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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 depth for most McKinney beds. For a deeper 3 inch layer, figure closer to 108 square feet per yard. Measure your bed's length and width first, then decide on depth based on whether it is decorative groundcover or a heavier-use area near a downspout.
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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!
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, which is the standard install depth for most McKinney beds. For a deeper 3 inch layer, figure closer to 108 square feet per yard. Measure your bed's length and width first, then decide on depth based on whether it is decorative groundcover or a heavier-use area near a downspout.
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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!
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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.
Most McKinney customers laying rock also order landscape fabric to keep it from working down into the clay over time, and steel or paver edging to hold a clean line against turf. If part of the bed is going in around plants that need real organic matter, keep a mulch zone separate rather than mixing the two, since rock will not feed the soil the way mulch does.
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Lay landscape fabric before spreading rock over Houston Black Clay, not as an afterthought. The clay's expansion and contraction will slowly work loose rock down into the soil over a few seasons if there is nothing separating the two, and once that happens you cannot rake it back out. Fabric first means the rock stays a clean surface layer for the long haul instead of becoming a mixed mess you have to dig out.
Rock beds against McKinney foundations still need occasional attention, mostly leaf removal in fall before the November 11 frost and after live oak drop in spring. Leaves trapped in rock hold moisture against the clay and against your foundation, which defeats one of the reasons people choose rock there in the first place. A quick blow-out twice a year keeps the bed doing its job.
Since this is a one time install rather than an annual refresh like mulch, it pays to order slightly more than your calculation rather than run short and have color lot variation on a second delivery. Screened rock can vary a bit between batches even within the same named product, so getting it all in one load keeps the bed looking uniform for years.
Houston Black Clay swells when wet and cracks hard when it dries out, and organic mulches tend to disappear into that movement over a season or two. Rock sits on top instead of fighting the clay, which is why it works so well as permanent groundcover along foundations and downspouts here. McKinney's clay soil also drains slowly, so rock beds near downspouts help move water off the surface rather than letting it pool. With our summers pushing soil temps up fast after the March 15 last frost, rock also avoids the bleaching and breakdown that hits organic mulch by August.
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.
