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 ba...
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One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure your bed's length and width, decide on depth based on how much foot traffic or erosion you expect, then order in full cubic yards since this is a one time install you want to get right. Most front yard beds around Murfreesboro run 2 to 4 cubic yards depending on how much of the lot is in beds versus turf.
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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 ba...
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure your bed's length and width, decide on depth based on how much foot traffic or erosion you expect, then order in full cubic yards since this is a one time install you want to get right. Most front yard beds around Murfreesboro run 2 to 4 cubic yards depending on how much of the lot is in beds versus turf.
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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 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.
We had a great experience today. This was our first time using Mulch Mound, and I found the price competitive and the online ordering very easy. ...
We had a great experience today. This was our first time using Mulch Mound, and I found the price competitive and the online ordering very easy. We are impressed with the quality of the mulch, too! It is covering well - a great value!
Delivery was smooth and on time!
The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.
Landscape fabric underneath is what makes this a decade-long install instead of a weed patch, so lay it before the rock goes down. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the stone from migrating into the lawn, especially useful on the sloped lots common around the Stones River area. If any beds sit next to plantings that actually need organic matter, consider keeping mulch there and reserving rock for foundation lines and downspout zones.
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Murfreesboro's clay holds water, so grade your bed with a slight slope away from the foundation before laying fabric and rock, otherwise you end up with a shallow pond under the stone after a heavy spring rain. This matters more here than in sandier soils because clay does not let water percolate down, it just sits. A few inches of fall over a 10 foot bed is usually enough.
The biggest mistake we see is skipping fabric to save a step, then fighting weeds pushing up through the rock within a season. Lay heavy landscape fabric, overlap seams by several inches, and pin it down before any stone goes on top. Skipping this turns a one time install into an annual weeding chore, which defeats the entire point of choosing rock over mulch.
Rock pairs well with steel edging to keep it out of the lawn, but skip pairing it with plants that need regular organic matter worked into the soil, since rock traps falling leaves and never breaks down to feed roots. Save rock for foundation lines, downspout paths, and low maintenance stretches, and keep mulch beds for anything you want to actually grow well.
Murfreesboro's clay and limestone base drains slowly, and that means beds along foundations and downspout runs stay wet longer than the rest of the yard. Rock does not break down or wash into that clay the way mulch does, so it holds its line through the wet stretches of a zone 7a winter and the dry spells before the October frost sets in. A lot of front yards here use it as a permanent groundcover under fabric, especially where homeowners are done re-mulching every spring. It also stands up fine near the limestone outcrops some lots have close to the surface, where digging deep beds is not really an option anyway.
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.
