We had a great experience today. This was our first time using Mulch Mound, and I found the price competitive and the online ordering very easy. We are impressed with the quality of the mulch, too! It is covering well - a great value!
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At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of landscape rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. For a typical Cambridge side yard or foundation bed, measure length by width in feet, divide by 162, and round up since narrow city lots often have odd angles around stairs and utility boxes. Ordering slightly more than the math suggests avoids a second delivery for a small gap.
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We had a great experience today. This was our first time using Mulch Mound, and I found the price competitive and the online ordering very easy. We are impressed with the quality of the mulch, too! It is covering well - a great value!
At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of landscape rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. For a typical Cambridge side yard or foundation bed, measure length by width in feet, divide by 162, and round up since narrow city lots often have odd angles around stairs and utility boxes. Ordering slightly more than the math suggests avoids a second delivery for a small gap.
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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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We had a great experience today. This was our first time using Mulch Mound, and I found the price competitive and the online ordering very easy. ...
We had a great experience today. This was our first time using Mulch Mound, and I found the price competitive and the online ordering very easy. We are impressed with the quality of the mulch, too! It is covering well - a great value!
Delivery was smooth and on time!
The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.
Very easy to place order online for our exact needs and very flexible for when we needed
Landscaping fabric underneath is what makes rock a decade-long install instead of a weed patch by next summer, so plan on it if you are starting fresh. Steel or aluminum edging keeps rock out of adjacent lawn areas, which matters on the smaller lots common around Cambridge where beds sit close to sidewalks. A load of mulch for the planted beds nearby pairs naturally if you are doing a full yard refresh at once.
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Lay fabric before the rock goes down, not after, and overlap seams by at least 6 inches since Cambridge's silt loam pushes up fine sediment through gaps over a few winters. Skipping fabric means weeds root directly in the rock bed within two seasons, and by then you are pulling stone out by hand to fix it, which nobody wants to do around established shrubs.
The most common mistake here is installing rock flush against wood siding or fence posts. Leave a few inches of clearance, because rock holds moisture against wood after Cambridge's wetter spring months, and that trapped moisture rots trim faster than open air ever would. A gravel or paver strip as a buffer solves this cheaply.
Buying rock and edging together in one delivery saves a second trip charge and gets everything staged before you start digging. If you are doing multiple beds, order a bit heavier on the first one, since leftover rock is easy to store dry in a bin but running short mid project means waiting on a second delivery to finish.
Cambridge sits on silt loam that holds water and compacts easily, which makes drainage a real concern around foundations and downspouts on older homes. Rock does not break down or feed that soil, so it works best as a permanent groundcover rather than a soil amendment, especially in zone 6b where freeze thaw cycles heave loose gravel if it is not set on fabric. With first frost arriving mid October, most Cambridge homeowners install rock in the fall shoulder season or early spring before the last frost around April 25, giving the base time to settle before heavy use. In small urban yards typical of this city, rock beds also cut down on the leaf litter maintenance that mulch demands under the mature shade trees near campus.
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.
