Where's the best place to buy and have delivered bulk landscaping rocks? I'm looking specifically for the black pebbles, 1 inch. I was somewhat shocked to see that Lowes charges ~1500$ for a cubic yard. I was thinking/hoping it would be more in the 500$ range.

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Posted by Tigerpaw123

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Posted on 5/27/22 at 10:04 am to Tigers13

Check our Warner turf

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Posted by LSUtigerME

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Posted on 5/27/22 at 10:22 am to Tigers13

Jim Stone is where I just picked up some for my house. Not sure about the black rock options. They had black slate chips but were out of them last week.

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Posted by SouthernInsanity

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Posted on 5/27/22 at 11:04 am to Tigers13

Watching this because I'd prefer to go with a rock bed w/minimal in ground plants and more med/lrg potted plants.

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Posted by RaginCajunz

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Posted on 5/27/22 at 11:34 am to Tigers13

Woerner and Jim Stone both sell them by the pound. I have a price jotted down from a few years ago of $.44/lb. That has probably gone up a bit. Google suggests it's about 2600lb/yard. So $1144/yard?

I used Jim Stone's black slate chips instead at $215/yard.

Here's a picture heavy post I made of my landscaping using the black slate chips.

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I used several yards, so the Mex pebbles were just too expensive. Even the black slate added up. My yard has a fairly steady slope to the back, so my pool deck ended up being as deep as 6+ inches to the soil. To help build it up and maintain lots of drainage, I have a few yards of egg rock as a first course, then the slate on top. Worked well.

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