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Old 08-24-2020, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 2newyorkers View Post
I have done this. My big suggestion is do not use white rock like I did. It gets dirty very easily. Make sure you put matting underneath and the matting overlaps. I put colorful pots with flowers on top so I am not making holes in the matting. I do use roundup and Preen.
Good advice. NO white rock, think you will be disappointed. Know rock will not solve weed problems. Matting under is GREAT advice, overlap definitely get the treated kind at H Depot, but STILL expect WEEDS. They get through anything, ANYTHING ! Take some time to figure cost. When they talk so much for so many tons, you will be shocked at the TINY pile they bring which is many TONS ! Or, if you don't want to do the hauling to the actual location yourself (they dump in on the drive or where you indicate), then you need to plan on many more $$$ for them to do it all. If you do it, it is easy to underestimate and think because they are quoting you for many tons, it's going to be a large pile of rock.... NOT ! LOL ! But, it's not as costly as it is buying it a few sacks at a time at HD, Lowes, or WM.