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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One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure your bed length by width, decide on depth based on how much weed pressure you expect, then divide the square footage by 162 to get a rough yard count. Most single bed projects in The Villages run in the range of 2 to 4 cubic yards, but wrap around beds and full front yard conversions run higher.
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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!
One cubic yard of landscape rock covers about 162 square feet at a 2 inch depth, or a bit less if you go to 3 inches for better weed suppression. Measure your bed length by width, decide on depth based on how much weed pressure you expect, then divide the square footage by 162 to get a rough yard count. Most single bed projects in The Villages run in the range of 2 to 4 cubic yards, but wrap around beds and full front yard conversions run higher.
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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 goes down first and matters more with rock than with mulch, since it is what keeps the stone from working itself into the sandy soil underneath over time. Steel or aluminum edging holds a clean line between rock beds and St. Augustine lawns, which are common throughout The Villages. Some homeowners also order a smaller batch of mulch for planting islands within the rock bed where they want shrubs to actually get organic matter.
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Lay landscape fabric before the rock, not after, and overlap the seams by several inches. In sandy soil like the kind common through The Villages, skipping fabric means the rock slowly sinks and mixes with the sand underneath within a couple seasons, and once that happens there is no fixing it without pulling everything back out.
Rock does not feed the soil and it traps falling leaves instead of breaking them down, so beds under oak trees need occasional blowing out or the leaf litter builds a thin soil layer on top where weeds take hold anyway. Plan on a quick blow out every few weeks during leaf drop rather than letting it accumulate.
Because this is a one time install rather than an annual refresh like mulch, it pays to size the order right the first time and slightly over rather than under. A little extra rock is easy to store in a side yard for later touch ups, but a mid project shortfall means a second delivery fee and a visible seam where old and new stone meet.
The sandy soil common through The Villages does not hold organic mulch well, it dries out fast and needs replacing every year, which is part of why so many homeowners here switch to rock. Landscape rock over fabric does not decompose or wash away in the seasonal Florida downpours the way bark mulch does. It also handles the mild winters here, since there is no freeze thaw cycle at 69 feet elevation to heave the stone out of place. It is a common choice around downspouts and foundations where standing water and erosion are a real concern in this soil type.
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.
