Landscape stones vs. mulch
Up till now we've always covered the ground in the shrub and flower beds
with wood derived mulch. Now we've decided we like the looks of rocks in place of the old mulch and are wondering if there any associated problems. What about fertilizing? Can we just distribute the granular types on top of the rocks? Anything that we should be aware of before we spend the money on the rocks? Our home is in Central Florida. Thanks for any advice. |
Landscape stones vs. mulch
"Bishoop" wrote in message ... Up till now we've always covered the ground in the shrub and flower beds with wood derived mulch. Now we've decided we like the looks of rocks in place of the old mulch and are wondering if there any associated problems. When your shrubs drop some leaves as a normal course of living, they blend in and decompose in the mulch. If you have landscape stones the dropped leaves stand out and look pretty dorky, and it's hard as the dickens to clean them out with a landscape rake. |
Landscape stones vs. mulch
aside from being hard to clean the debris off a stone mulch, the
retained heat from them can fry your plants. Lauren wrote: "Bishoop" wrote in message ... Up till now we've always covered the ground in the shrub and flower beds with wood derived mulch. Now we've decided we like the looks of rocks in place of the old mulch and are wondering if there any associated problems. When your shrubs drop some leaves as a normal course of living, they blend in and decompose in the mulch. If you have landscape stones the dropped leaves stand out and look pretty dorky, and it's hard as the dickens to clean them out with a landscape rake. |
Landscape stones vs. mulch
"Bishoop" wrote in message ... Up till now we've always covered the ground in the shrub and flower beds with wood derived mulch. Now we've decided we like the looks of rocks in place of the old mulch and are wondering if there any associated problems. What about fertilizing? Can we just distribute the granular types on top of the rocks? Anything that we should be aware of before we spend the money on the rocks? Our home is in Central Florida. You should consider the cost and hassle of putting down landscape fabric under the rocks. Then, anytime you want to plant something, you have to deal with moving the rocks and the fabric. I think stone mulch is a "look" that comes and goes. It was very popular in the 60s in my area. Natural mulch is always in style and is better for your plants and easier to work around when you need to plant something. If stone mulch was really great, you would see it in all the Central Florida theme parks and high-end resorts - which you don't. Down the road if you decide to get rid of it, you will have a big job and a disposal issue. |
Landscape stones vs. mulch
Even though rocks are pretty they'er a mess.
Use wood mulch, it is easier and less mantinance than stones or rocks |
Thanks
From the replies here, I'm going to rethink the use of landscape rocks.
Thanks to all.... |
Landscape stones vs. mulch
mulch for all the reasons already given, but I did use gravel in my back yard instead
of grass. still love it. http://weloveteaching.com/landscape/gravel/gravel.htm Ingrid "Bishoop" wrote: Up till now we've always covered the ground in the shrub and flower beds with wood derived mulch. Now we've decided we like the looks of rocks in place of the old mulch and are wondering if there any associated problems. What about fertilizing? Can we just distribute the granular types on top of the rocks? Anything that we should be aware of before we spend the money on the rocks? Our home is in Central Florida. Thanks for any advice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://list.lovemyoldhome.com/web/wa.cgi?REPORT&z=3 www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the recommendations I make. AND I DID NOT AUTHORIZE ADS AT THE OLD PUREGOLD SITE |
Landscape stones vs. mulch
"Bishoop" wrote in message ... Up till now we've always covered the ground in the shrub and flower beds with wood derived mulch. Now we've decided we like the looks of rocks in place of the old mulch and are wondering if there any associated problems. What about fertilizing? Can we just distribute the granular types on top of the rocks? Anything that we should be aware of before we spend the money on the rocks? Our home is in Central Florida. Thanks for any advice. Rock mulch, around here is usually granite or dolomite. It looks nice when it's new, but quickly becomes ugly. It's almost impossible to keep it looking neat and clean as leaves settle in it. It gets worked into the soil every time you dig, and it's hell when you try and remove it later on. Stick to traditional wood based mulch, it's easier and good for the soil. -S |
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