Pros and Cons of Landscape Stone Versus Mulch
- Author Jesse Meza
- Published August 16, 2016
- Word count 541
Meza Trucking will provide any landscape material you need for the construction and/or beautifying of your home. Whether you decide to use stone or mulch in landscape beds, we can provide the materials at a very competitive price.
Landscape stone or decorative gravel has a wide variety of color blends, sizes and shapes which Meza Trucking provides.
Landscape mulch also has different colors from red to brown to black as well as different types of wood.
We can provide a wide choice of mulch based on your preferences.
Many choose landscape stone for the following reasons.
The advantages of using stone landscaping:
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Low maintenance - Unlike mulch, stone rarely requires re-application. Also, weed growth is less than in mulch beds.
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Longevity of appearance - A stone bed will not decompose as mulch will. It may require a top re-dressing due to slight fading 5-10 years, but this is far less maintenance than mulch.
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Less debris - For use around pools or concrete landscaping, stone is great to use since it won't spread into these areas as easily as mulch, or dirty up water. In areas of water sprinkling such as possible over-spray of lawn sprinklers, stone holds up much better than mulch.
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Less fungus growth - Mulch is a food source for fungi.
The disadvantages of the use of stone landscaping are:
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Higher installation cost - The initial cost for stone may be 50% - 75% higher than mulch. Labor to install will also be higher since stone is so much heavier than mulch.
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No compost - Stone does not provide compost benefits for plants.
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No moisture retention - Stone will not retain as much moisture as mulch.
Some different varieties of available materials (which we provide and deliver) include:
Bark and Mulch:
• Bark medium
• Bark small
• Bark walkon
• Black eco mulch compost
• Black dyed wood chips
• Humus ground fir bark
• Playground material chips
• Gorilla hair redwood or cedar
• Arbor top dressing black
• Arbor top dressing brown
• Arbor top dressing red
• Shredded cedar
• Decorative mulch gold
• Decorative mulch red
• Small deco bark
• Wonderplay playground surfacing
• Fir bark fines 3-8 inch
• Decorative mulch mahogany
• Color chip red
• Decorative mulch light brown
• Color chip black
• Decorative mulch black
• Red dyed wood chips
• Walk on bark
Decorative Rock:
• Brown rock 1.5 inch
• Brown rock .75 inch
• Decomposed granite brown gold
• Emerald bay green rock
• Green Chips .25 Inch Minus
• Noiyo Cobbles 2x4 Inch
• Noiyo Cobbles 4x6 Inch
• Noiyo Rock 1.5 Inch
• Red Lava Rock
• Salt and Pepper Rock .5 Inch
• Salt and Pepper Rock .75 Inch
• White Rock Dolomite .75 Inch
• Brown Cobble 2x4 Inch
• Brown Cobble 4x8 Inch
• Wood Stone
Construction Gravel:
• Crushed rock .5 inch
• Crushed rock .75 inch
• Concrete mix
• Pea gravel
• Recycled AB
• Road Base
• Septic rock 1.5 inch
• .75 inch minus washed rock
Fill Material:
• Fill sand and sandy loam
• Processed blended loam
• Garden mix
• Planter mix
• Plaster sand - tan
• Plaster sand - gray
• Fill dirt
• Planter mix soil
• Mushroom compost
Baseball Material:
• Infield Mix Clay Cinders 30 70
• Infield Mix Clay Cinders 60 40
• Processed Clay
• Red Cinders 1-8 Inch Minus
Other Miscellaneous Material:
• Big Dog
• Green Base Rock
• Ampire Builder
• Grey Base Rock
• Growers Blind
• Happy Hipey
• Turkey Compost
• Green Stone
Visit our website at http://mezatrucking.com to see actual photos of the above construction and landscape materials which we deliver.
Jesse Meza, owner of Meza Trucking, provides and delivers landscape and construction materials such as mulch, stone, dirt, and gravel. Maximize the beauty and/or construction quality of your property with our aggregate and materials!
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