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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One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, which is the standard install thickness for most beds and groundcover areas. Go closer to 3 inches around downspouts or high traffic spots where you want better coverage and less shifting. Measure your bed's square footage first, then divide by 162 to get a rough cubic yard count before you order.
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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!
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, which is the standard install thickness for most beds and groundcover areas. Go closer to 3 inches around downspouts or high traffic spots where you want better coverage and less shifting. Measure your bed's square footage first, then divide by 162 to get a rough cubic yard count before you order.
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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.
Most rock installs go down over landscape fabric, so pick that up if you don't already have it on hand. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the stone from migrating into the lawn, especially useful here where mowing crews are moving fast on hot Kansas afternoons. If you're bordering a planting bed instead of a foundation strip, a topsoil or compost order for the plant side pairs well with a rock order for the walkway or perimeter.
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Lay landscape fabric before the rock goes down, not after, and overlap seams by at least 6 inches. In this area's silt loam soil, skipping the fabric means the rock slowly works itself into the ground over a season or two, and by year three you're pulling stone out of mud instead of walking on a clean bed. Fabric is what turns this into the decade-long install it's supposed to be.
Rock traps fallen leaves instead of breaking them down, so plan on blowing or raking beds clear each fall before winter, especially near mature trees. Left alone, decomposing leaf litter creates a thin soil layer on top of the rock that weeds root into, which defeats the whole point of going low maintenance in the first place.
If you're covering a large area, order slightly less than your calculated total and top off later rather than over ordering, rock doesn't compress like mulch so leftover material just sits there. Pairing a rock border with mulched planting beds nearby is common here, it cuts your rock volume down to just the paths and foundation lines where it actually earns its keep.
Junction City sits on silt loam that holds water and compacts easily, which makes it a rough base for anything organic you want to stay loose and well drained. Rock skips that problem entirely, it sheds water off foundations and downspouts instead of soaking it in, which matters with the freeze and thaw cycles between our October and April frost dates. A lot of homes here use it along the north and west sides of the house where wind off the Flint Hills dries mulch out fast anyway. It also holds up fine at 1106 feet of elevation with the temperature swings that come with it.
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.
