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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At a standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers about 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed's square footage first, then plan on ordering slightly more if you are going a full 3 inches deep or covering ground with a lot of curves. Most front bed refreshes in Raleigh run between 2 and 5 cubic yards depending on lot size.
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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...
At a standard 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers about 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed's square footage first, then plan on ordering slightly more if you are going a full 3 inches deep or covering ground with a lot of curves. Most front bed refreshes in Raleigh run between 2 and 5 cubic yards depending on lot size.
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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 rock a decade long install instead of a weed patch, so budget for that if your bed does not already have it. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the stone from migrating into the lawn, especially useful on the sloped lots common around Raleigh's older neighborhoods. A few cubic yards of mulch nearby for planting pockets lets you mix rock and organic beds without them bleeding into each other.
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Lay landscape fabric before the rock goes down, not after. In Raleigh's clay loam, skipping fabric means the rock slowly presses into the soil over a wet winter and weeds root straight through from underneath. Fabric also keeps the rock from mixing with the clay, which otherwise turns your clean gray stone bed muddy looking within a year or two after heavy rain events.
The biggest mistake we see is piling rock against tree trunks or shrub bases. It holds moisture against bark in ways mulch does not, and in Raleigh's humid summers that trapped moisture invites rot and pests. Leave a few inches of bare soil or use mulch instead in a ring around anything living, and save the rock for open ground and foundation lines.
Order a little heavier than you think you need on the first pass. Since rock is a one time install rather than an annual refresh like mulch, running short means paying for a second delivery just to finish one bed. Combining a rock order with a mulch order for planting beds in the same trip is usually more efficient than two separate deliveries weeks apart.
Raleigh's clay loam sheds water slowly, which means beds near downspouts and foundations stay soggy longer than sandy soil would. Rock does not break down or compact into that clay the way mulch does, so it stays put through the wet spells between March and June. It also holds up under the oak leaf drop that blankets much of the City of Oaks each fall, since a quick blow or rake clears it without disturbing the stone bed underneath. Around the Capitol area and older in town neighborhoods, homeowners lean on rock for foundation borders where they want a finished look without annual upkeep.
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.
