Cuyahoga Falls earned the name The Falls from the rocky drops the river makes as it cuts through town, and that same sandstone ledge shapes yards across the city. Properties near Gorge Metro Park sit on thin soil over bedrock, so raised beds and imported topsoil often do more good than trying to amend what is already there. Away from the river, the silt loam holds moisture well but crusts and compacts under 40 inches of annual rain, which makes coarse compost and shredded hardwood mulch worth the money. Slopes running down toward the Cuyahoga move material fast during spring melt, so river rock and larger gravel hold their place better than fine bark on any grade. We haul the same materials out to Uniontown and Reedurban, where flatter ground and heavier clay pockets call for a different blend entirely.