I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
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At a standard 2 inch install depth, one cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet, so a typical 300 square foot front bed runs close to 2 cubic yards. Going to 3 inches for heavier foot traffic or drainage areas around downspouts drops coverage to roughly 108 square feet per yard. Measure your bed in square feet first, then divide by the coverage number at the depth you want.
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I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
At a standard 2 inch install depth, one cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet, so a typical 300 square foot front bed runs close to 2 cubic yards. Going to 3 inches for heavier foot traffic or drainage areas around downspouts drops coverage to roughly 108 square feet per yard. Measure your bed in square feet first, then divide by the coverage number at the depth you want.
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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 contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as pro...
I contacted Mulch Mound for #57 river rocks and it was easy and fast to get a delivery right before the holiday weekend. Stone was delivered as promised and place exactly where I asked. Excellent service! I will be ordering mulch next!
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to...
I recently ordered from mulch mound and was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of the experience. The entire process, from placing the order to delivery was seamless and efficient. The mulch arrived exactly on time, and the quality exceeded my expectations. The color was rich and consistent, and I received more than enough to complete my project with proper coverage and packing.
Customer service was equally outstanding. Communication was clear, and the team was responsive and professional throughout. It’s rare to find a company that delivers both a high-quality product and excellent service, but mulch mound did just that.
Highly recommended, and I wouldn’t hesitate to order from them again.
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.
Landscape fabric underneath is what turns this from a five year fix into a decade long groundcover, so budget for it if you don't already have a base down. A few bags of edging or steel border keep the rock from migrating into the lawn during heavy rain, which matters on Springfield's clay soil where water tends to sheet rather than soak in. If any beds also carry shrubs or perennials that want organic feeding, keep those areas in mulch and save the rock for the strictly ornamental zones.
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Springfield's silty clay loam sheds water slowly, so grade your bed with a slight slope away from the foundation before you lay fabric. If the base is flat, rock beds can pond after heavy spring storms and the fines from the stone will work into the mud below over a few seasons, undoing the clean look you paid for. Fifteen minutes with a rake before delivery day saves years of drainage headaches.
The most common mistake we see is skipping fabric to save money, then fighting weeds through the rock within two summers. Springfield's growing season runs long enough, April to October, for seeds to establish in the silty clay loam that settles between stones. Fabric first turns this into a true one time install instead of an annual chore, which is the entire point of choosing rock over mulch.
Rock pairs well with mulch zoned separately rather than mixed, since blending them just means raking mulch out of stone forever. Use rock along hardscape edges, foundations, and downspout runs where drainage matters, and keep mulch in planting beds where the soil under your perennials still needs organic matter each season. This split keeps maintenance low without giving up plant health where you actually need it.
Springfield's silty clay loam holds water longer than sandy soil, which means organic mulch near the house can stay damp against siding and foundations through our humid summers. Rock does not care. It sheds water, does not compact into the clay the way bark mulch eventually does, and holds its footprint through freeze thaw cycles each winter. Around here it shows up most on downspout aprons, foundation borders on the older homes near the Lincoln Home Historic Site area, and front yard beds where Flower City residents want structure without another spring refresh. It is a good match for low maintenance beds where you are not trying to feed the soil underneath.
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.
