Good Earth Landscaping and Garden Shoppe

Based in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Good Earth Landscaping and Garden Shoppe supplies garden and soil products to homeowners, landscapers and contractors across the area. Google lists the business under 2 categories — Landscaper, Garden center — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.7-star Google rating from 47 reviews. That tracks close to the Louisiana average of 4.6 across the 193 suppliers we list statewide.

What Good Earth Landscaping and Garden Shoppe supplies

Garden centers carry bagged soil, compost and mulch alongside plants and often sell bulk material from a yard out back. That combination is convenient when a planting project needs both the medium and the stock in one trip.

Bagged product suits containers and small beds; once a project passes roughly ten bags, loose material almost always works out cheaper per cubic foot. Ask whether bulk pricing is available before loading a cart.

How much material you need

Garden and soil products is sold by the cubic yard. One cubic yard equals about 27 cubic feet — roughly thirteen 2-cubic-foot bags.

As a rough guide: 1 yard covers about 100 sq ft at 3 in; 2 yards covers about 215 sq ft at 3 in; 5 yards covers about 540 sq ft at 3 in.

Have length, width and target depth ready when you phone. Yard staff convert those into cubic yards far more reliably than a generic online calculator, and they know how their own material settles.

Ordering and delivery

Ask about delivery minimums and trip charges up front — for smaller orders these often matter more to the final bill than the headline per-cubic yard price.

Check where the truck can actually dump. Tandem trucks need overhead clearance and firm ground, and most drivers will not reverse across a soft lawn or a new driveway. If access is tight, ask whether they run a smaller truck or can leave the load at the kerb.

Ratings and reputation

Of the 47 reviews on file, 42 are five-star (89%) and 0 are four-star. 2 reviews sit at one or two stars, and those are worth reading directly — complaints at material yards usually concern delivery timing or short loads rather than the product itself.

Among the suppliers we list across Louisiana, this rating places Good Earth Landscaping and Garden Shoppe in the top 55%.

Across the 16 suppliers we list in Lake Charles, the average rating is 4.4.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.7 drawn from 47 reviews is a reasonable sample for a local yard.

Hours and visiting the yard

Good Earth Landscaping and Garden Shoppe is open 6 days a week, closed on Sunday. The yard opens as early as 8 AM and runs until 4:30 PM.

Saturday opening makes this a practical option for weekend projects — a real advantage, since plenty of bulk yards shut for the weekend and leave homeowners unable to collect material outside working hours.

Loading is weather-dependent whatever the posted hours say. Heavy rain turns yards to mud and makes wet material heavier and harder to spread, so call the same morning if conditions look poor.

Best time to buy in Louisiana

Louisiana's longer growing season spreads demand across more of the year, which generally means better availability than northern markets. Even so, spring remains the peak for garden and soil products, and summer heat makes midday loading and installation punishing — early-morning pickups are worth the alarm clock. Autumn and winter are frequently the best value windows, with shorter queues and more flexible delivery scheduling.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 6 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Landscape Management Services, Inc. in Lake Charles, roughly 1.7 miles away. 33 suppliers sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

If this yard is short on what you need, the suppliers listed below carry overlapping inventory and will often deliver into the same area.

Buying garden and soil products in Lake Charles

We list 16 bulk suppliers in Lake Charles and 193 across Louisiana, spread over 73 cities and towns.

Bulk material pricing is intensely local. Trucking is a large share of the delivered cost, which is why a nearby yard usually beats a cheaper one further out once the full quote lands.