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!
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At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed length by width, decide whether you want a tight 2 inch cap or a fuller 3 inch layer, then order by the cubic yard rather than guessing bags. Most Tucson front yard conversions run somewhere between 3 and 8 cubic yards depending on lot size.
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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!
At a 2 to 3 inch install depth, one cubic yard covers roughly 162 square feet at the shallow end of that range. Measure your bed length by width, decide whether you want a tight 2 inch cap or a fuller 3 inch layer, then order by the cubic yard rather than guessing bags. Most Tucson front yard conversions run somewhere between 3 and 8 cubic yards depending on lot size.
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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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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!
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked ...
One of the easiest customer service experiences I've had in a long time! Mulch Mound made it so simple. After putting it off for a while, I looked at the weather and knew I needed to get to mulching ASAP before the rain came if I didn't want to wait another week. I put my order in for the next day online and they came right at 9 AM. The employee who dropped off the mulch did a great job, putting it right on the tarp I laid out, she even made sure none of it got on the yard and double checked the truck bed to make sure it all came out. The mulch was exactly what I needed and arrived right on time.
Landscape fabric underneath is worth doing right the first time, since pulling rock back up later to fix a bare fabric patch is a real chore. Steel or paver edging keeps the rock from migrating onto walkways and driveways, which matters more here than in yards with grass borders to catch stray stone. Some Tucson customers pair a rock groundcover zone with a small mulch bed near shade trees or agave plantings that actually benefit from organic matter.
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In Tucson's caliche soil, do not skip the fabric layer if you want this to be a true one time install. Caliche is nearly impermeable in spots, so weeds that do sprout usually come from windblown seed landing on top of the rock rather than pushing up from below, and fabric stops that seed bed from forming in the first place. Skipping it means hand weeding the rock every spring instead of just rinsing it off.
The most common mistake in Tucson yards is laying rock right up against stucco or block foundations with no gap. Monsoon runoff splashes rock dust and grit onto lower wall surfaces over years, staining light colored stucco. Leave a few inches of bare decomposed granite or a small gravel strip between the rock bed and the wall, and keep the depth at 2 inches near structures so runoff has somewhere to go besides straight up the wall.
If you are covering a large front yard, mixing rock with a few boulders or larger accent stone breaks up the cost and the visual monotony without needing more cubic yards of the base material. Buying the full amount in one bulk delivery instead of several bagged runs also means the color lot matches throughout, which matters since screened rock can vary slightly between batches at the quarry.
Tucson's sandy caliche drains fast and holds almost no organic matter, which is exactly the kind of ground rock does not mind sitting on. With last frost not lifting until mid February and the first frost not landing until December, this material sits under sun for most of the year, so a rock that will not fade or bleach matters more here than in wetter climates. Around downspouts and foundation lines, rock also handles the hard monsoon bursts that hit Tucson in July and August without washing away like mulch does. It is a common choice for the low water, low maintenance front yards you see all over the Old Pueblo.
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.
