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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One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, which is the standard install depth for groundcover beds. For heavier coverage or areas that see more foot traffic, figure closer to 3 inches deep, which will use more material per square foot. Measure your bed square footage first, then work backward from the 162 square foot figure to land on your yardage.
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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!
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, which is the standard install depth for groundcover beds. For heavier coverage or areas that see more foot traffic, figure closer to 3 inches deep, which will use more material per square foot. Measure your bed square footage first, then work backward from the 162 square foot figure to land on your yardage.
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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 de...
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!
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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Landscaping fabric underneath is worth doing right the first time, since pulling rock back up later to fix a bare fabric spot is a real chore. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the rock from migrating into the lawn or driveway, especially useful where clay soil shifts a bit with the wet and dry cycles here. Some customers pair rock beds with a run of mulch in planting areas that do want organic matter, keeping the two materials in separate zones.
In Del Rio's chalky clay, skip a plain gravel base under your fabric and instead grade the bed slightly away from the foundation before you lay anything down. Clay does not drain, so a flat or inward sloping bed will pool water under the fabric during our occasional heavy rains, and that trapped water works against the fabric seams over time. A half inch of fall per foot is enough to keep water moving away from the house.
The biggest mistake we see is skipping fabric entirely because rock seems permanent on its own. Without fabric, rock slowly works its way down into the chalky clay over a couple of seasons, and you end up needing to add fresh material to keep the coverage looking full. Fabric is what makes this a true one time install instead of a recurring top up job.
Rock is priced by the ton equivalent per cubic yard, so a thinner 2 inch install stretches your order further than the 3 inch depth people often assume is standard. If your beds are mostly decorative rather than high traffic, staying at 2 inches saves material without looking sparse, and you can always add a touch more later around specific trouble spots like downspout splash zones.
Del Rio's chalky clay does not drain fast, and it cracks hard in the summer heat, which makes organic mulch a losing bet in beds that bake near foundations and driveways. Rock does not break down or wash out the way bark does, so it holds its line through our long dry stretches between the Feb 26 last frost and the Nov 27 first frost. A lot of yards here run rock beds around downspouts and along foundation lines where the clay already sheds water fast and erodes bare soil. It is also a natural fit if you are working around native, low water plantings that do not want extra organic matter mixed into the clay.
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.
