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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One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at the standard 2 inch install depth, and at 3 inches for high traffic or drainage areas you'll cover closer to 108 square feet per yard. Measure your bed's length and width, decide your depth based on use, then order in full cubic yards since partial loads are rarely worth the trip. Most front yard beds in this area run between 2 and 5 cubic yards depending on how much of the lot is planted versus rock.
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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...
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at the standard 2 inch install depth, and at 3 inches for high traffic or drainage areas you'll cover closer to 108 square feet per yard. Measure your bed's length and width, decide your depth based on use, then order in full cubic yards since partial loads are rarely worth the trip. Most front yard beds in this area run between 2 and 5 cubic yards depending on how much of the lot is planted versus rock.
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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!
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The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.
Landscape fabric underneath is what actually makes this a one time install instead of a yearly chore, so budget for it if you don't already have it down. Steel or aluminum edging keeps rock from migrating into lawns and walkways, which matters more here where sloped lots are common. Some customers pair a rock border with mulched planting beds further from the foundation, using rock only where organic material would trap moisture against the house.
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Silver Spring's silt loam drains slower than sandy soils, so grade your bed slightly away from the foundation before laying fabric, even a half inch of slope keeps water from pooling under the rock during heavy rain. Skipping this step is the single biggest reason rock beds in clay heavy or silt loam areas develop soggy low spots that never fully dry between storms.
Rock traps falling leaves instead of breaking them down like mulch does, and with mature trees common around Silver Spring's older lots, that means blowing or raking beds clean each fall before leaf litter mats down into the fabric. Skip this for even one season and you'll be pulling embedded leaves out of the rock by hand the following spring.
Because this is a one time install rather than an annual refresh, it's worth ordering slightly heavier depth, closer to 3 inches, along foundation lines and downspout paths where erosion and splashback are worst. The extra material costs less over ten years than the mulch you'd otherwise replace every season in that same high wear zone.
Silt loam around Silver Spring compacts and sheds water slowly, which is exactly the kind of soil that turns a thin rock layer into a muddy mess by the second wet season. At 350 feet elevation with a growing season that runs April 20 to October 20, beds see a lot of leaf litter from mature shade trees, so rock groundcover has to be installed with drainage and cleanup in mind. Homeowners near AFI Silver Theatre and through the older neighborhoods tend to use rock along foundations and downspouts where organic mulch would just rot and hold moisture against the house. Done at proper depth over fabric, it holds its line through freeze thaw cycles each winter.
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.
