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 the standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of landscape rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed's length and width, decide on depth based on how much foot traffic or weight it needs to handle, then order in full cubic yard increments since this is a one time install worth getting right. Most Hartford front yard beds run somewhere between 1 and 3 cubic yards.
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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 the standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of landscape rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed's length and width, decide on depth based on how much foot traffic or weight it needs to handle, then order in full cubic yard increments since this is a one time install worth getting right. Most Hartford front yard beds run somewhere between 1 and 3 cubic yards.
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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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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 goes down first and is what makes this a decade long groundcover instead of a rock pile that grows weeds through it within a season. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the stone from migrating into the lawn, which matters more here than in drier climates since freeze thaw cycles push loose edges around. Some customers pair rock beds with a run of mulch elsewhere on the property for planting areas that still need organic matter.
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Lay landscape fabric before the rock, not after, and overlap seams by at least 6 inches since Hartford's silty loam will push fine soil up through gaps over a few winters of freeze thaw. Skipping fabric means weeds root directly in the stone within a year or two. This is the single step that determines whether your rock bed looks the same in year ten as it did on install day.
The biggest mistake we see in Hartford yards is rock installed right up against tree trunks or shrub bases. Stone holds heat and reflects it back, which stresses bark and roots during summer, and it also traps fallen leaves against the trunk in autumn, holding moisture where you do not want it. Leave a few inches of bare mulch ring around any live plant stems within a rock bed.
Order slightly more rock than your calculator says if you are working a bed with any slope or curves, since irregular shapes waste more material at the edges than a straight rectangular bed. It costs less to have a few leftover bags worth on hand for topping off next spring than to place a second small delivery for a shortfall.
Hartford's silty loam holds water well, which is good for lawns but bad for foundation beds that stay soggy through the spring thaw. Rock over fabric solves that drainage problem permanently near the house, especially in the low spots around downspouts that many Insurance Capital area homes have from older gutter systems. It also holds up through Hartford winters without the freeze heave that can shift loose mulch. The tradeoff is it will not feed your soil, so keep it away from beds where you want plants to thrive on decomposing organic matter.
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.
