Laurel Valley Soils
High-quality compost products since 1979
Laurel Valley Soils is thrilled to share the exciting news that we are producing the planting soil medium for the Longwood Gardens Reimagined project. The soil will be installed in the new conservatory. It is humbling to be part of this iconic once in a lifetime project; a local treasure our community is proud to […]
ICYMI, Here is An Encore Presentation of Your Favorite Laurel Valley Soils Team Members Presenting The 12 Days of Compost! And no video is complete without its Bloopers! Check out The 12 Days of Bloopers here!
May 2016 Was the 10th Rainiest May Since 1900. But it didn’t stop our customers, because no matter how WET it was yesterday, we will deliver DRY topsoil and compost today! With 15,000 cu yd of covered topsoil storage and 30,000 sq ft of production capacity for blending custom engineered soils used for bioretention basins, rain gardens, green roofs and […]
So to help you celebrate, and to provide great Memorial Day Party Conversation Topics, Here are 5 Awesome “CLICKS ABOUT COMPOST”! How does COMPOST help SOIL? How does COMPOST give your neighbors LAWN ENVY??? Composting 101—a Five Minute Overview Healthier Plants, Less Watering, Less Disease??? Tell Me More!!! I want some compost! Where can I get […]
“Site” Seeing is not a typo! Jake and I were attending an event hosted by the Delaware Valley Green Building Council in Philly, and decided to make a day out of it by visiting Laurel Valley Soils “sites” throughout the city! Our morning meeting wrapped up with a tour of Central Green, the 5 acre park located in the middle […]
Like Top Chefs, We Know That Quality Ingredients, Blended Perfectly, Create MASTERPIECES! Compost can be derived from many different types of materials, including yard trimmings, food scraps, leaves, manure, and post-harvest mushroom compost. In the previous two blogs, we discussed why you should use compost, and why you should use STA Certified Compost. Here, we […]
Good Housekeeping, Energy Star, United Laboratories, USDA Organic. These icons invoke a comfort level; a feeling of trust, safety and quality endowed on the products that carry these coveted seals of approval. For compost, the United States Composting Council is the governing body which sets the standards for this product. Like the certifications listed above, […]
Cira Green, Philadelphia’s first elevated public park and first blue-green roof, is a 1.25 acre park located on top of Cira Centre South in University City, which sits ninety-five feet above street level! The oasis was built on a parking garage roof which overlooks Center City, University City and the Schuylkill River, and is an […]
