I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
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One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or less if you go to 3 inches for heavier foot traffic areas. Measure your bed in square feet, decide on depth based on how exposed the area is to Boston's winter freeze thaw, then divide by the coverage figure. Most narrow foundation beds around a triple decker run a half yard to a full yard.
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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or less if you go to 3 inches for heavier foot traffic areas. Measure your bed in square feet, decide on depth based on how exposed the area is to Boston's winter freeze thaw, then divide by the coverage figure. Most narrow foundation beds around a triple decker run a half yard to a full yard.
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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as pro...
I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to...
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to delivery was seamless and efficient. The mulch arrived exactly on time, and the quality exceeded my expectations. The color was rich and consistent, and I received more than enough to complete my project with proper coverage and packing.
Customer service was equally outstanding. Communication was clear, and the team was responsive and professional throughout. It’s rare to find a company that delivers both a high-quality product and excellent service, but mulch mound did just that.
Highly recommended, and I wouldn’t hesitate to order from them again.
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on...
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on time delivery, to perfect product placement was amazing. I needed more and I got it within 2 hours! I'm never doing this with bags again.
Landscape fabric underneath is non negotiable if you want this to actually last a decade rather than turn into a weed bed by year three. A steel or aluminum edging strip keeps the stone from migrating into the lawn during Boston's freeze thaw heave. If any part of the bed touches plantings that want organic matter, keep a separate mulch zone rather than mixing the two.
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Lay landscape fabric before the rock goes down, always, but in Boston specifically pin it heavier than you would in a drier climate. The freeze thaw cycle here works fabric loose over a winter if it is only lightly staked, and once edges lift, silty loam works its way up through the gaps and you get weeds sprouting through your rock by the second summer.
The most common mistake on Boston jobs is skipping edging around foundation beds. Without a steel or paver border, frost heave in silty loam pushes rock outward every winter, and by year two you are sweeping stone off the front walk. A simple edging strip installed at the same time as the rock solves this permanently and costs far less than repeated cleanup.
Because this is a one time install rather than an annual refresh like mulch, it pays to order slightly generous, around 10 percent over your calculated yardage. Running short mid project means a second delivery fee and a visible seam where two loads of stone do not quite match in color or size.
Boston's silty loam holds water through freeze thaw cycles, and that moisture sitting against a foundation is exactly what causes heaving and cracking over a zone 6b winter. Landscape rock over fabric sheds that water instead of holding it, which is why it shows up so often around downspouts and foundation beds in this city's older housing stock. It also survives the freeze thaw swing that breaks down organic mulch by April 25, the average last frost here. It is not for beds where you want soil building, but for drainage and permanence it earns its place.
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 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.
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.
