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 the typical 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers about 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed in square feet, decide on 2 or 3 inches depending on how much drainage and coverage you want, and order accordingly since this is a one time install, not something you're refreshing every spring.
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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 the typical 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard of rock covers about 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed in square feet, decide on 2 or 3 inches depending on how much drainage and coverage you want, and order accordingly since this is a one time install, not something you're refreshing every spring.
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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!
Landscape fabric underneath is what makes rock a decade long groundcover instead of a weed magnet, so plan on that as part of the job. Edging, whether steel or paver, keeps the stone from migrating into the lawn when Topeka gets one of its heavy spring downpours. If you've got planting beds nearby that need to hold moisture and feed the soil, mulch still makes more sense there than rock.
Topeka clay expands and contracts a lot between our wet springs and dry summers, and that movement can work landscape fabric loose over a few years if it's not pinned well. Use enough fabric staples, especially along bed edges where foot traffic and mower wheels catch the fabric. A poorly pinned fabric job under rock means weeds punching through year three, right when you thought you were done with maintenance for good.
Rock traps leaves instead of breaking them down, and Topeka's mix of oaks and maples drops a heavy leaf load every October right around first frost. Plan on blowing or raking beds clear a couple times in the fall, otherwise the leaf litter mats down into the rock and starts to look like mulch, defeating the low maintenance point of using stone in the first place.
Rock costs more upfront per yard than mulch but you're not buying it again next spring, so the real comparison is total cost over five or ten years, not one bag price against another. If your budget is tight, consider rock for the high visibility front bed near the Capitol view of the street and stick with mulch in side yard beds that don't get seen as much.
Topeka's clay soil holds water and drains slowly, which is exactly the kind of ground where organic mulch breaks down fast and needs constant topping off. Rock does not care about that cycle. It sits on top of the clay, over fabric, and stays put through the freeze thaw swings between our April last frost and October first frost. A lot of homeowners here use it around the foundation and under downspouts specifically because that's where clay holds the most water against the house.
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.
