Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
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At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed's length and width, decide if you're doing 2 inches for a lighter look or 3 inches for better weed suppression, then order in full cubic yards since this isn't a material you want to run short on mid-install.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed's length and width, decide if you're doing 2 inches for a lighter look or 3 inches for better weed suppression, then order in full cubic yards since this isn't a material you want to run short on mid-install.
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Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will de...
Wonderful experience! They put the mulch exactly where we wanted. This mulch spread very easily and didn’t have the usual “mulch smell.” We will definitely use again!
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of cautio...
Placing an order online was so easy. Delivery was on time. When the driver realized we had a newly poured driveway they erred on the side of caution and opted not ti drive in it. The company even sent me a message explaining that call. Would recommend!
Great service. We ordered topsoil from Mulch Mound and the best experience. Thank you so much!
Most Salina rock jobs start with landscape fabric underneath to keep the clay loam from working its way up through the stone over time. Steel or aluminum edging holds a clean line where rock meets turf, especially useful since this soil shifts a bit with the freeze thaw cycle between October and April. Some customers add a border of mulch in planting pockets where they still want shrubs getting organic matter.
Salina's silty clay loam is slow to drain, so don't skip the fabric barrier under rock beds near foundations or downspouts. Without it, rock will slowly sink into the clay over a few seasons and you will be topping off the bed sooner than the decade of life this material should give you. Lay the fabric flat, overlap seams by at least six inches, and pin it before the first load goes down.
The biggest mistake we see in Salina yards is rock installed right up against tree trunks or shrub bases. Clay loam already holds moisture at the root zone, and stacking rock against bark traps even more of it, which invites rot over a wet spring. Leave a few inches of open mulch or bare soil ring around any plant that isn't a full grown tree.
If you're covering more than one bed, order all your rock in a single delivery rather than splitting it across projects. Screened decorative stone can vary slightly by batch and region, so getting it all at once keeps the color consistent across your whole yard instead of a visible line where an older, weathered batch meets a fresh one.
Salina's silty clay loam holds water in spring and bakes hard by midsummer, which is exactly the kind of soil that turns organic mulch into a soggy mat or a dust patch depending on the month. Rock does not care either way, it just sits there and sheds water off the bed instead of absorbing it. Around downspouts and foundation lines, where wheat country thunderstorms dump a lot of water fast, rock keeps soil from splashing onto siding. It is a poor choice anywhere you want plants pulling nutrients from decomposing material, so we see it paired with clay loam beds that already drain slow and don't need extra organic matter.
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.
