Installing river rock to solve some landscape problems
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- Mulch Rite shows you how and why we decided to install round gravel (Roof Rock) in the area. For years this section had become an eye sore, muddy, and detracted from the overall appeal. The overwhelming shade limited planting possibilities The thought of more mulch seems stale and would create an added reoccurring expense. I came up with a permanent solution that will perform well and look great. It adds variety to the existing landscape and brings in a functional design element.
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All these comments are sad. The man is gardening...not filming a feature length to a high quality production standard. Either watch the video or go away with y'all annoying asses.
What's a "y'all"? Some hillbilly language?
@@ramaporiver803 Try harder... Loser
Do you feel better now?
@@jameshenderson3238 sometimes
Great job on the dry creek bed layout. Beautiful.
Just beautiful
Thank you! 😊
good clean look; good job.
But fantastic job and thank u for showing us
Your welcome! Thanks for the PROPS!
Roundup - uck not in my yard
THANK YOU!
That’s pretty amazing, it beats using a shovel of any kind to edge. I’m very impressed.
That is absolutely beautiful!!
Love your videos. Keep up the good work. Just a note to check the volume. It goes high and low and it is a problem when listening on a headset..it can hurt on the loudness
Thanks! and noted. I'm much more aware of volume levels in my more recent ones!
Great job.Looks very appealing
Landscape fabric, BOO!
My HOA would have a cow if I dumped a bag of rocks on the street let alone a truck full.
LOL,
Yea, I think I've been in your neighborhood too. Some times we can get away with that and other times we have to be really neat. If we do work like that, I make a point to clear the material from the street very quickly.
Would also would of liked to see how it looked with the mulch down
Mulch gets expensive stone is forever
Nice job, I am doing a similar project.
My jaw dropped. 😻 So beautiful and low maintenance. The way you used the weed whacker to bevel the edges, very clever. Holds the stones in place naturally.
nice neighborhood
and property love the walkpath so peaceful.
Roundup.....Banned in most civilized democracies
I have lived with pea gravel for 22 years. The very best landscape fabric does keep weeds from growing through, but weeds blow in. Weeds are easy to pull at first, but eventually one may be resorting to chemicals. I am now moving to a new place with 30+ year old rocks - 2 inch jagged grey rock that knits together into a very difficult to remove mess. The shrubs have grown into the rock, on top of the landscape fabric. That makes it impossible to do renewal pruning. Digging each shrub out is a nightmare. There has no nutritional benefit - fertilizing is a must, and again spraying for weeds. You can't dig out weeds by hand nor with a hoe. I'll take my thick bark mulch and my long-handled loop hoe any day . I can walk around in a pretty sundress , visiting my plants and the birds once or twice a week, popping out weeds with no effort.
Notice, in this situation we did not put any plants in the rock areas. Maintenance will become an issue long term.
Damn. You have serious trimmer skills. You did a good job!! Looks great
LOL! Yea, 30 years of practice will get you those. Many thanks!
Oh goodness. Don't use round up! It's so bad for the environment! 😫
I do love how you used the weed wacker to create such a nice edge.
Gorgeous! What keeps the rock in place? What keeps the rock from running in the drain?
Thanks! The stones are kept in place because the mulch beds are higher. They are fairly large round rocks that won't move much. Also, this is a wet area but doesn't normally flow water. it's more of a slow drain.
In this instance. The side beds where mulch is was raised about 6". That holds the rock in place here. Sometimes we'll use metal edging if needed.
@@ColumbusLandscapers Do you find the mulch running off into the rock after a hard rain?
No edging and no weed guard. Now all owners have to do is kill weeds and grass when it starts to grow between the rocks. Not just being critical had one installed on my property and had to make them redo it to correct. Cutting corners creates more work
I was thinking the EXACT same thing! 🤦🏻♂️
Did you even watch the video he explains why he didn’t do it.
Man, we've been trying to grow anything back there for years and it just wont happen. I'd definitely use it in the right situation. We maintain this property and haven't pulled one weed back there in two years since the install.
Concerned your roundup will end up in the storm drain. Otherwise love the river rock.
*Excellent work*
How many tons of rock were used?
I believe we used around 5 ton here
Thanks for sharing how to install river rock to solve some landscape problems.
Beautiful! I’m considering a gravel walk only WITHOUT ROUNDUP for the sake of my grandchildren’s drinking 💦 water.
It looks great! What a huge improvement and what a beautiful design. I understand the size of the gravel is for drainage not foot traffic, but if people do walk on that, it won’t be easy. The other issue to me, as a gardener, is the woody area dropping debris on the gravel, and weeds growing over time. There isn’t a doubt in the world that the only way to keep that area looking as pristine as it is now, is to spray with a defoliant, or something like Burn Out, which is more natural. But, bits of leaf and dirt get in between, and weeds will grow. This was my experience with stone in my own landscape. The other thing that I invested in, was edging to keep the stone in place. Over time, it doesn’t keep that neat line, which makes it look so nice right now.
Using a blower takes care of the problem because using the larger rocks, they will not blow away. My only problem with the entire video is using roundup where it says on the label not to use it - anywhere that leads to a water drain. Also don't wear shorts and DO wear a respirator and eye and skin protection if you think you have to use the nasty stuff.
My only problem with the entire video is using roundup where it says on the label not to use it - anywhere that leads to a water drain. Also don't wear shorts and DO wear a respirator and eye and skin protection if you think you have to use the nasty stuff. I use a full face mask with an active filtering re-breather if I have to ever go near the #Poison "Round-Up" Also landscaping cloth/plastic sucks - they do not stop weeds - and they both degrade and fall apart over time. You may as well use a very thick plastic and layer it like 3 times especially if you're going to replace the colored mulch once a year because it fades as the dye leaches out or the UV rays from the sun gets to it. The rock and mulch looks nice though together. (Looking for Ideas just like this!) Thanks for sharing!
Good job! Found your video while looking for ideas
I don't use roundup or harmful chemicals on my property... strictly organic.
you must love weeding
@@karenross3457 rather weed then get cancer from round up
@@jtyree0226 I don't use Round Up. And I must admit I am concerned about the runoff so close to that storm drain.
Looks great, but I think I would have connected to two rocked patched areas for a more finished look.
It probably sounds weird, but your mad trimming skills is so satisfying lol
Ha.. nice 👍
I like the video, but I don't know about putting chemicals on the ground. I hope yu didn't use Roundup!
Any video teaching how u did the berm? I want to learn how did that?
Hope you’re wearing a mask and gloves when using that horrific roundup.
Somebody tell these you tubers to adjust their volume while editing!
No weed barrier under the rock?
such a loud and annoying video.
looks great
How much is the cost of River rock? Great job!!
Thanks!!
Around here those rounds are about $30 per ton. If you co with larger cobbles they are around $50/ton. Smaller #57 rounds would be cheaper.
You do very nice work. Come to FL. I’ll hire you. 👍
In Idaho, $14/ton for 1.5 inch river rock and $16.50/ton 4" - 8" cobble. One thing about Idaho, we got cheap rocks and a lot of them!
@@ColumbusLandscapers $30 a ton???? Home Depot sells little bags of creek stones for $8 a bag. I thought I had a good deal getting them on sale for $2.20 a bag.
@@watermelonlalalaSure, If you source directly from the gravel pit these rounds "roof rock" will cost around $28-35 per ton in our area. Of course, if you're calling a middle man supplier there would be markup and a delivery charge.
You cannot hear anything the person is saying. He needs to get closer to his mike so we can hear.
whiners please stop...WTF!...I will b doing something VERY similar within wks; and only thing I will do different is : use of plastic/rubber edging strips!!!!...I recently had 2 deal with what looked like 10 yr old landscaping fabric that u could not even detect until starting work; it suk'ed ASS!!!!
Good luck on your project. Old fabric can be a pita, especially if it's the cheap stuff that breaks apart easily. Keep in mind, I would normally use a high quality fabric, but this job didn't have the need for it. Cheap fabrics are almost worthless, and plastic will break down more over time. Also, plastic will not breath, so be careful when you asses the project and proceed with your best intentions. Thanks for watching and contributing!
love it
Scoop those stones out of the back of your truck on the ground.
Good video!! I have the same problem.... How many yards of river rock did you need?
We used around 4 tons. Thanks for watching!
Looks great I feel like it would of made a big difference if you would of continued to the grass area where the other rock path is but that's just me and what I would of liked.
I saw that too. I agree.
How much does the rock cost plus delivery.
I think you need some sound control in your intro.
Yea, sorry. Been working in balancing the sounds volume.
Very nice work! I would use a bed redefiner to keep the rock in place. Maybe a preference. Thank you for the knowledge!
I would love to know how much stone you used to do that job.
About 5 tons
it would be an excellent video had you stabilized the camera (use a tripod), thanks
I don't allow my yardman to use Roundup. ever. And we DO use fabric for many reasons. And honestly we use high quality mulch whenever possible. Afterall, mulch just turns into good soil. Only walkways are graveled or paved. You are a master of the weed whacker.
Didnt you wait for the weed killer to kill the weeds?
Good for you
People buy plastic to put under the rocks, and throw out the plastic that the rocks came in. Genius.
Why would you want to use those plastic bags under the rocks? To create puddles when it rains?
I have an area very similar. Does the rock get dirty or how can I keep it clean without a liner which I’m going to find hard to do due to size?
You can add a landscape fabric if you want to minimize sinking of the stone or if you have an area that vegetation could grow through. Would be a great add on to this project. I have another project coming soon showing the fabric in use too. They don't get too dirty, and a simple hose off will clean them up. You just want to be sure they are installed deep/ thick enough.
How many tons of River Rock did you use for this project?
Around 4 tons if I recall.. its been a while. 😉
Is that Large or Medium river rock?
This is medium size stone 2-4" in size.
That is pretty good size, i was thinking about getting Large, but now i am re-thinking it, medium looks good.
ROUND UP IS NEVER A GOOD OPTION! 😞😞😐
No fabric under it?
No need here.. nothing grows... Explained in video. Thanks for watching!
HOW MUCH ROCK YOU HAD FOR THIS JOB. LOOKS LIKE TWO TON OE SO OF ROCK. LOOKS GREAT!
I think we used 3.5 ton. It was installed pretty thick. Hopefully that helps.
You broke my heart at Round Up. Thumbs down
Well, my heart's ok but I never use the stuff. There's always a better way.
Would you recommend edging too keep a clean edge
If you are putting them on a flat or raised area then metal edging can be used. We have used both metal and wood before. In this instance the mulch beds were raised helping to hold in the stone.
Isn’t Round up really bad for the environment ? 😞
Round up is not known to be a soil contaminate or bad for the environment when applied properly. Problems with any herbicide can occur if the applications are improperly done.
Round up is really bad for people. Hope no kids live in this house.
" Glyphosate has lower acute toxicity to humans than 94% of all herbicides and many common household chemicals, including vinegar and table salt. Glyphosate also has lower chronic toxicity to humans than 90% of all herbicides."
Source- extension.psu.edu/glyphosate-roundup-understanding-risks-to-human-health
@@notoriousJPG must work for the company👀👀😞
@@frenchweewee4444 so what if he does.....he's right.
How many cubic yards was that pile? 3?
Yeah, it was 3-4. Most stone is sold by the ton btw..
@@ColumbusLandscapers
Here in Oregun the place I was looking at sells it by the cubic yard. Which from what Google tells is well over a ton. Good because they charge $74 cubic yard.
Like the homeowner quality of the info and video. Give me a sense of what I’m in for to landscape around my old trees.
Can you recommend someone in the Cincinnati area, who does great work like your?
Sorry, I don't know any contactors in Cinci. Thanks for watching!
Great job! Very informative. I want to make a pea gravel garden. I do a lot of planting veggies and I think that would look nice.
If you can give me any tips it would be appreciated.
We'll from year to year planting and can be a pain in a veggie type garden. I'd typically suggest a rock solution for low maintenance areas or ones with drainage issues.
Really nice clean work
Nice choice of rocks
Thanks 👍
Great job
👍👍👍‼
looks great!!!
He keeps stating the OBVIOUS!
Nice!
What do you use to isolate the dicferent materials? Cant tell anythings even there!
Great job with trimmer
Great job looks fabulous!!!🧐👍
You lost me at chemically treat 🥺
Doesn't mean YOU have to chemically treat.
This was awesome!
👍🏽
Local landscape friend DOES put down the landscape fabric.
He DOES NOT spray.
The fabric also reduces the amount of soil that works it ways to
the surface of the rock he applies.
Roundup. You didn't use lung protection.
That's a great idea.
Looks very good!
Thats gorgeous!
I wish you wouldn't use chemicals in this precious Earth. When you could use landscape material instead.
He said they weren’t planting anything Diane
What’s the best way to keep the river rock clean? I can’t keep with it!
The easiest way is a leaf blower for debris, and hose for dirt / sediment.
Thanks for watching!
I was thinking the same thing... I was thinking maybe pressure washing.
1:08 River rock - roof rock #4 Round
12:08 Crushed gravel, 57 or #2 for walk way
Fyi... Number #2s would be way to large for a walkway.
When you film hold the camera still. It is hard to watch. But great job on the landscaping
"be careful not to walk on the roundup, or it may kill everything" ... maybe you should just put down some fabric and forego the chemicals. The shit you spray on the surface doesn't quite stay just on the surface, if you catch my drift.
Question, I have river rock in an area near my house. I took out the plastic edging and now want to edge the area to the size I want and spread the rock. How did you keep the rock clean (straight line) near the grass with no physical edge? Did you make the rock higher or lower at edge?
In this instance the surrounding beds are raised so it holds the rock in place. Also, this is not a traffic area so they will stay pretty well. In other cases, metal edging will work well on
If your customer is happy, I guess this is a win. I would not be satisfied with this result as a "professional" or a client. It does not look like "enhanced nature" it looks like someone did it and that fails the objective to me. I have never seen a river rock bed anywhere across the country or world that mounds up over and above the surrounding area. That just defies gravity. Also, when in the world would someone choose not not use weed barrier and erosion fabric. Even if you don't believe the weeds are or will ever be an issue since there is no fabric it will be a matter or years before the earth swallows those up... just not smart. Also why not wash the stone in your bucket in the street , you didn't remove the dust you just buried it in you bottom layer of rocks. I guess in Blane, OH anyone with a rake, a trimmer, and someone willing to pay them can call themselves a landscaper. Yuck!!!
William, as a Landscape Designer, I can tell you this is a well thought out solution for this area. I really don't use landscape fabric simply because it deteriorates over time. Weeds can be eliminated when they become a problem. The final look of this small project is positive and pleasing to the eye. I find your criticism interesting.....you sound like a "competitor".
@@kelstermass Exactly….like why did you even watch the video?? People are so critical and insensitive of others work…geesh…thanks for having the poster’s back.
A. I would NEVER use round up. B. I would have screamed if you dumped rock on the street.
I have a gravel driveway that runs on an incline. Problem is my gravel washes into the ditch at the road, and I get ruts when we have a hard rain. My driveway is 300 ft long. Any suggestions on what I could do to prevent this? I used chips and dust which was recommended. Thanks for any suggestions.
It depends somewhat on how steep the incline is. Diversion ditches always help as they channel the flow of water off of the drive at shorter intervals rather than letting the flow of water build up the full length of the driveway.
How much was this entire project cost?
Nice tutorial, thanks for sharing
Good luck cleaning all the fallen leaves, twigs, dirt, (yes and weeds despite treatment) and other crap out of those stones. Speak from experience.
so what would you do differently?
@@billparker5457 Hi Bill, I am new to gardening, having recently moved into a house (not mine - living with a sibling) from a downtown apartment (downtown where I had lived all my adult life). I am learning a whole lot about gardening, as I help out in the garden, remove an old lawn, overgrown with weeds, moss, pine needles and mushrooms and those pebble stones -- almost no actual lawn. At first I thought reseeding the lawn would be fairly simple, then I discovered a bedrock of compacted pebbles. Along with the pine needles, roots trying to find a way through the stones, and shade, no wonder the lawn was such a mess. So here's my advice, so far, as an amateur:
In this case, where he's filling in with stones, I would have installed garden tiles (or researched whether any shade ground cover would work). Or bricks, but would fill the space between them with proper filler to prevent weeds, moss and lichen growing between them.
Never have any kind of fir or pine trees in or around your garden. If you love a property where there are some of these trees cut them down. The pine needles are a disaster for lawns and other plants.
Never use pebbles to cover ground. They collect all kinds of plant debris and dirt. Weeds grow through them. With critters, wind and water, they end up all over the place. It is a huge tedious job to clean them. They are not great to walk on.
Plan a garden (versus ad-hoc planting), with the consequences of certain plants and trees (shedding, shade, and color throughout the year). Make flowerbeds a minimum of four feet wide to be conducive with good landscaping. Taller plants at the back, medium in the middle, filled out with shorter perennials, ground cover or annuals in the front. Know your soil PH (acidic or alkaline); Know your drainage issues and (budget allowing) fix any problems. English country garden styles are also lovely -- not so structured -- actually they are, with color and mixing plants that need different amounts of water. They just look like less work.
Never grow a butternut (or similar) tree. They drop leaves and nuts like crazy that are a continuous nightmare to pick up.
Make sure there are pathways to reach all flower beds, so as not trample plants and lawn. Much easier to remove debris from pathways than from stones.
And my pet peeve -- the removal of fragrance from flowers, one of our human disgraces -- start insisting on fragrant plants.
Frankly, if I had my own garden, I would go very sparse on any trees. I would design other features and use other plants for privacy and bird sanctuaries (lovely to wake up to the tweeting of birds).
Thx, I found another video from a near a bay area home owner that replaced her grass yard to a cardboard underlayment that breathes or allows water through and it is covered with mulch. I've used mulch before but it collects the leaves, and the perimeter of the yard is full of trees. You can't blow the leaves without blowing away the mulch. I've cleared out most of the moss around one of the primary trees. This particular tree holds the leaves through winter and drops them all at once at the very beginning of spring. It has a lot of exposed large roots that extend 4-6 feet from the base. if I cover the roots at this stage, I am concerned that it may kill the tree.
@@billparker5457 If the garden I am working in were mine, I would get rid of the trees. Same problem with the roots encroaching through the lawn area -- worse because of the bedrock of stones under the lawn. The roots can't pass through them, so they creep along the top. Perhaps leave mulch around the trees (to enable watering if you love them) with a pathway of payment further out. On second thought, worth the price for a landscape consultant -- not necessarily to do the work if budget doesn't allow for that -- just for advice. That's what I am going to get, after I've removed all the stones.
@@billparker5457 Here's a link to one of tons of garden videos of a young woman (Garden Answer) whose parents own a garden centre in East Oregon. I am learning so much from her videos and becoming very interested in garden design. th-cam.com/video/xVDBbl_IR2o/w-d-xo.html - This link will lead you to all her other videos. She features her own garden, her parents' garden (both beautiful and large), the odd garden assignment, and other gardens of note. Also, have you ever watched any videos of Prince Charles's Highgrove organic garden -- a garden of amazing beauty -- kind of English Country style -- worth watching this video th-cam.com/video/LbJgNXgppkI/w-d-xo.html
What was the amount of Rock used? I am looking to do a similar project and have no clue how much to purchase. The size looks similar...
I think we used around 4 tons here.
We used about 4 tons here. Thanks for watching!!
opening of the vid loud, obnoxious, kinda thumb up
why make such a mess by dumping the rocks in the street?
who said dump the rocks in the driveway you dumb ass, how would you get your vehicle in and out of the garage, you never block your entrance or exit with a hard to move obstacle, and that includes your street, any project demands pre-planning of all stages, which includes your delivery vehicle, product drop off, etc., safety always comes first, but so does consideration of the neighbors that use the street, where these people just pulled their dump truck and dropped their load
@@billparker5457 hey Billy Bob, it's done all the time. The street was blocked temporarily and this stuff is easy to clean up. You must still live in your parents basement.
@@kelstermass Just because something is done all the time doesn't mean it's a good idea. The street was temporarily blocked, meaning that if there were a fire down the street, oh, well access could be partially restrained say if there were a house fire. Or if AntiFa happens to be coming down your street, like happened in St. Louis, they could get through but maybe not the police. Happens all the time, moron. Doesn't make it a good idea. Easy to clean up, right, like the mess in Portland or Seattle will be. Hey, and there's plenty of rocks for the bad guys to throw at your lily white ass. Honestly, with all the real problems going on in this nation, I couldn't care less about some dumb ass neighbor having a load of rocks dumped anywhere.