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Palmdale Landscape Rock Delivery

About this landscape rock

Smooth tumbled river rock, heavy enough to stay put in drainage runs and handsome enough for beds and borders.
Rob H
Rob H
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Easy to order, great service, and great product. We enjoy the final look of a very neglected beds we inherited!

At a standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed length by width, decide on 2 or 3 inches depending on how much weed and erosion control you want, then order in full cubic yards rather than guessing low and running short mid job.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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Palmdale Landscape Rock Delivery

Palmdale Landscape Rock Delivery

4.7
137 reviews
$132.00 per Yard
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About this landscape rock

Smooth tumbled river rock, heavy enough to stay put in drainage runs and handsome enough for beds and borders.
Rob H
Rob H
Google Review

Easy to order, great service, and great product. We enjoy the final look of a very neglected beds we inherited!

At a standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed length by width, decide on 2 or 3 inches depending on how much weed and erosion control you want, then order in full cubic yards rather than guessing low and running short mid job.

A yard is approximately 27 cubic feet. As a general guideline, one yard of material can cover an area of about 100-160 square feet at a 2-3 inch depth.

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How It Works

Getting started is easy — just follow these simple steps

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Choose your quantity

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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Select your delivery date

Select a delivery date you'd like for the product to be dropped off at your home

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Sit back and wait

Sit back, wait, and let us work our magic to make sure the highest quality product is delivered to your driveway.

From The Mouths of Palmdale Folks

4.7
out of 5 based on 137 reviews
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Rob H
Rob H

Easy to order, great service, and great product. We enjoy the final look of a very neglected beds we inherited!

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scott fisher
scott fisher

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...

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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!

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Fadi Nofal
Fadi Nofal

I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to...

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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.

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Complete Your Outdoor Project

Landscape fabric underneath keeps the rock from working its way into the sandy loam beneath it, and steel or aluminum edging holds a clean line where rock meets a lawn or planting bed. Some Palmdale customers pair a rock groundcover zone with a mulched planting bed nearby for anything that actually needs organic matter, since rock and living plants want different soil conditions.

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Mulch Mound Pro Tip

In Palmdale's sandy loam, skip laying rock directly on bare ground. Fabric underneath is what makes this a decade-long install instead of a five year one, since it stops the rock from settling into loose native soil and disappearing over time. Without it, you will be topping off the bed every couple of years as stone sinks and native sand rises through the gaps.

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Rock traps leaves and blowing debris instead of breaking them down like mulch does, which matters in a wind corridor like the Antelope Valley. Plan on blowing or raking beds clear every few months, especially near trees, or the rock bed turns into a leaf pile with stone underneath. This is the main maintenance tradeoff for a material that otherwise needs almost none.

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If you are covering a large front yard, order the full cubic yardage in one delivery rather than splitting it across two trips. Rock is dense at 1.35 tons per yard, so partial loads cost you in repeated delivery trips more than in material itself, and matching color and stone size in one batch keeps the bed looking uniform instead of patched.

Decorative Stone in Palmdale

Palmdale sits at 2657 feet with sandy loam that drains fast and dries out faster, which is exactly the kind of ground where rock outperforms bark or mulch. With triple digit summer heat and a short frost window from November to mid March, organic mulches bake down and blow off in the Antelope Valley wind while rock just sits there. A lot of homes here use it against foundations and around downspouts where nothing is trying to grow anyway. It is a common choice for the low water, low maintenance front yards you see all over Aerospace Valley.

What Landscape Rock Is

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 vs Decomposed Granite

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.

Depth and Coverage

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Does landscape rock work with Palmdale's sandy soil or does it just sink in?

It stays put as long as you install fabric underneath first. Sandy loam alone will let stone settle and mix into the ground over a few years, but a fabric barrier keeps the rock layer separate from the native soil and holds the bed looking installed for a decade or more without topping off.

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How many cubic yards do I need for a typical Palmdale front yard bed?

One cubic yard covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth. For a 500 square foot bed at that depth you are looking at roughly 3 cubic yards, or closer to 4.5 yards if you go to 3 inches for better coverage over foundations or slopes.

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Is there a bad time of year to install rock in Palmdale?

Not really, since rock is not seasonal like mulch. That said, installing before summer heat sets in in June makes the work itself easier, and it avoids handling stone in 100 plus degree afternoons. Frost from November to mid March does not affect rock at all, so winter installs work fine too.

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Where will the rock be dropped and do I need a special driveway setup?

Delivery is placed in your driveway or another accessible spot you specify, and delivery date is scheduled at checkout. Clear the area beforehand and make sure there is enough width for the truck to unload, since a cubic yard of rock is heavy and gets dumped in place rather than carried in.

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Should I use rock or mulch around my Palmdale house foundation?

Rock is the better call against foundations since it does not hold moisture against stucco or wood siding the way organic mulch can, and it does not need replacing every year. Mulch makes more sense in planting beds where shrubs and perennials benefit from organic matter breaking down into the soil over time.

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