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At a 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 2 or 3 inches based on how much clay heaving you get over winter, and order in full cubic yards since this is a one time install worth getting right. Most Huntersville front beds run 3 to 6 cubic yards depending on how far the rock wraps around the foundation.
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Great experience with mulch mound. Their online calculator made it easy to estimate how many yards of mulch I needed and delivery was quick. I would definitely recommend them for your future projects.
At a 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 2 or 3 inches based on how much clay heaving you get over winter, and order in full cubic yards since this is a one time install worth getting right. Most Huntersville front beds run 3 to 6 cubic yards depending on how far the rock wraps around the foundation.
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Great experience with mulch mound. Their online calculator made it easy to estimate how many yards of mulch I needed and delivery was quick. I woul...
Great experience with mulch mound. Their online calculator made it easy to estimate how many yards of mulch I needed and delivery was quick. I would definitely recommend them for your future projects.
We needed mulch for our HOA common areas. Local providers were all holding high prices even for 40 yards of mulch. Mulch mound was easy to wowith...
We needed mulch for our HOA common areas. Local providers were all holding high prices even for 40 yards of mulch. Mulch mound was easy to wowith & has great price for natural mulch + delivery schedule options. They called before delivery to ensure Delivery was exactly where we wanted it.
Delivery was on time and great quality Mulch. Got it done in a reasonable time and yard looks great. Couldn’t be happier!!! Thank you and will us...
Delivery was on time and great quality Mulch. Got it done in a reasonable time and yard looks great. Couldn’t be happier!!! Thank you and will use again!!
Landscape fabric underneath is what makes this a decade-long install instead of a weed patch, so budget for a roll if you don't already have one down. Steel or aluminum edging keeps rock from migrating into the lawn, especially where beds slope toward a downspout. If any part of the bed is meant to feed plants rather than just cover ground, keep that section in mulch instead, rock and root health don't mix.
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Lay landscape fabric before the rock goes down, not after, and overlap seams by at least six inches since Huntersville's clay soil will still push up weeds through any gap over a couple of seasons. Skipping fabric to save time is the single most common reason a rock bed looks weedy again by year two, and once rock is down, pulling it back up to add fabric is a full day of extra labor.
Rock beds near mature oaks and hickories, common through this area, trap leaves worse than mulch does because leaves settle between the stones instead of matting on top. Plan on blowing or raking these beds out each fall before leaf drop peaks, otherwise decomposing leaf litter builds a thin soil layer on top of the rock that weeds happily root into by spring.
Buying the full cubic yardage in one delivery costs less in time and hassle than ordering twice, and since this is a permanent install there's no seasonal reorder to plan around like there is with mulch. If you're doing multiple beds, order everything at once even if you install in phases, matching rock color and size across a delayed second order is harder than it sounds.
Huntersville's red clay holds water long after a storm rolls off Lake Norman, and that moisture sits right under mulch beds until they turn to mush. Rock does not break down or compact into that clay, so it stays put on slopes near downspouts and along foundations where clay already sheds water fast. A lot of yards here near Latta Plantation deal with heavy leaf drop from mature hardwoods, so rock beds do need occasional blowing out, but they will not need topping off every spring the way bark mulch does. Zone 8a's wet winters and humid summers are hard on organic mulch, rock just sits there and does its job.
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.
