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Denver 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.
Donna Nedrow
Donna Nedrow
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Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!

One cubic yard covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to 3 inches for better weed and erosion control. Measure your bed's length and width, multiply for square footage, and divide by 162 to get a rough yard count at 2 inches. Most Denver front yard beds run somewhere between 2 and 6 cubic yards, but corner lots and downspout runs can push higher.

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.

A ton is 2,000 pounds of material. As a general guideline, one ton of rock covers roughly 100 square feet at 2 inches deep, depending on rock size and density.

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Denver Landscape Rock Delivery

Denver 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.
Donna Nedrow
Donna Nedrow
Google Review

Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!

One cubic yard covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to 3 inches for better weed and erosion control. Measure your bed's length and width, multiply for square footage, and divide by 162 to get a rough yard count at 2 inches. Most Denver front yard beds run somewhere between 2 and 6 cubic yards, but corner lots and downspout runs can push higher.

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.

A ton is 2,000 pounds of material. As a general guideline, one ton of rock covers roughly 100 square feet at 2 inches deep, depending on rock size and density.

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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 Denver Folks

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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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Landscape fabric underneath is what actually makes rock a decade long install instead of a weed patch by year two, so budget for it if you do not already have it down. Steel or aluminum edging keeps rock out of the lawn and out of clay soil that likes to shift and heave it toward the grass. Some Denver customers run a mulch bed for their planting beds and rock for the high traffic or foundation zones on the same property.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Denver's clay soil expands and contracts hard through our freeze thaw cycles, and that movement will slowly work rock down into bare clay if you skip fabric. Lay a woven landscape fabric first, overlap seams by several inches, and pin it every couple feet. Skipping this step is the number one reason people end up hand picking rock out of mud two years later, especially in beds that catch runoff off the roof.

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Rock does not decompose or feed your soil, so any plants in a rock bed need to be types that tolerate lean, dry conditions, think yucca, sedum, or ornamental grasses rather than perennials that want organic matter. If you have existing beds with amended soil, keep rock away from those and use it for the foundation strips and downspout zones instead, where drainage matters more than fertility.

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Because this is a one time install rather than an annual refresh, it is worth spending a little more time getting the depth right the first pass, 2 inches for a lighter look, 3 inches if you want better coverage over fabric seams and better weed suppression. Order the full amount up front, since matching rock color and size on a second, smaller order later can be inconsistent depending on the batch.

Decorative Stone in Denver

Denver's clay soil holds water and swells and cracks with our freeze thaw cycles, which is hard on plants but not on rock. Landscape rock over fabric shrugs off that clay movement and gives you a stable, permanent surface around foundations and downspouts where clay tends to pool water. At 5,280 feet the sun is intense and mulch bleaches and breaks down fast, rock does not fade the same way. It is a common choice for xeriscape style front yards across the metro that are trying to cut down on irrigation.

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 with Denver's clay soil or will it just sink in over time?

It works well as long as you install landscape fabric first. Without fabric, clay's freeze thaw movement will slowly pull rock down into the soil over a few seasons. With fabric as a barrier, the rock stays on top and the fabric keeps clay from mixing up into your rock layer, giving you a stable surface for years.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a typical Denver front yard bed?

One cubic yard covers about 162 square feet at 2 inches deep. Most front yard beds in Denver run 200 to 500 square feet, which works out to roughly 2 to 4 cubic yards at that depth. Measure your bed and divide the square footage by 162 to get a solid starting estimate.

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Is there a bad time of year to install landscape rock in Denver?

Rock can go down almost any time since it is not weather sensitive like planting, but avoid installing right after a heavy snowmelt when clay soil is saturated and soft, since it will not compact evenly under fabric. Late spring after the ground firms up, or fall before first frost around October 5, both work well.

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

The load is placed on your driveway or another spot you specify at checkout, and delivery timing is scheduled at that point rather than a set window we assign. Moving it from the drop point to your beds is on you, so plan your wheelbarrow path and clear any gates or narrow spots beforehand.

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Should I use landscape rock or mulch around my downspouts?

Rock is generally the better call there. Downspout zones deal with concentrated water flow that washes mulch out and redistributes it across your yard, while rock stays put and handles that erosion better. It also will not compact into a soggy mat the way wet mulch can in Denver's clay soil where drainage is already slow.

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