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 roughly 108 square feet if you go to 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure your bed's length and width, decide your depth based on how much foot traffic or weight it needs to handle, then order in full cubic yards since this is not a material you want to run short on mid job.
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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 roughly 108 square feet if you go to 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure your bed's length and width, decide your depth based on how much foot traffic or weight it needs to handle, then order in full cubic yards since this is not a material you want to run short on mid job.
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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!
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The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.
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Landscape fabric underneath is the single most important pairing, it is what turns this from a five year groundcover into a decade long one. Steel or aluminum edging keeps the stone from migrating into the lawn or driveway, and a lot of Rochester customers pair a rock bed near the foundation with mulch further out where they are actually planting.
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Lay landscape fabric before the rock goes down, not after, and overlap seams by at least six inches. In Rochester's sandy loam, skipping fabric means the rock slowly sinks into the soil over a season or two, especially near downspouts where water concentrates. Pin the fabric down every few feet so it does not shift when you are spreading stone on top, and cut it clean at bed edges instead of leaving loose flaps that catch mulch or leaves later.
Rock traps fallen leaves instead of breaking them down like mulch does, which matters here given how many mature trees line Rochester's older neighborhoods. Plan on blowing or raking leaves off rock beds each fall before snow, otherwise they mat down over winter and rot into the stone, giving weeds a foothold by spring. A leaf blower on a low setting works better than raking, since raking tends to drag stone out with the leaves.
Buy slightly more rock than your calculator says for the first bed you build, since matching color and size later can be tricky if the yard's inventory shifts. Rock is a one time install, so it is worth over ordering by a partial yard now rather than trying to source a matching batch two years down the road when your supplier's stone selection has changed.
Rochester's sandy loam already drains well, so rock does not sit in standing water the way it might in heavier clay soils, but that same fast drainage means fabric underneath is worth the extra step to stop the stone from working down into the soil over time. With winters bringing frost down past 232 feet elevation and freeze thaw cycles common between October and May, a properly bedded rock installation shrugs off frost heave better than loose mulch. It is a common choice for the tight foundation beds around older Rochester homes near downtown and the Opera House, where drainage away from the house matters more than feeding the soil.
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.
