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Duluth 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...

Landscape rock runs 1.35 tons per cubic yard and is typically installed 2 to 3 inches deep. At 2 inches, one cubic yard covers about 162 square feet, so a 300 square foot front bed needs roughly 2 cubic yards. Measure your bed square footage first, then decide depth based on how much of the old soil grade you need to cover.

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 yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 10 feet by 10 feet at a few inches deep.

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Duluth Landscape Rock Delivery

Duluth Landscape Rock Delivery

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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...

Landscape rock runs 1.35 tons per cubic yard and is typically installed 2 to 3 inches deep. At 2 inches, one cubic yard covers about 162 square feet, so a 300 square foot front bed needs roughly 2 cubic yards. Measure your bed square footage first, then decide depth based on how much of the old soil grade you need to cover.

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 yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 10 feet by 10 feet at a few inches deep.

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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 Duluth Folks

4.7
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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

Most Duluth customers lay landscape fabric underneath the rock to keep clay soil from working its way up through the stone over time, and edging to keep it out of the lawn. If you are working around foundation plantings, a lighter topsoil or compost pass before the fabric goes down gives roots something better than clay to work with before the rock goes permanent.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

Duluth's clay drains slow, so pitch your rock bed slightly away from the foundation before you lay fabric, even a half inch of fall over a few feet keeps meltwater moving instead of pooling under the stone. This matters more here than in sandier soils because clay holds surface water right at grade through most of April.

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Rock beds in Duluth collect leaf litter every fall whether you want them to or not, and wet leaves left sitting on stone through winter break down into a thin layer of organic muck by spring. Plan on a leaf blower pass in late October and again after last frost to keep the bed looking like stone instead of compost.

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Because this is a one time install rather than an annual refresh, it pays to order slightly more than your calculator says the first time. A partial second delivery months later rarely matches the original stone's color exactly once it has weathered a Duluth winter, so getting the full yardage in one load keeps the bed looking uniform for years.

Decorative Stone in Duluth

Duluth sits on heavy clay that drains slowly, and when that clay stays saturated through the spring thaw, mulch beds against your foundation can hold moisture right where you do not want it. Rock does not break down or absorb water the way bark does, so it sheds runoff instead of soaking it in. With frost reaching deep by early winter and the ground not fully thawing until after Zenith City's late last frost in early June, a rock bed also avoids the heaving and washout that hits organic mulch beds hard every spring. It is a common choice around downspouts and foundations across the hillside neighborhoods above the harbor.

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 against my foundation in Duluth's clay soil?

Yes, rock is a common choice against foundations here because it does not hold moisture against the wall the way mulch can, which matters when clay soil is already slow to drain. Just make sure the bed is graded to shed water away from the house before the rock goes down.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a 400 square foot bed?

At the standard 2 inch depth, one cubic yard covers about 162 square feet, so a 400 square foot bed needs roughly 2.5 cubic yards. If you are going 3 inches deep for a fabric bed, plan closer to 3.5 cubic yards to cover the same area.

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When is the best time to install rock before winter sets in?

Aim to finish before the ground starts freezing hard, which in Duluth is typically before the September 13 first frost date. Installing in late summer or early fall gives the fabric and edging time to settle before snow load and freeze thaw cycles begin working on the bed.

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Can the truck get close enough to dump near my backyard beds?

Delivery trucks place the load at the curb, driveway, or another accessible spot on your property, not directly into backyard beds unless there is drive access. If your project is behind the house, plan on moving material by wheelbarrow, and let us know about any access limits like narrow driveways or low branches when you schedule.

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Should I choose rock or mulch for a bed near mature trees?

If the bed is near trees that drop needles or leaves, mulch is usually the better call since it breaks down and feeds the soil those roots want. Rock works better in open, sunnier beds like front yard groundcover or foundation borders where you are not trying to build soil, just cover ground permanently.

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