Easton earns its nickname, the City at the Forks, from its position where the Lehigh River meets the Delaware, and that river-carved terrain shapes nearly every landscaping decision homeowners make here. The slopes descending toward both waterfronts mean erosion is a constant concern, while the clay loam soil that dominates Easton and neighboring Phillipsburg holds moisture long after the region's generous 47 inches of annual rainfall has passed through. Ornamental beds near Centre Square and along the hillside neighborhoods benefit enormously from quality-amended topsoil to loosen that dense native clay and improve root penetration. Customers coming from Hackettstown and East Stroudsburg face similar Lehigh Valley clay challenges, making bulk soil amendment and hardwood mulch two of the most practical investments a local gardener can make.