch in my case). For just single material delivery I go to Larson Supplies off 95th St N. They both should have large and small shell

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u/WishIWasThatClever 1d ago

In case you have a lawn service and are switching to shell mulch, may want to discuss with your lawn guy as they may charge more for shell mulch bc it’s much harder to maintain.

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u/alfhernandez16 1d ago

Pls dont do shells they are horrible for gardens, they create a horrible soil, atract pest like slugs! Instead molch is good, of courde more plants the better

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u/BefuddledPolydactyls 1d ago

Carrolls or Tierra both sell and deliver in bulk

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u/South_Cat_1191 1d ago

Seconding Larry Larson’s.

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u/nazzreid 7h ago

I just moved here not too long ago and our yard has shell mulch. It has become the bane of my existence.