I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
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At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the thinner end. A typical Escondido front yard bed, say 300 to 400 square feet, usually runs 2 to 2.5 cubic yards depending on how deep you go around plantings versus open groundcover.
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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the thinner end. A typical Escondido front yard bed, say 300 to 400 square feet, usually runs 2 to 2.5 cubic yards depending on how deep you go around plantings versus open groundcover.
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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as pro...
I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to...
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to delivery was seamless and efficient. The mulch arrived exactly on time, and the quality exceeded my expectations. The color was rich and consistent, and I received more than enough to complete my project with proper coverage and packing.
Customer service was equally outstanding. Communication was clear, and the team was responsive and professional throughout. It’s rare to find a company that delivers both a high-quality product and excellent service, but mulch mound did just that.
Highly recommended, and I wouldn’t hesitate to order from them again.
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on...
I couldn't be happier with the speed and quality of the mulch delivery service of Mulch Mound. Every detail from ordering, to communication with on time delivery, to perfect product placement was amazing. I needed more and I got it within 2 hours! I'm never doing this with bags again.
Landscape fabric underneath is what makes this a one time install instead of a weed patch by next summer. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the rock from migrating into the lawn, especially on the sloped lots common around Hidden Valley. Some customers pair a rock groundcover zone with a mulched planting bed nearby, using rock where they want permanence and mulch where they want the soil fed.
Lay landscape fabric before spreading rock, especially in Escondido's clay loam where weeds push through bare soil fast once winter rains hit. Overlap fabric seams by at least six inches and pin every two feet, since loose fabric bunches under foot traffic and lets rock sink into the clay beneath it. Skipping this step is the single most common reason people redo a rock bed within a couple years.
Rock traps fallen leaves and pine needles instead of breaking them down like mulch does, so plan on blowing or raking beds out a few times a year, especially after Santa Ana wind events in fall. Left alone, decomposing leaf litter over rock creates a thin soil layer that grows weeds anyway, defeating the point of the install.
Order slightly more than your calculator suggests, since clay loam settles unevenly and low spots eat extra material fast. It's cheaper to have a small leftover pile than to schedule a second delivery for another quarter yard, and leftover rock stores fine in a bin for touch ups later.
Escondido's clay loam sheds water slowly, which makes decorative rock a smart choice over low beds that would otherwise stay soggy after a winter storm rolling through the valley. With our zone 10a heat stretching from May through October, rock also won't bake down or blow away like lighter mulches do on exposed hillside lots. It's especially common here as groundcover along foundations and downspouts, where homeowners want something that won't wash out in a hard rain off the surrounding hills. Just know it traps eucalyptus and oak leaves rather than breaking them down, so it needs occasional blowing out.
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.
