Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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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 whether you want a 2 inch dusting or a fuller 3 inch layer for weed suppression, then order in full cubic yard increments since this is a one time install you want done right. Most Kettering front beds run somewhere between 1 and 3 yards depending on how much of the yard is in play.
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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
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 whether you want a 2 inch dusting or a fuller 3 inch layer for weed suppression, then order in full cubic yard increments since this is a one time install you want done right. Most Kettering front beds run somewhere between 1 and 3 yards depending on how much of the yard is in play.
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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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Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
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 ...
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.
Landscape fabric underneath is what turns rock into a decade long groundcover instead of a weedy mess, so it's worth laying before the stone goes down. Steel or plastic edging keeps rock from migrating into the lawn when Kettering's spring thaw softens bed borders. Some customers also order a run of mulch for planting beds that need organic matter, keeping rock for the foundation lines and mulch where things are actually growing.
Lay landscape fabric before the rock goes down, not after, and overlap seams by at least 4 inches. In Kettering's silt loam, skipping fabric means the rock slowly sinks into the soil over a season or two as freeze thaw cycles work the ground underneath it. Once that happens, weeds root straight through the stone and there's no clean way to fix it without pulling everything back up. The fabric is the difference between a decade long install and a five year one.
Landscape rock traps falling leaves instead of breaking them down, so beds near mature trees need a blower or hard rake pass every fall before Kettering's first frost around October 17. Left buried, wet leaves mat down into the stone and start a thin layer of compost that grows weeds right on top of the fabric. A few minutes of clearing each autumn keeps the bed looking like new instead of turning into a leaf trap.
Rock costs more upfront per yard than mulch but it never needs replacing, so for foundation lines and downspout areas that never get touched again, it pencils out over the years. Save mulch for planting beds where you actually want organic matter breaking down into the soil, and use rock only where you want permanence. Mixing the two on one property is normal and often the smarter call than picking just one material for everything.
Kettering's silt loam compacts and holds moisture longer than sandy soil, which makes organic mulch a magnet for fungus gnats and slow rot near foundations. Rock sheds that water instead of absorbing it, which matters most around downspouts and window wells where the soil already stays damp into spring. With zone 6b winters bringing freeze thaw cycles through March, rock also won't heave or wash downhill the way loose mulch can on a slope. It's a common choice here for the low, flat front yard beds you see throughout the older Kettering neighborhoods near Fraze Pavilion.
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.
