Landscaping Guides
Plain, useful guides on choosing, buying, and installing landscape rock. Coverage math, material comparisons, step-by-step projects, and design ideas from our California yards.
Design Ideas5 Landscape Rock Projects to Upgrade Your Yard
Five doable weekend rock projects: a gravel path, a dry creek bed, a boulder accent grouping, a fire-pit seating area, and a rock mulch refresh. Each with steps and the rock to use.
How-ToLandscape Rock Maintenance: Keeping Rock Looking New
A simple maintenance schedule for landscape rock: rinsing off dust, clearing leaves, pulling weeds, refreshing edging, and topping up thin areas to keep rock looking new.
Buying GuideFire Glass for Fire Pits and Features: A Buyer's Guide
Fire glass reflects flame in a gas fire pit without burning or ash. How much you need, what size to buy, and how to use and clean it safely.
BocceHow to Build a Bocce Court: A Step-by-Step Guide
Build a backyard bocce court step by step: court size, base layers, the best playing surface, and how to compact it level for a true roll.
BouldersBoulder Benches: Natural Stone Seating for Your Yard
Use a flat-topped boulder as durable, no-maintenance outdoor seating. How to choose the right stone, set it level and safe, and pair it with ground cover.
BouldersNatural Boulder Fountains for the Garden
What a drilled-core boulder fountain is, why people add one, how the basin and pump work, and how to choose the right boulder size.
BouldersBest Landscape Rock for Pool Areas
The best rock for a pool area: boulders for focal points, smooth river rock and pebbles for beds, and fire glass for fire features. Here is what to use, what to avoid, and how to keep it cool and clean.
Design IdeasSmall-Space Rock Landscaping Ideas
Make a small yard, side yard, or courtyard work with rock. Gravel floors, a single accent boulder, a compact dry creek, and design tricks that make a small space feel larger.
Design IdeasHow to Make a Zen Garden With Landscape Rock
Build a Japanese-style zen garden with raked decomposed granite, a few well-placed boulders, and pebble borders. Here is how to lay it out and keep it calm.
How-ToSpring Refresh: Reviving Your Rock Garden After Winter
A spring checklist to revive a rock garden after winter: rinse and rake to brighten color, pull weeds early, re-level paths, refresh mulch, fix edging, and test a new accent.
Design IdeasBest Rocks for a Succulent Garden
The best rocks for succulents are fine decomposed granite top-dressing, pebbles for ground cover, and boulders for structure. Here is how drainage and sizing keep your plants healthy.
Bark MulchLandscaping With Bark Mulch: Benefits and Best Uses
Bark mulch holds moisture, blocks weeds, steadies soil temperature, and feeds the soil. Here are its benefits, the best places to use it, how deep to lay it, and the mulch versus rock tradeoffs.
Bark MulchHow Much Bark Mulch Do I Need? A Coverage Guide
One cubic yard of bark mulch covers about 100 square feet at 3 inches deep. The formula, a coverage table, how deep to spread, and how often to refresh.
Design IdeasUsing Rock Around Plants and Garden Beds
How to use rock and pebble as bed cover and borders: weed suppression, moisture, clean edges, and which stone fits which planting bed.
Design IdeasDrought-Tolerant Landscaping With Rock
Replace thirsty lawn with low-water rock ground cover, boulders, and drought-tolerant plants to cut water use and upkeep while keeping curb appeal.
Design IdeasXeriscaping With Landscape Rock: A Water-Wise Yard Guide
Xeriscaping uses landscape rock to replace thirsty lawn with a low-water yard. Here is which rocks do the work, why it saves water, and how to design a rock xeriscape.
DrainageSloped Yard Rock Solutions for Stability and Looks
Landscape a slope with rock that holds the grade and stops erosion: boulder terraces, rip rap armor, ground-cover gravel, dry creek beds, and stabilized DG paths.
DrainageLandscape Rock Drainage Solutions to Stop Yard Flooding
Fix a yard that floods or pools after rain with rock-based drainage: French drains, gravel swales, dry creek beds, dry wells, and permeable gravel areas. Here is how each works.
DrainageLandscape Rock for Drainage and Erosion Control
Rip rap, river rock, gravel, and boulders control erosion by slowing runoff and shielding bare soil on slopes and in channels. Here is how to size and place the stone.
DrainageHow to Build a Dry Creek Bed: A Step-by-Step Guide
A dry creek bed channels runoff and looks like a natural streambed. Dig a curving channel, line it with fabric, set boulders on the banks, and fill with graded river rock. Full steps inside.
Design IdeasLandscape Rock Design Trends for 2026
The 2026 landscape rock trends: water-wise lawn replacement, muted natural palettes, statement boulders, dry creek beds, and mixed-texture gravel. See how to get each look.
Buying GuideTop Landscape Rock Myths, Debunked
The most common landscape rock myths debunked, from maintenance-free claims to heat, decomposed granite, plants, and whether you need a base and edging.
Buying GuideLandscape Edging Guide: Containing Rock and Gravel
Landscape edging keeps loose rock, gravel, and decomposed granite contained, holds the shape of beds and paths, and blocks weeds at the border. Here is how to choose and install it.
FlagstoneHow to Build a Flagstone Patio: A DIY Guide
Build a dry-laid flagstone patio: excavate, compact a gravel base, add bedding sand or DG, set the stones level with even joints, then fill the joints. Full DIY steps inside.
ComparisonFlagstone vs. Pavers: Which Is Right for Your Patio?
Flagstone gives a natural, irregular surface, pavers give a flat, uniform one that installs faster and repairs easily. Compare look, install, cost, and durability.
Buying GuideHow Is Landscape Rock Delivered? Bags, Pallets, and Bulk
How landscape rock ships: samples, bags, supersacks, pallets, and bulk truckload, how to pick a size, and what to expect on delivery day.
ComparisonRiver Rock vs. Pea Gravel for Drainage: Which Should You Use?
River rock moves more water, pea gravel gives a walkable surface. Here is which gravel to use for French drains, dry creek beds, downspouts, and beds.
Beach PebblesLandscaping With River Rock and Pebble: Ideas and Uses
River rock and pebble work in dry creek beds, drainage zones, borders, and water features. Here is how to size them and where each one shines, plus why they stay low maintenance.
Buying GuideLandscaping With Crushed Rock and Gravel: A Practical Guide
Crushed rock and gravel handle driveways, paths, base layers, and drainage. Here is what they are, why fines help them compact firm, and how they compare to decomposed granite.
Buying GuideHow to Choose a Landscape Rock Color
How to choose a landscape rock color that matches your house and hardscape, why light changes the look, and why a sample matters before buying bulk.
BouldersLandscaping with Boulders: Placement Ideas and How to Set Them
A well placed boulder anchors a yard. Here are the placement ideas that look natural, how to choose size, and the burial trick that makes stone look like it grew there.
Design IdeasLandscaping With Pea Gravel: Ideas and Installation Guide
Pea gravel is cheap, drains well, and installs fast for paths, patios, play areas, dog runs, and beds. Here are the best projects, how to install it, and the edging rule that keeps it tidy.
How-ToFall Landscape Rock Checklist: Prepping for Winter
A fall checklist for rock landscapes: clear leaves and drains, prep dry creek beds and swales, top up mulch, refresh edging, and inspect slopes before the winter rains.
Decomposed GraniteHow to Install a Decomposed Granite Patio or Path
Build a firm, natural decomposed granite patio or path in a weekend. Excavate, compact a base, add stabilized DG, and compact again. Full step by step plus how deep to go.
Buying GuideBest Landscape Rock for a Patio: Top Materials Compared
The best rock for a patio compacts into a firm, level surface. Stabilized decomposed granite and crushed gravel lead for natural patios, flagstone and pavers for hard surfaces. Here is the full comparison.
Buying GuideBest Landscape Rock for Pathways and Walkways
Decomposed granite is the most popular pathway rock because it compacts firm and walkable. Compare DG, stabilized DG, crushed gravel, and pea gravel to pick the right path surface.
Buying GuideDecomposed Granite vs. Pea Gravel: Which Should You Use?
DG packs down firm for paths and patios. Pea gravel stays loose and drains fast. A side by side comparison to help you pick the right one, or use both.
Buying GuideLandscape Rock Types: How to Choose the Right Rock for Your Yard
A plain-English guide to the main landscape rock types, what size each comes in, and how to match the right rock to paths, beds, drainage, and accents.
Buying GuideWhat Is Stabilized Decomposed Granite? A Plain Explainer
Stabilized decomposed granite is DG mixed with a binder that locks the fines together so the surface stays firm, sheds water, and resists tracking. Here is how it differs from loose DG and where to use it.
Buying GuideHow Much Decomposed Granite Do I Need? A Plain Coverage Guide
Plan on about 1 ton of decomposed granite per 100 square feet at 2 inches deep. Here is how to get an exact number for your project, plus how DG is sold and how deep to go.
Buying GuideLandscaping With Decomposed Granite: Uses and Ideas
Decomposed granite is a low-cost, natural material for paths, patios, xeriscapes, beds, and tree rings. Here are the best uses, how to choose a color, and when to stabilize it.
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