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Columbus 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.
Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich
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One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my orde...

At the standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 162 square feet at the thinner end of that range. Measure your bed's length and width, decide on 2 or 3 inches based on how much weed suppression you want, and order in full cubic yards since this isn't a material you want to run short on mid-project.

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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Columbus Landscape Rock Delivery

Columbus 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.
Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich
Google Review

One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my orde...

At the standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 162 square feet at the thinner end of that range. Measure your bed's length and width, decide on 2 or 3 inches based on how much weed suppression you want, and order in full cubic yards since this isn't a material you want to run short on mid-project.

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 Columbus Folks

4.7
out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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Jana Ozanich
Jana Ozanich

One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...

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One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.

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Michelle Cooper
Michelle Cooper

We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering...

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We have always spread our own mulch for the past 24 years. This was our first time with the Mulch Mound - things I liked: they have online ordering and provide a digital receipt which means you can remember how much you ordered (I always forget for the next year!), they were on time, they were able to deliver in 48 hours, they were generous with the portion (we got 9 yards and it felt like a FULL nine yards!), the driver was polite! We have ordered from reputable places, and there is always a little trash in the mulch. The mulch we recv'd from Mulch Mound had barely any... we were pleasant surprised!!! Color was great! Not to mention - the price was competitive and LOWER than other mulch places around. We will use again !! Highly recommend! Thanks Mulch Mound!

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Landscaping fabric goes down first if you want this to actually stay a decade-long groundcover instead of a weed farm. Steel or plastic edging keeps the rock from migrating into the lawn, and a lot of Columbus customers pair rock beds with mulch in the planting islands nearby where they still want organic matter breaking down.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Columbus clay compacts hard in summer, so before spreading rock, break up the top few inches of soil and grade it so water runs away from your house rather than pooling under the fabric. A flat or negatively sloped base under rock near a foundation just holds water against the wall, which defeats the purpose of putting stone there in the first place.

Mulch Mound Pro Tip

The biggest mistake we see locally is skipping fabric to save a step, then fighting Bermuda grass through the rock by the second summer. Bermuda runs underground rhizomes that push straight through thin or overlapped fabric seams, so overlap your fabric strips by a good six inches and pin them every couple feet.

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If you're doing foundation beds and planting beds in the same yard, order rock and mulch on the same delivery to save a trip. Keep rock away from beds with azaleas or other acid loving shrubs common here, since it won't feed the soil the way mulch does and those plants want organic matter breaking down at the roots.

Decorative Stone in Columbus

Columbus clay holds water after summer storms and heaves a little through freeze thaw cycles each winter, which is rough on plants but doesn't bother stone. Rock laid over fabric sits above the wet clay instead of soaking it in, so it drains where mulch would just sit and rot. Around the National Infantry Museum area and older Columbus neighborhoods with mature shade trees, rock beds do collect leaf litter every fall, so plan on a blower pass before Thanksgiving. In zone 8a the ground rarely freezes hard enough to shift a properly based rock bed.

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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Will landscape rock work in my clay heavy yard here in Columbus?

Yes, rock actually handles Columbus clay better than mulch does. Clay drains slowly and holds moisture, which rots organic mulch faster, but rock sits on top of fabric and never breaks down, so it doesn't care how wet or heavy the clay underneath gets. Just grade the base so water sheds away from structures before you lay the fabric.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a 200 square foot bed?

At a 2 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 162 square feet, so a 200 square foot bed needs a bit over one and a quarter yards. Most people round up to a full 2 yards if they're going with the deeper 3 inch install for better weed suppression.

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Is fall or spring a better time to install rock in Columbus?

Either works since rock isn't seasonal like mulch, but installing before your first frost around November 10 means the bed is settled and clean before spring growth and pollen season complicate things. Spring installs are fine too, just expect more leaf and debris cleanup if trees nearby are dropping.

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Can the delivery truck get close to my backyard bed?

Trucks drop material at the curb, driveway, or another accessible spot on your property, they don't drive across lawns or through gates. If your bed is in the backyard, plan on wheelbarrowing from the drop zone, and let us know at checkout if access is tight so we can plan the drop location.

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Should I use landscape rock or mulch around my house foundation?

Rock is the better call right against a foundation since it doesn't hold moisture against the wall the way mulch can, and it's a one time install rather than something you refresh every year or two. Save mulch for planting beds further out where you want organic matter feeding the soil around shrubs and perennials.

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