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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Landscape rock is sold by the cubic yard and typically installed at 2 to 3 inches deep, with one yard covering about 162 square feet at the 2 inch depth. Measure your bed's square footage first, then divide by 162 to get a rough yard count, rounding up slightly for edges and low spots. A standard front foundation bed in Stevens Point often runs 3 to 5 yards depending on how far it wraps around the house.
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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!
Landscape rock is sold by the cubic yard and typically installed at 2 to 3 inches deep, with one yard covering about 162 square feet at the 2 inch depth. Measure your bed's square footage first, then divide by 162 to get a rough yard count, rounding up slightly for edges and low spots. A standard front foundation bed in Stevens Point often runs 3 to 5 yards depending on how far it wraps around the house.
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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!
Delivery was smooth and on time!
The triple shredded mulch was great quality and just what we were looking for.
Very easy to place order online for our exact needs and very flexible for when we needed
Landscape fabric underneath is worth doing right the first time, since it's what turns rock into a decade-long groundcover instead of a weed bed. Edging material helps keep rock contained where sandy loam wants to shift it into the lawn, and a load of topsoil or mulch nearby for planted areas rounds out a bed that mixes rock with actual plants.
Lay fabric before the rock goes down, not after, and overlap seams by at least 6 inches. In Stevens Point's sandy loam, skipping fabric means rock slowly sinks into the soil over a couple seasons and weeds punch through from below. Fabric is the difference between a bed that still looks clean in year eight and one that needs regrading by year three.
Rock traps falling leaves instead of absorbing them like mulch does, which matters here given how many mature trees line older Stevens Point neighborhoods. Plan on blowing or raking leaves off rock beds each fall before the first snow, otherwise they mat down, hold moisture against the stone, and start decomposing right on top of your groundcover.
Rock is a one time material cost against years of avoided mulch refreshes, so it pencils out better on beds you don't plan to redesign. Keep it away from perennials or shrubs that want organic matter worked into the soil each year, since rock blocks that entirely. Use it for foundation strips and downspout aprons, and save mulch for actual planting beds.
Stevens Point sits on sandy loam that drains quickly, which is good for rock beds since standing water and rot are rarely an issue. With zone 5a winters and a frost season running from October into mid-May, organic mulches break down fast and need yearly replacing, while rock just sits through the freeze-thaw cycle without shifting much. Around SentryWorld and the newer builds near downtown, we see a lot of rock used against foundations and downspouts where sandy soil erodes under heavy roof runoff. It is a common choice for homeowners who want the bed finished once, not redone every spring.
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.
