Never Buy Mulch Again. Buy Rock. One Time = Done - Forever!

Tired of buying mulch every year? Tired of having mulch wash away across your sidewalk? Tired of weeds in your flower beds? Tired of the Black Dots of Mulch Mold that get on your cars or house? Replace the mulch with Terra Rock / Stones or River Rock. This is a great landscaping idea / option as an alternative to mulch. I used landscape fabric under it. No more weeds. Rocks vs. mulch. Hate mulch? I also extended and buried my gutter downspouts and installed a pop-up emitter.
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[@vikimseruh4500]

I used pea gravel everywhere. It looks great, cleans up easy with a leaf blower and continues to look good year after year. Yep, I got tired of weeding every year and actually mowing my big yard. I now have a beautiful landscaped yard with lots of gravel and decor. I decided I would rather take care of my flowers and plants instead of weeds.

[@charlescharles9625]

Next time try the 3/4in Del Rio Rock, it stays in place better than the "pea gravel".

[@vikimseruh4500]

@@charlescharles9625 thanks I will look into that.

[@johnlee7085]

Not sure what del Rio rocks are. Different areas have different colloquial names that are not universally recognized. From a universal perspective, pea gravel are round rocks, and round rocks roll. What del Rio rocks might be is angular rocks, or crushed rocks. Not only do these not roll as much, but the angular sides also tend to interlock more with other rocks. The other factor that comes into play is how varied are the sizes. If there’s a wide variety of sizes, the smaller rocks will fill in around the larger rocks. This effects the ability of water to flow through it, but also how much space is available for other foreign materials to accumulate.

[@charlescharles9625]

@@johnlee7085 Just to see what Del Rio rocks looks like, you can Google search rock suppliers in Southern California.

[@infinity_spirit]

Did u use fabric at all?

[@joanharris8057]

Thank you for giving a detailed video on how to landscape with rock so it looks nice, eliminates the expense and labor of applying mulch every year, and is maintenance free. The lava rock looks so nice! We need to redo our front landscaping next year, I am sick of dealing with mulch. It is expensive and labor intensive to apply every year. We put in a new sidewalk from the garage to around the back of the house. We filled in the space with stone so it looks so much cleaner. I like the landscaping to look nice with a minimal amount of work.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Joan, You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@tico78742]

Wood mulch improves the soil which is good for most gardeners. It does take a bit of work to keep looking good.

[@marybethjohnson3305]

this looks lovely but it is STATIC. what do you do if you have a perennial garden that needs maintenance ce for example Iris need dividing. and we like to add to our garden new plants etc. I can see that this might be limited to folks who decide on a plan and then never change the plan? I do love the rock, look. just not sure how it could work for us.

[@randymillhouse791]

Well, my mulch has a white mold growing on it. So, shizno. My HOA is a pain in the grass. Guess what, I'm gonna rock it!

[@0anant0]

@@randymillhouse791 That is most probably mycorrhizae -- beneficial for plant roots

[@randymillhouse791]

@@0anant0 A very good observation. Thank you. No damage to the plants at all. Some of the mulch was dried up and clumped together. That is where I found the white mold. I have since broken it up, but it let it lay.

[@eugsmiley]

Mulch also doesn't suffer from heat Island effect in hot, dry climates.

[@kimmicannon5629]

You made some very good points, although I use both rock and mulch in my garden depending on the plant bed.

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you Kimmi. I like your idea also. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please check out my other tips here: kzbin.info/aero/PLxCiVwyz3zBUJ7OHxmeutT8XQy_fndmJV Rick

[@jeslookin2168]

Thank you for taking the time to explain everything. I’m going to do the same thing. Everyone says “don’t do it” but videos like yours help convince me it’s the way to go.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Ken. You’re welcome. In my opinion, and experience, you need to get contractor grade fabric, and then perform all the little extra things I do that most other people don't do. I did this 20 years ago at our last house and when we moved 17 years later - those beds still looked great with no issues. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@Beefinator5000]

Mulch is magic and provides benefits to plants like moisture and temperature control and soil enrichment... I could care less what it looks like. Rocks don't do much for plants.

[@ShogunHull]

IN FACT~ NOTHING. ROCKS ARE THE LAZYMAN'S DECOR. TUH

[@Spielzeit85]

It's all about preference. Some people like the low maintenance of rocks, and the look of rocks. Placing mulch every year and removing weeds is time consuming and expensive

[@eugsmiley]

In arid climates like where I live, rock only absorbs the heat and makes the yard hotter. Mulch mitigates the heat island effect. I have pavers and pebbles for the walking areas of my yard, but the planted areas are covered in mulch I source from GetChip for about $40 a truckload. Mulch IS magic.

[@TheFrankyfern22]

Ripped all my landscaping and put down river rock, killed all the weeds before hand with the weed guard,, never going back! Now have big pots with the plants i want on top of the rocks. Looks great!

[@rickstid-bits]

Sounds good! Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

I have some bad news for you. Organic matter drifts into the rock area. weed seeds drift in and take roof. You will be back to pulling weeds in a year or two. Landscape fabric is an expensive fraud.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. Most of what you said is correct. But your last sentence is not. But it is still definitely worth doing. I want to keep any information on here accurate for others that read it. I did this same thing at our last house 20 years ago. I did all the little details that I mention in this video. We left that house 3 years ago. During the entire 17 years we lived there, with these rocks in place, not a single weed came from the soil underneath the fabric, and through the fabric. Not one. Did a very few weed seeds blow into that area from somewhere else and try to grow? Yes. But because they started to grow in rocks, that had no soil, so the roots never had soil to bury into, they were very easy to simply hand pull out and toss away. Rick

[@TheFrankyfern22]

@@user-hm5zb1qn6g There is nothing for the seeds to take root in. Dirt>weed guard/fabric/river rock. Nada. And even if a few made their way they’d be easy enough to pull. I douse the weeds with salt and vinegar and bye bye.

[@markmallory2528]

AGREED! And don’t even get me started on artillery mold from the mulch. Ever wonder where those black dots on your house and vehicles come from? Look it up.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Mark, You're right!!!!! I completely forgot about all those mold dots we used to get on our cars at our last house! It took me years to figure out where they came from. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@jenamaste131]

THANK YOU 🙏🏾, my garage door I almost call a terminator to help figure out what was that. Thank you so much for sharing. I search it up and I have the same issue. I am not buying that stuff anymore. ❤❤

[@rickstid-bits]

You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@twopoolpeople]

I live in NE Florida. I did my whole front yard in 2-4" river rock about 12 years ago. No grass. I do have many plants around the yard. But, the rock gets hot as hell (not kidding) and weeds do grow in it and attach to the weed fabric quickly. Everyday when I get the mail, I walk the front yard weed and pick up whatever. The yard always looks nice, especially in the winter. But I have to be careful about what I plant. Any plant with flowers or ones that drops seeds needs to be cleaned up or vacuumed. I stay away from them. I have a few beds with concrete border blocks with a large shrub and mulch. I do have a large Chinese Fan Palm that drops a million of olive sized seeds. I can no longer keep up with that. I used to cut the large stalks with the seeds but can no longer reach them with a pole saw. I will have to sort through all the stones around the tree and move the stones back past the tree drip line. Right now I'm in the process of moving stones to make a large bed near the street and driveway which will be mulched and will have many shrubs and flowers. Also using a blower does not remove all the weed seeds that come in from the air. Blowing forces many of them down between the stones. After all of this - I'd still take the stones over all mulched beds and grass! It seems a lot of work, but only once in a while. It's rewarding to go out for the mail when it is 97* and my friend across the street is dying mowing his grass. I do the 5 minute walk around the yard, pick a few weeds and yell over to him "Scott, I'm done"!

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Henry. It sounds like you have quite a unique situation. I only have to pick out a few weeds that blew in or the birds dropped in the beds a few times each year. And I'll gladly take that over having mulch! Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@ShogunHull]

Yah. Sure thing. Your "rocks" show nothing but how ineffective you are as a gardner. The lazyman's landscape. It sucks. Its ugly. And its a NO GO for me. PERIOD. FULL STOP.

[@reneeharrell7075]

Beautiful!!! I thought this was mulch at first from a distance. I have decorative stones put in a very large front flower bed 11 years ago and the stones still looks beautiful. I just monitor the area during the Summer months/zone 6B for grass clippings by my yard guy. I will be putting more stones in other areas of the front yard beds to eliminate more grass. It's so much easier and cheaper to maintain decorative stone beds than mulch beds. Thank you!

[@rickstid-bits]

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[@dm285]

Totally agree! Ive used mulch many times of last 15 years...then my giant Oak tree drops hundreds of lbs literally ..of nuts onto the mulch area and then weeds grow on top of the mulch :(..... So for next season Im going to purchase river rocks to cover my garden in front of the house.. Your garden looks great BTW !

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. Thank you for the kind words. Please let me know how it goes. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@lorihamlin3604]

It works well with large concrete stones with spacing of couple inches filled with pea gravel in between for a walk or around AC unit.

[@amyjacob2100]

Thorough explanation on this. Great job!

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you Amy. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@lastthingsministry]

Thanks Rick! I am about to do this in my front garden in the UK and you give a lot more information than most do, thanks and God bless.

[@rickstid-bits]

You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@patriciarusso1148]

You did a meticulous job putting down landscape fabric and then terra rock. I like red hardwood mulch which is a favorite of mine because of the color but eventually mulch has to be replaced so maybe will try terra rock one day. Another consideration in my garden adventures. Thanks for the information.

[@randalnelson7094]

Very professional narrative as well as a very professional looking property!

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Randal. Thank you for the kind words. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@judyanderson8782]

About 10 years ago we put river rock in front of our porch. We took out the mulch hoping to prevent termites. We had put landscaping paper down so the rocks wouldn't inbed into the soil. But every year I have to pull weeds out of the rocks. I guess birds and the lawn mower belt the rock with weed seeds. This year I pulled weeds, then pushed the rocks back and layed cardboard down. Then covered the cardboard back with the rocks. We'll see how this works.

[@Paul-lm5gv]

Proof that weeds can germinate in almost anything!

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Paul. Yes. Weeds will germinate in these rocks if birds drop them or the wind blows them in the bed. I've experienced that. However, they pull right out because there's no soil for their roots to attach to. They come right out - roots and all.

[@Angie-ci1lp]

Thank you! I see no plastic edging! Excellent

[@haroldm2441]

Great, great video. You did an excellent job explaining in detail everything that you did. Yard and landscaping look beautiful. Thank you.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Harold. Thank you for the kind words. You're welcome. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick Thank you for the kind words.

[@bellacity01]

yes this is what i need, as low maintenance as possible and always looking good because i just do not have the time!

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. I'm very happy with the result. I expect you will be too. You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@cmbooks2000]

I'm switching parts of my yard to rock this year. Mulch is a pita to maintain and buy every season

[@smb-zf9bd]

I hated doing this but I had 1/3 acre under landscaping and it was just too much. I am a cook so have a ton of compost that I've added over 25 years creating incredible soil. Many are unaware that a lot of much contains bad chemicals or are painted and the cost has exploded ($2,500 / yr). I returned some areas to "grass" but much of it got the rock treatment (smaller rocks). The yard guy even put down black plastic underneath and left room on top for water. Everyone comments on how great it looks. I love it. I had to do it one time, it looks great but there is a drawback. It does not keep the ground as cool as mulch which is why it is great for trees and shrubs. Now I have containers around the pool, several raised beds and an herb garden to "play" with.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. I'm glad you're happy with your result. I enjoy how it looks and happy I don't have to do mulch every year anymore. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@vtxdaryl]

Excellent idea and job, looks beautiful.

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you. Rick

[@Miguel195211]

What about heat to your plants because of the rocks? TIA

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Miguel, I haven't had any issues with the heat. It's been 90 - 95* here and my Azaleas and Liriope look fantastic! Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@ashleywright8686]

Problem is when one wants to replant things, it’s a pain to move the rocks, then dig. Unless one has a garden where no plants ever need to be switched out, then rocks is a great solution. In some states, where winter cold snaps, freezes, and snow can kill plants, all need to be replaced come early spring. Moving rocks around “all the time” is a pain. Still, rocks can be very pretty. It’s all a personal preference.

[@herrgyula]

I like the end result. However I think it blocks the natural soil formation and can be too warm, so maybe it’s not the best solution for the plants.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Gyula. Thank you for commenting. As I said in the video: I did this 20 years ago at our last house - and we just left that house 3 years ago. All the plants that were in that bed did fine. We had no issues at all. Rick

[@johnlee7085]

Absolutely true about temperatures. While the rocks most likely will not cook the plants, they absolutely do have more thermal mass than mulch, and will increase temperatures. Not as much as solid concrete or asphalt slabs, but definitely will increase temperatures and the urban heat island phenomenon. Just one of the factors leading to our weather extremes. Mulch might take additional effort but the world is so much better for it.

[@positively_broad_st3780]

Finally someone talking sense instead of blindly praising this guy...

[@marniebrindley]

You can go dumpster diving for old carpet to use as weed block. The soft carpet side faces down and the carpet canvas is on the top side. Spread the rocks on top of the carpet, and you will not have weeds.

[@25-8]

You did a phenomenal job, the only issue I see here for people that are looking into doing this is to make sure they know exactly everything they pkan to plant to plant it there otherwise it will beocme a big chore to dig up that area of rocks again to plant again.😮

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. Thank you for the kind words. You are correct. It can be done, but it's better to have the plants in the ground first. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@b.stanton410]

Im SICK of mulch...def try this bec i spend a fortune every yr and like he said it looks like total crap in a few weeks. PLUS...i found out the red colored mulch i buy seeps that artidical color into the soil. Mulch also attracts termites. . Don't bel it? Leave an unopened bag in your yard fir abt a yr....somehow termites get in there and breed (out in the yard not near the house). Tryin this....thx u!!!

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi b. You’re welcome. Please let me know how it goes. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@ivab5981]

You may think this is funny but this is what you do to keep weeds from growing. Get you some cardboard boxes cut them up put them on the ground put them around your plants then on top of that put your mulch and you will not have any more weeds growing trust me it works

[@johnlee7085]

An alternative to boxes are sheets of cardboard. At warehouse stores, they separate the layers of products on pallets of merchandise. Their workers collect hundreds each day and most are happy to have a customer take them home. They’re 3-4’ rectangular so cover big areas without gaps and are easy to overlap too. It also doesn’t become a waste product in the landscaping and is free.

[@NeutraLens]

How long does this last as a weed preventer? I assume the cardboard decomposes within the year?

[@johnlee7085]

I think it’s two separate things. We have some cardboard that has lasted more than a year because it’s been covered with wood chips. There’s cardboard in other areas that didn’t get covered, so exposed to the sun and was gone much sooner. What I’ve heard is that the effectiveness of the cardboard is not so much it’s permanence as it is preventing the stored energy in the roots from renewing the leaves that create more energy to be restored in the roots. Once the initial stored energy is gone, there isn’t enough to start growing the next plant. We still have an occasional weed, or tree, but so so much easier to deal with.

[@linkingwithnaz1295]

@@NeutraLens Yes, you have to do it every year.

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

You also won't have very healthy plants. Roots need to exchange oxygen at the surface. Cardboard will also absorb water that should be going to the roots.

[@marjoriejudge5348]

if a person lives where the dirt blows in on top, insidious weeds can set in anyway - We've had rock for about 20 years in one section of our lot and usually have to buy a bottle of round up to kill the weeds that creep in between the rocks during summer months - we use preen early in the season and yes we bought more than the recommended amount of rock and used a double layer of landscape fabric - rocks are difficult to shift later (at least for a 5'2' tall person like me ) and also very hot in summer - finally prevented the weeds by using a double layer of corrugated cardboard under the landscape fabric then the rock or mulch - I live in a northern area w/ a short growing season so people are lucky to do mulch once a year and often alternate years

[@cynthiadudal9301]

Amazing I am currently using cardboard too under the fabric and then rocks on top. Prev owners have garden beds around every side of the house 😢..I got rid of about one hundred day tiger lilies last summer. Now doing the closing part. But that's only 35 ' x 3 '. 6 inches deep I never want to see another lilly. Hours of digging. The rest is mostly mulch removal

[@mikedoucet5150]

Where we live, the fire department suggest not to place mulch close to the house as it will be a hazard in case of a fire. It will be like adding fuel to a fire. They suggest to replace it with rocks which is what we will be doing.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Mike. Let me know how it goes. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@sharonpottorff6146]

My exterminator said getting rid of mulch will cut down on outside bugs

[@AFMIL2862]

Landscape fabric does not prevent 100% of weeds from growing!

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Cliff. Thank you for commenting. But I want to keep any information on here accurate for others that read it. I did this same thing at our last house 20 years ago. I did all the little details that I mention in this video. We left that house 3 years ago. During the entire 17 years we lived there, with these rocks in place, not a single weed came from the soil underneath the fabric, and through the fabric. Not one. Did a very few weed seeds blow into that area from somewhere else and try to grow? Yes. But because they started to grow in rocks, that had no soil, so the roots never had soil to bury into, they were very easy to simply hand pull out and toss away. Rick

[@AFMIL2862]

@@rickstid-bits Oh ok! I appreciate the response Rick.

[@Wonsdloc]

I had terrible result before with mulch and cheap fabric. Weeds everywhere. I then switched to stones and bought the most heavy duty landscape fabric i could find, rarely have weeds at all now and looks soo much better.

[@ritawilliams8473]

Cardboard is what works to stop weeds. Then put the fabric over the cardboard so it won’t ever show. So save those Amazon boxes 😂

[@PeteNice29]

@@rickstid-bitsThis is accurate. The only weeds I have popping up are blow ins from surrounding trees, not coming up. Naturally, if you do have a slight gap in the fabric, this may still happen - but that’s an execution issue.

[@irisoquendo292]

I used mulch made with recycled tires. I love it!!! A little expensive but better than wood mulch and you cannot tell its made out of rubber

[@phyllisjrcrestorationdecordesi]

Same here. I purchased the rubber mulch from Amazon. I love the black rubber mulch because it makes the color of my flowers pop.

[@BostonAreaHomes]

I heard it leaches lots of chemicals into the soil. Rubber has chemicals

[@johnlee7085]

Crum rubber leaching chemicals into the soil is a concern that has been speculated about for years. This is particularly true for municipalities that are required by federal law to clean stormwater runoff before it reaches creeks and rivers. Generally this is accomplished by using landscaping. In California, a study was conducted by one of the state universities (Humbolt?) for the one of the regional water boards or city (Ukiah?), and found that crum rubber mulch did not adversely impact the water or soil quality. I don’t have a link handy but it should be googlable. The Russian River Watershed Association (RRWA) also might have links to the info.

[@rett1015]

Rubber mulch - got weeds, don't use a propane burner, I did and set the rubber on fire and it spread fast.

[@terrielvwl]

Decomposing mulch is a food for your soil. If you used pine bark mulch that is why it washed into your lawn. Hard bark mulch makes a nice mat that stays in place.

[@chasingthefish9042]

In the grand scheme of things does it really matter about the fertility of the soil 5 to 15 feet next to your house?

[@MrsPumpkinCat]

@@chasingthefish9042Yes, it matters. It’s good for the bugs that live there and any plants one might have planted next to their home.

[@chasingthefish9042]

@MrsPumpkinCat people don't want bugs and shit that close to their homes. Be realistic. There's a multi-billion dollar market of people spraying chemicals all over their house to stop the infestation of bugs. What's better? Giveing up 5-15 feet of vegetation or contribute to the multi-billion dollar chemical companies?

[@MrsPumpkinCat]

@@chasingthefish9042 Everybody’s different. There are plenty of people who want spiders and snakes to take care of the pests we don’t want. And we want bugs for the birds to eat and a spot for the pollinators to live in the winter. No chemicals go on my yard.

[@chasingthefish9042]

@@MrsPumpkinCat that's you. Bring some topsoil in your house take your doors and windows out I could care less. You are very much the minority. Here in the south gnats carry you away, cockroaches eat you out of home, termites eat your home, rattle snakes are dangerous, armadillos destroy slab foundations. Most of the south absolutely want to be able to prevent bugs and pests from their investments. If not the house ends up abandoned like the house on a half acre lot I bought for 3500 bucks. So the more of you people means the more land I can buy.

[@lisabosnak7581]

Fantastic n we do red lava rock !! It repels bugs !!

[@MsPieore]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi MsPieore. Thank you for the kind word. You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@KingStix]

Termites love mulch, everyone gangster till they get termites 💀

[@jaiminelson7004]

I hate rocks weeds do come up so don’t think rock is going to stop or fabric does not work. I had a whole Lotta weeds with my rocks. It will not stop it in any way.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Jaimi, I'm sorry but that's not the experience I have with these. I did this at our last house 20 years ago and for the 17 years after that (when we moved) I had zero weeds poke through the fabric. Yes. An occasional weed seed will blow-in from somewhere else and try to start, but it's easily picked out and thrown away because the roots have no soil to grow into. Doing it the way I did it in this video = it works amazingly well.

[@user-wd3po8sd7k]

I think it also depends on the quality of the fabric.

[@lizamimi]

Use boiling hot water to eliminate weeds.

[@32redrubies]

I had my landscaper lay a fabric liner and he dug 3 inches down. I've had this for a year now and have only pulled up. 3 small weeds and their root immediately when I saw them pop up. I'll take this any day.

[@angelaalbury986]

Cardboard and tarp will stop the weeds.

[@sns1804]

Very nice job of your pebble yard. Your plants don't seem to be suffering from too much heat radiation from the little stones.

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you. No. The plants are all thriving. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@NewYears1978]

Looks nice. You do lose the benefits of mulch for plants but still, easy maintenance. Only thing I would say is the rock is a bit dull sorta like faded mulch. I would prefer a more colorful rock if there is one (NOT LAVA ROCK). Also if you ever wanted to plant something else it would be a nightmare.

[@stephen566]

Preen works great that’s what I use. Every 6 months you apply it a lot less weeds.

[@vernon9096]

Looks great! I was considering using mulch on the project that I'm working on in my yard, but you reconfirmed all the reasons I wanted to use rock in the first place! Has anyone counted how many times you said "landscape fabric" in this video??? :)

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Vernon. Thank you. Welllll . . . I do catch myself repeating things in my videos. I don't make my videos a big production. I don't prepare a script. I simply gather what I want to say in my head and shoot it. I am more concerned with getting the information out there - so I can help other people - than making "perfect" videos. That's just me. I'm glad this one helped you. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@civildk9077]

Six cubic yards..two 5 gallon buckets at a time? That is ALOT OF WORK my man.. Good Job!

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you. It certainly was. But that's how I do things. I will spend hours, or days, changing something or doing something one time so I don't have to do it year, after year, after year, after year. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@civildk9077]

@@rickstid-bits I call that a form of 'preventive' maintenance. Doing something 1 time, in just the right way, in the hope of eliminating more frequent maintenance.

[@michelem140]

God bless! We're going to try this !

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you Michele. Let me know how it goes. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@kolbynguyen188]

Thanks for your explanation. What is skim that you recommend as “Do Not Skim”?

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Kolby. You’re welcome. I'm sorry I wasn't clear there. I said skimp. I don't remember where I said that. If I said that about the landscape fabric: It means don't buy cheap fabric. Spend the money on good quality, contractor grade fabric. Don't buy what they have at a hardware store. If I said that about the depth of the rocks: It means don't simply put down a thin layer of rocks. Put it down 2-3" deep. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@kolbynguyen188]

@@rickstid-bits Thank you Rick. I did subscribe the channel too

[@mlee9049]

Thank you sir. This is exactly what I was looking for. Do you remember the brand/model of the fabric you used? It definitely did it's job! Love the rocks you selected.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. Thank you for the kind words. This is the fabric I used. I did not research or purposely get this brand. This is what our local landscape supply company had. The extremely important point is to use a top quality fabric: Something you buy at a landscape supply store. Don’t get it from a hardware store. www.dewittcompany.com/product/dewitt-contractors-select-plus-landscape-fabric-grey/ Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@mlee9049]

@@rickstid-bits Thank you! Yes, I think the quality of the fabric is huge. I see some complaining about weeds, but I question their prep and fabric. If done correctly, it shouldn't happen. If we can put a man on the moon, this is definitely possible 😅

[@shantinu3059]

Excellent details in your explanation. Thank you

[@rickstid-bits]

You’re welcome. Thank you for the kind words. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@emiliaescobar7652]

Great video, looks great, TY for sharing.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Emilia. Thank you for the kind words. You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@Par1249]

I placed these rocks around 3 trees. Works better than mulch & still looks good after 5 yrs.

[@lannajackson6294]

You are so very right...the only way to keep weeds out is landscaping material and rock!

[@johnlee7085]

Sorry, but no.

[@lannajackson6294]

Lay your landscaping material done and I used lava rock over it....never had another weed in a very large planter.

[@davidesh975]

I did this to my house one of the best things I did to my property good video I agree with everything he said

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi David. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@louscannon7493]

Never have any problems with mulch. Mine stays looking good all summer. Don't know what he's talking about when he says his looks bad after only 3 weeks.

[@johnlee7085]

Agreed. We got a wood chip drop from a local arborist (free), and it looks even better in year two than in year 1. There have been a few oak trees trying to grow out of it but that’s easy to deal with. Got a little fungi in a couple places during the winter, known locally as the wet season, but easy to knock over and no problem at all once it dries out. We do have a heavy layer of cardboard underneath and virtually no weeds or anything. Best of all the whole thing was free, and good exercise in the process.

[@pokeroohardo6539]

Wife just said the rocks would look tacky infront the house 😄😄🤷🏽‍♂️we’ll stick to the mulch but good idea though 👍🏽

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. I understand. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@michelem140]

I think rocks looks beautiful

[@linyubin8541]

You can make a higher edging to hold the mulch Mulch is better for plants

[@cody7889]

He doesn't like mulch. Didn't you listen to the first sentence of the video?

[@Rnjeepshoelver]

I hate mulch many brands have mold and attracts insects 🤮

[@LDSKIPPER1911]

You don’t have to replace mulch every year if you apply a thick layer. I install new mulch every 2-3 years. Also, they have mulch coloring that can be applied whenever it fades.

[@douglascain6404]

Great job landscaping with the rocks! Now your time is freed up to start working on the lawn.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Douglas. Well . . . I've been. There's 2 issues with this lawn. 1. It's Bermuda grass. It goes completely dormant (and brown/tan) late Fall - early Spring. 2. When we moved to this house 4 years ago the entire lawn was 20% Bermuda - 80% weeds. All the bare dirt areas are where I killed weeds. I've tested and added all the soil amendments necessary every year - and I've slowly gotten the soil parameters where they need to be. The Bermuda has quickly spread and filled-in those bare areas. It has been a lot of work but I've done well with getting this lawn turned around. I wish I could attach a photo here. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@DB-zk6td]

The problem with mulch is when you trim hedges, you have to hand pick your cuttings or leave them to decompose. Same problem exists with light weight stone. You can blow or vac them. So I went with a heavier stone. Now I can blow the cuttings into a pile without disturbing my stones.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. I'm with you! I spread 4 old bed sheets on the ground all the way around a plant first. That catches a lot of the clippings. I carefully fold the sheets inward, dump the clippings in my trailer, and then put the sheets down around the next plant. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@trotcar57]

I think it looks great.

[@rickstid-bits]

Thanks. I am very happy with how it looks, and the fact that it's completely maintenance free from here on out - year after year after year after year. Rick

[@joseph7105]

You can get mulch for free in nearly every city. Just call up an arborist and tell them you'll take a load of woodchips. These guys usually fill up a truck every day and are more than happy to dump their woodchips off on somebody because they typically have to pay the city or somebody else to dump them. You can easily dye it yourself if you don't like the natural look.

[@chasingthefish9042]

Rock is better

[@SBAHP]

just don’t put it on your plants until it’s fermented for a year or so-

[@chasingthefish9042]

@ramrat69 mmmm a nice bottle of fermented mulch. Sounds like a brewery in Colorado should invest in some wood chips lol.

[@indiawinbush8399]

Be careful- those wood chips can also carry disease from the trees

[@ticktock2383]

And you bring everyone's chenicals into your yard and garden

[@swk.gaming7454]

Retaining wall for mulch .....but I must say the rocks look great 🙌🏾

[@rickstid-bits]

Thanks. Rick

[@AmysAcademy-h5n]

Fantastic 🎉NEW SUBSCRIBER

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you Amy. Rick

[@bellacity01]

thanks so much for the video, im gonna dare to do my own landcaping; wish me luck. PS- i think i have that same kind of flower bush, mine sprouted this spring and now its summer and its dead. idk why or how to fix it. Help!

[@tanisha_tlc]

Thank you for sharing! 🌅💕❤️🙏🏽

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Tanisha. You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@beverleysmith133]

Just what I'm looking for as I'm starting to carve out gardens, etc. New house.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Beverley. I'm glad you found this helpful. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@playerpianoshop]

We have thought about that! Looks great.

[@rickstid-bits]

Thanks Sam. It's a lot of work, and a lot of expense. But if you do it once - you will never have to do that landscape bed again! You'll never have to to add any rock, never weed again, never watch the nice looking new mulch not look so good - just two months later, etc. It is one less chore I have to do every Spring. By-the-way . . . I love your Channel! Rick

[@treyatl2006]

The dye in the mulch is staining my driveway/walkway

[@myrahouse2368]

I use to think someone was stealing my Mulch 😂

[@queentinadoire6931]

😂😂

[@dianep6791]

😂😂😂😂

[@kaihui1965]

your comments made my evening, haha

[@jijiwaiwai6747]

thanks for sharing these useful tips! we just removed our front lawn, and plan to get rocks, and plant some golden barrels. i hope our plan works out//finger crossing

[@BevGreunke]

Great info/ I need to replace mulch w rock

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you Bev. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@bridgetjones8339]

It’s just beautiful

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you for the kind words. Rick

[@thedude4718]

I'm looking to do the exact same thing for the exact same reason. My one worry was that eventually weeds would make their way up through the landscape fabric but I think if the rock layer is thick enough then the weeds should remain a thing of the past

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. I did this at our previous house at least 20 years ago. No weeds ever popped up through the landscape fabric. The key point is: buy very good landscape fabric. And make sure you overlap any seams really well so there is no exposed dirt.

[@Dontworryaboutit.]

Rocks get hot Can burn certain plants.

[@johnlee7085]

And even if the rocks don’t burn the plants, the extra thermal mass of the rocks does lead to increased temperatures around the home as well as urban heat islands that contribute to the adverse weather conditions. Natural might take a little more effort but everyone is so much better for it.

[@Patty-qd1lz]

Great video. Could you tell me what the name of those bushes are with the red flowers?

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Patty. Thank you for the kind words. These are Encore Azaleas. The tag reads: Rhododendrum’s, “Autumn Bravo.” The tag also says: Azalea, X, Conlen. You should see them when they are in full bloom. The entire bush is completely covered in those flowers. The encore azaleas will bloom a second time if the conditions are right. That is why they are named encore. I don't know how tall they would get. I keep them at that height. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@GagaDebbie]

Thank you!❤

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Dlynn. You’re welcome. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@scottmoore5839]

Rick, what are those red bushes in your front yard? They are gorgeous...!

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Azeleas

[@scottmoore5839]

@@HandcraftedintheFoothills Thanks, but there are a million kinds of red azaleas. I was hoping to get the exact name.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Scott. They are encore azaleas. I am just getting back from vacation. I do have the exact species written down at home. I will make sure I dig it out and get it to you. I agree. They are absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for commenting. Rick.

[@scottmoore5839]

@@rickstid-bits Thank you so much...! I look forward to your reply.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Scott. I found my photograph of the tag while I am sitting here at the airport. I wish I could include a photo of the tag. These are Rhododendrum’s, “Autumn Bravo.” The tag also says: Azalea, X, Conlen. You should see them when they are in full bloom. The entire bush is completely covered in those flowers. The encore azaleas will bloom a second time if the conditions are right. That is why they are named encore. Please come back and let me know if you find them.

[@lisabosnak7581]

It’s also a pest repellent

[@Wonsdloc]

I also ditched mulch for stone. So much better, no maintenance, and i used heavy duty fabric and barely have a weed pop up. If it does, its like you said little exposed parts

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello, Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@tnblly24203]

Give it time. You'll get more weeds as time passes

[@selw0nk]

I did the same thing with my garden and used rocks instead.

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@Bme-qm5vm]

Rick this looks good thanks. What planting zone are you in? Does it snow where you live? Will this work in zone 5? Thanks in advance.

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you. That's a good question. I am near Richmond, VA. Zone 7. We get some snow, some years. Our temps do get down to the lower teens a few times each year. But, we don't get any soil heaving over the winter. We've lived in N.E. PA and upstate NY. I know you have to consider the soil freeze / thaw issue. I never had mulch when we lived there, so I never needed to think about these rocks. It would probably be best if you talk to a few landscape pros there about doing this. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@peregrineslim4446]

It looks more like a rock garden with a few islands of plants rather than a garden. I think I'd get rid of the plants entirely and do Zen raking every day.

[@conniejohnson5398]

We are going to use pea gravel and attempt something similar using quite a few of your techniques. Can you please explain how you dealt with the cream colored paver stones. I believe they were at the end near your garage?

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Connie. I laid the landscape fabric over the top of them as I added the rock to that area. Then, I pulled rocks towards each block. As I did that, I cut the fabric with a knife or scissors into "V's" so I had fabric covering the soil, and leaning up against the side walls of the blocks. Just like I did along the walls of the house. It took extra time, but I believe it will work out okay. Rick

[@momokui]

Mulch keeps the soil underneath it cool, while rock does the opposite, because rock absorbs heats and radiates it. But if it works for you just do it.

[@dwightatnorthernstar1820]

very nice job. Does your fabric allow water to reach the outer roots of your gorgeous plants???

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Dwight, Thank you for the kind words. Yes. The fabric I used lets water, fertilizer, and air pass through. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@sabrinajones6473]

Beautiful branches. What type of plant is those red ones?

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Sabrina. These are Encore Azaleas. The tag reads: Rhododendrum’s, “Autumn Bravo.” The tag also says: Azalea, X, Conlen. You should see them when they are in full bloom. The entire bush is completely covered in those flowers. The encore azaleas will bloom a second time if the conditions are right. That is why they are named encore. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@Luke.Cooking]

That would look amazing with 0.50-1.5in river rock or Mexican river rock.

[@laurabeach8664]

Hello. Can you please provide a link to the landscape fabric you used? Thank you.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Laura. This is what I used. I did not research or purposely get this brand. This is what our local landscape supply company had. www.dewittcompany.com/product/dewitt-contractors-select-plus-landscape-fabric-grey/ Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@vickiewhite5348]

We use Rock too mulch also bring in bugs also it fades very messy!!

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Vickie. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@EricaHansberry]

Not a fan of mulch myself. Saw a perfect home that has a lot of mulch beds around the property. That's the only major project I'd have buying it, replacing the mulch with rock.

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Erica. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@jordanxfile]

One question comes to mind, how do you spread compost or worm castings etc.? I assume one would have to remove the stones around the plant and then put the compost, and then the stones back on top. Or maybe you use only liquid fertilizer. 🤔

[@JeepForFun]

Beautiful!

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@beataddiktgodd]

What are the red shrubs called and how tall do they grow?

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. These are Encore Azaleas. The tag reads: Rhododendrum’s, “Autumn Bravo.” The tag also says: Azalea, X, Conlen. You should see them when they are in full bloom. The entire bush is completely covered in those flowers. The encore azaleas will bloom a second time if the conditions are right. That is why they are named encore. I don't know how tall they would get. I keep them at that height. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@beataddiktgodd]

@@rickstid-bits Thanks for a quick response, I already subscribed 😊

[@sarabirch661]

You can spray your mulch with a special paint made for mulch. Who’s going to lift all the heavy bags of rock.

[@kathygrieve8416]

We just moved into a house that has exactly this method. The perennials - hosta, astilbe, daylillies never got any bigger than when planted years ago. I don’t think they can get through the landscape fabric

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Kathy. I believe all you would have to do is cut some slits in the landscape fabric around the plants, and that should give enough area for new plants to pop through. Thank you for commenting. Rick.

[@Angie-ci1lp]

Excellent explanation! Stone are beautiful!❤️🙏🏽❤️

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you Angie. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Rick

[@FixItWithMe]

What type of landscape tools did u use to place the rock?? 5 tine pitchfork? Metal shovel? What’s the best tools to make the installation easier?

[@FixItWithMe]

Also, doesn’t the landscape fabric decompose through time and then does the rocks go down into the soil through time?

[@pokeroohardo6539]

How did you cut the holes ever so perfectly on the fabric to cover your plants. I butchered mine when covering my hedges 🤔

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Rocks arw difficult for plants to grow in

[@rickstid-bits]

Hello. If you want a landscaping bed, that you can add flowers to every year: then, yes, this might not be as good an option for you. But as far as all the plants that are already in the ground goes: they will do just fine. I did this at my previous house 20 years ago and all the plants did superb. Thank you for leaving me a comment. Rick

[@zoemayne]

Is this rock good to walk on barefoot? I want to re-do my pavers which was originally mulch but that has been overtaken by weeds. So what do you think about landscape fabric + pavers + this terra rock?

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Zoe. I wouldn't walk on the rock barefoot. There are rough edges on them. Pavers to walk on with the rocks in-between the pavers, and anywhere you don't plan to walk on, would be great. Thank you for leaving a comment. Please click on the words “Rick’s Tid-Bits” underneath the video to go to my KZbin channel. I think you’ll find some helpful and unique tips in my How to Make Life Easier or Better section. kzbin.info/door/c-IuUFzC2Tyv06KzJyBESg Rick

[@lf6823]

LOVE IT

[@jazmineb9069]

Great video 😊😊😊

[@rickstid-bits]

Thank you Jazmine.

[@just4shipra]

Looks great! What type of rock have you installed?

[@rickstid-bits]

Hi Shipra, Thank you for the kind words. Around here it is known as Terra Rock.

[@nrsmythe]

Yes...thank you. I HATE mulch.