established for decades, picking the right soil or compost product depends on whether you’re building something new or reviving something old.
If you’re landscaping in Millcreek, the product you need comes down to what you’re doing: screened topsoil for leveling and filling, a richer organic-blend topsoil for a new lawn or garden bed, premium compost for reviving tired existing soil, or horse manure mixed with wood shavings for a longer-term soil-building project. DIY Landscape Supply delivers all five directly to Millcreek and the rest of Salt Lake County — no pickup truck, no bag hauling.
Here’s how each product fits a Millcreek yard, and how to tell which one your project actually calls for.
Millcreek only became an official city in December 2016, but the ground it sits on has been developed for far longer. The city was formed by consolidating older Salt Lake Valley neighborhoods — Canyon Rim, East Millcreek, and the Mount Olympus area — into one municipality, and it’s one of the most densely built, long-settled parts of the Salt Lake Valley rather than a newer subdivision. A lot of Millcreek’s yards have been landscaped for decades, with mature trees and lawns that have been mowed, walked on, and rained on for generations.
That history cuts both ways for soil quality. An established lawn doesn’t automatically mean established soil — decades of mowing and foot traffic compact soil just as surely as new-construction grading does, and mature trees compete hard with grass and garden beds for whatever organic matter and nutrients are left in an older bed. Utah’s native soil doesn’t give much of a head start either: USU Extension puts average organic matter in Wasatch Front soils at around 1.5%, compared to 4–5% in wetter parts of the country — well below what turf and garden plants really need to thrive.
Geography splits the city the way it splits a lot of the valley. The eastern edge, up toward Mount Olympus and the mouth of Millcreek Canyon, sits closer to the Wasatch Range on rockier, sloped ground. The western side, toward Murray and South Salt Lake, sits flatter on the valley floor, built up over the same fine lakebed clay left behind by ancient Lake Bonneville that underlies much of the Salt Lake Valley. Neither starting point is a particularly strong growing medium without some help — and in a built-out city like Millcreek, that usually means working with the soil that’s already in the yard rather than starting from scratch.
Screened Topsoil is the product to reach for when you need to level a low spot, fill in after a repair, or do finish grading before new sod or planting goes down. It’s a solid pick for lawn prep and planting beds when you want a cleaner, more workable surface than raw fill dirt — a better foundation to build on, not necessarily the final, richest layer.
The general rule is to match the soil to the job: standard screened topsoil for grading and general planting prep, and a richer blend when the goal is stronger long-term garden performance. If you’re renovating an older Millcreek lawn or leveling a bed before replanting, this is usually the first product, not the last.
When screened topsoil alone isn’t enough — new planting beds, lawn establishment, or areas with poor native soil — DIY Landscape Supply offers two richer, organic-matter blended topsoil options: Premium Organic Blend Topsoil and Mountain Blend Organic Garden Topsoil. Both combine screened topsoil with added organic matter, but they aren’t the same blend.
Premium Organic Blend Topsoil runs lighter in color with a coarser, slightly more mineral texture — a solid step up from straight screened topsoil for general planting beds and lawn establishment. Mountain Blend Organic Garden Topsoil is noticeably darker and finer, consistent with a denser concentration of organic matter, which makes it the stronger pick for garden beds that need to perform — vegetable gardens and other heavy feeders in particular. If you’ve struggled with rocky native soil or compacted clay and want the richer of the two, Mountain Blend is the one to order.
If the problem is the existing soil itself — tired, compacted, or just not supporting plants the way it used to — Premium Compost 1/2″ Minus is built to improve what’s already in the ground rather than add a new layer on top. It’s a rich organic amendment meant to be worked into the soil, not just spread over it. USU Extension’s general guideline for garden beds is to mix about an inch of compost into the soil before planting, increasing the tilling depth as more compost is added — a useful starting point before you order.
This is the product for an established Millcreek lawn or bed that’s lost vigor over the years, or a new bed being built directly into native soil rather than replaced topsoil. Mixing it with native soil helps rebuild texture and drainage that decades of compaction wear away. The name’s 1/2-inch-minus sizing refers to the screen it’s passed through — every particle is under a half inch, which is finer and more consistent than an unscreened amendment, though it isn’t a sign the material is ultra-fine or free of any visible organic matter.
Horse Manure, mixed with some wood shavings is raw horse manure combined with wood shavings — it has not been through a composting process. Because of that, it isn’t a product to till directly into soil or work into a planting bed the way the other products on this list are.
The reason comes down to carbon and nitrogen. Wood shavings carry a lot of carbon relative to nitrogen, and when soil microbes start breaking that material down, they draw on whatever nitrogen is available in the surrounding soil to do it — pulling it away from nearby plant roots rather than feeding them. That’s a well-documented effect with any fresh manure-and-bedding mix, not something specific to this product, but it’s exactly why it isn’t meant to go straight into a bed.
If you’re considering this product for a specific project, call DIY Landscape Supply at (385) 321-3341 and ask about the right way to use it for what you’re planning. We’d rather point you to the right answer than guess at one here.
Getting the amount right starts with a simple measurement: length times width of the area, times the depth you’re covering, converted to cubic yards. One cubic yard is 27 cubic feet, which works out to roughly:
| Depth | Coverage per cubic yard |
| 1 inch (compost top-dress) | ~324 sq ft |
| 2 inches | ~162 sq ft |
| 3 inches (typical topsoil/fill) | ~108 sq ft |
| 4 inches | ~81 sq ft |
If you’re between sizes, round up slightly rather than risk running short mid-project — DIY Landscape Supply’s online coverage calculator can also help confirm the right amount before you order.
Because DIY Landscape Supply is a delivery-only service, there’s no yard to drive to and nothing to load yourself. Material goes straight to your Millcreek address in bulk — which matters in a dense, established city where many lots don’t have easy truck access to a side or back yard, and hauling bags of soil or compost through a narrow side gate is exactly the kind of job bulk delivery is meant to avoid.
| Product | Best For | Application |
| Screened Topsoil | Leveling, filling, general grading | Used as a surface layer or fill |
| Premium Organic Blend Topsoil | General planting beds, lawn establishment | Lighter, coarser, more mineral blend |
| Mountain Blend Organic Garden Topsoil | Vegetable gardens, heavy-feeding beds | Darker, finer, richer in organic matter |
| Premium Compost 1/2″ Minus | Reviving tired or compacted existing soil | Worked into soil or topdressed |
| Horse Manure (mixed with wood shavings) | Call DIY Landscape Supply for guidance on your project | Raw manure + wood shavings — not composted, not for mixing into soil |
Order soil or compost delivered to your Millcreek yard. Call DIY Landscape Supply at (385) 321-3341, or browse the full Soil & Compost lineup online — we deliver in bulk throughout Millcreek and the rest of Salt Lake County, no pickup required.
Premium Organic Blend Topsoil is lighter in color with a coarser, more mineral texture — a good general-purpose choice for beds and lawn establishment. Mountain Blend Organic Garden Topsoil is darker and finer, with a richer concentration of organic matter, making it the better choice for vegetable gardens and other heavy-feeding plants.
Topsoil is a soil product used to build up or replace a growing layer — it has some organic content, but its main job is providing a workable surface and volume. Compost is a concentrated organic amendment used to improve soil that’s already there, mixed in rather than laid over it — USU Extension’s general guideline is about an inch worked into the soil before planting.
Yes — working compost into an existing lawn or bed, either tilled in before overseeding or applied as a topdress, helps rebuild the organic matter and structure that years of mowing and foot traffic wear down over time.
That depends on the square footage of the area and the depth you’re covering. Measure the area and call DIY Landscape Supply with the dimensions — we can help confirm the right amount before you order.
No — it’s raw manure mixed with wood shavings, not a composted product. It isn’t meant to be worked directly into soil or planting beds. Call DIY Landscape Supply for guidance on the right way to use it for your specific project.
Fall works well for compost going into garden beds, since it gives the material a season to work in before spring planting. Topsoil and topsoil blends for new lawns or beds can go down anytime the ground isn’t frozen.
We’re delivery-only — there’s no customer pickup option. Every order of topsoil, compost, or manure is delivered straight to your Millcreek address in bulk.
Not necessarily. For leveling and grading, topsoil can go over existing grade. For reviving tired soil, compost is meant to be worked into what’s already there rather than laid over it — the point is improving the existing soil, not replacing it.