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!
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One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or less if you go to the full 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure the bed length and width, decide your depth based on foot traffic and drainage needs, then order in full or half yard increments rather than guessing low and running short mid project.
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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!
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or less if you go to the full 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure the bed length and width, decide your depth based on foot traffic and drainage needs, then order in full or half yard increments rather than guessing low and running short mid project.
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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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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.
Very easy to place order online for our exact needs and very flexible for when we needed
Landscape fabric underneath is what makes this a decade install instead of a five year one, so budget for it if you have not already got it down. Steel edging or a paver border keeps the rock from migrating into the lawn on sloped Pittsburgh lots, and a few larger accent boulders from the same load can break up a flat bed nicely.
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Pittsburgh's silty clay does not drain fast, so if your bed sits in a low spot, grade it slightly before laying fabric and rock. Otherwise water pools under the stone and turns the clay underneath into mud that eventually pushes fabric up at the seams. A couple inches of gravel base under the fabric in those low spots solves this before it becomes a five year problem you can't easily fix once the rock is down.
The biggest mistake we see locally is skipping fabric entirely to save money upfront. Without it, silty clay works its way up through the rock within two or three seasons, and the stone starts looking muddy and dull no matter how often it gets rinsed off. Fabric is what keeps this a genuinely low maintenance, decade long install instead of something you are fighting every spring.
Rock traps fallen leaves rather than breaking them down like mulch does, and Pittsburgh has plenty of mature trees dropping leaves through October before first frost. Plan on a leaf blower pass or two each fall, especially the first few years before surrounding trees mature or get trimmed back. It is a small tradeoff for never having to reorder material again.
Pittsburgh sits on silty clay that drains slowly, especially through the wet stretch between last frost in May and the freeze that usually settles in by October. Rock over fabric gives you a surface that does not compact into that clay the way mulch eventually does, and it will not wash down a sloped yard the way loose organic material can. Around here it gets used a lot near downspouts and foundation lines where clay soil keeps water sitting too long against the house. It is a one time investment, not something you are topping off every spring like a hardwood mulch bed.
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.
