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Athens Landscape Rock Delivery

About this landscape rock

Smooth tumbled river rock, heavy enough to stay put in drainage runs and handsome enough for beds and borders.
Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully
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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I c...

One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, which is the standard for most bed and groundcover applications. If you want it closer to 3 inches for heavier foot traffic or drainage areas, plan on roughly two thirds of that coverage per yard. Measure your bed in square feet first, then work backward from there to figure out how many yards to order.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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Athens Landscape Rock Delivery

Athens Landscape Rock Delivery

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$132.00 per Yard
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About this landscape rock

Smooth tumbled river rock, heavy enough to stay put in drainage runs and handsome enough for beds and borders.
Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully
Google Review

First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I c...

One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, which is the standard for most bed and groundcover applications. If you want it closer to 3 inches for heavier foot traffic or drainage areas, plan on roughly two thirds of that coverage per yard. Measure your bed in square feet first, then work backward from there to figure out how many yards to order.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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How It Works

Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps

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Choose your quantity

Adjust the quantity to match your project. One cubic yard covers about 100 to 160 square feet at a 2 to 3 inch depth.

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Select your delivery date

Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home

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Sit back and wait

Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.

From The Mouths of Athens Folks

4.7
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Ryan Cully
Ryan Cully

First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wan...

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First time going with this company for mulch and it was an efficient process from start to finish. Website was easy—I told them exactly where I wanted the mulch put on my driveway, and it was delivered perfectly when I got home from work the next day. Best deal around when I compared it to competitors and I will definitely be becoming back.

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Lindsay Mangan
Lindsay Mangan

Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...

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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Landscape fabric underneath is worth doing right the first time, since pulling rock back up to fix a bad fabric job later is a real chore. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the rock contained on Athens' sloped yards instead of migrating into the lawn after a hard rain. Some customers pair a rock border with mulch in the planting beds further from the foundation, keeping the rock where drainage matters most.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

In Athens' silt loam, do not skip the fabric barrier under rock beds near foundations. That soil compacts and holds moisture, so without fabric the rock will sink into the mud within a season or two and you will be topping it off constantly. Lay the fabric, pin it well at the edges, then spread the rock at 2 to 3 inches. This single step is the difference between a bed that lasts ten years and one that needs redoing in three.

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Rock traps fallen leaves instead of letting them break down into the soil, which matters in a hilly, tree-heavy town like Athens where oak and maple leaves cover everything by late October. Plan on blowing or raking leaves out of rock beds a couple times through autumn, otherwise they mat down and smother the drainage function the rock is there for in the first place.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Rock is a one time install, not a yearly refresh like mulch, so it is worth ordering a bit more than the bare minimum rather than running short and doing a mismatched second order later since rock color can vary slightly between deliveries. Pair it with mulch in your planting beds and save rock for foundation lines, downspouts, and other spots where organic matter is not doing the plants any favors anyway.

Decorative Stone in Athens

Athens sits on hilly ground with a lot of silt loam soil, which drains slowly and holds water after the spring rains that run through mid April. Rock beds around foundations and downspouts here do real work, moving water away from the house instead of letting it pool in that heavy silt. A lot of the older homes near The Ridges and through the college neighborhoods use rock borders because they hold their shape on a slope better than bark mulch does. Once it is down, it is not something you touch again for years.

What Landscape Rock Is

Landscape rock is stone chosen for how it looks as much as what it does. River rock is smooth and rounded, decomposed granite is fine and packs firm underfoot. Both are sold by the cubic yard for beds, borders, paths, and dry creek beds.

River Rock vs Decomposed Granite

River rock stays loose and rolls, so it suits beds, borders, and drainage runs where it can sit in place. Decomposed granite compacts into a firm surface, so it suits paths, patios, and anywhere you will walk or roll a wheelbarrow.

Depth and Coverage

Spread river rock 2 to 3 inches deep over landscape fabric so it stays put and weeds stay down. Lay decomposed granite 3 to 4 inches deep, wet it, and compact it in lifts for a surface that sheds water instead of rutting.

Frequently Asked Questions

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How long does landscape rock actually last around here?

Decades, realistically. Unlike mulch, rock does not break down or need an annual refresh. In Athens' climate, the main upkeep is pulling leaves out in fall and occasionally topping off low spots if some rock gets displaced by heavy rain or foot traffic. Most installs over fabric hold their look for ten years or more before anyone thinks about redoing them.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a bed along my foundation?

Measure the length and width of the bed in feet, multiply for square footage, then divide by 162 for a 2 inch depth. A typical 20 foot by 3 foot foundation bed, for example, comes out to about 60 square feet, which needs roughly a third of a cubic yard at that depth.

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When is the best time to install rock in Athens?

Anytime the ground is not frozen or saturated works, so late spring through fall is easiest, after the last frost around April 15 and before the ground gets waterlogged in late fall. Avoid installing right after heavy rain since the silt loam gets soft and it is harder to get the fabric to lay flat and stay put.

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Where will the rock be dropped, and do I need to move it myself?

We place the load on your driveway or another firm, accessible surface you point out during checkout. From there it is on you to move it to the final bed location, usually with a wheelbarrow, so plan your labor and path before delivery day, especially if your yard has much of a slope.

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Should I use rock or mulch around my foundation?

Rock is the better call right against the foundation and around downspouts, since it does not hold moisture against the house the way organic mulch can and it will not need replacing. Save mulch for planting beds where you actually want organic matter breaking down into that silt loam and feeding what is growing there.

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