WoodStone Decorative Rock - Benefits and Solutions
WoodStone Decorative Rock is a very versatile landscape rock product that can be used in your landscape in numerous ways that are both functional and appealing.

However, WoodStone is also used in the landscape to solve many of our most concerning, annoying and/or challenging landscape problems, as well.

Below you'll discover a few of the landscape "problems" that a person may or may not think of or consider when searching for the ideal landscape groundcover for their own landscape project.

Although these landscape problems are often overlooked and not thought of (as they aren't always obvious) they can be very important... WoodStone Decorative Rock provides an attractive, functional solution to the following landscape problems, as well as, many others in your landscape:

WoodStone's Ideal For Creating "Attractive" Wildfire Defense Spaces

Do you have an area in your landscape that is overgrown with weeds or grasses that could become a fire hazard during dry periods?  Being a natural shale product, WoodStone is ideal for creating and beautifying wildfire defense spaces naturally around homes with a stunning and beautiful non-combustable shale groundcover that won't burn like wood or bark products can. 

It can be easily installed in almost any area around a home to create, enlarge and improve a homes' defensable space or buffer zone reducing concerns of structure loss due to a wildfire, if installed properly, for years to come.

Reduce Your Water Consumption & Irrigation Costs

If you're concerned about conserving water or reducing your irrigation costs, WoodStone's also perfect for reducing the need to irrigate large areas of the landscape without giving up an absolutely gorgeous landscape, especially during city or community required water-rationing periods or in drought areas. 

As a natural shale product, WoodStone Decorative Rock retains water as well as landscape bark does and it's absolutely safe to use around trees, shrubs, grasses and plants.

Stabilize Your Steep Banks, Slopes & Other Problem Areas

WoodStone's characteristic thin, flat, oblong shape allows WoodStone to remain in place on steep slopes and in problem areas of the landscape when compared to bulkier, round bark and stone groundcovers that tend to roll or easily slip down a slope... creating errosion problems rather than helping with errosion problems. 

The WoodStone shale chips seem to interlock because of their flat shape which enables it to remain in place much better than round groundcovers that tend to roll and move much more easily. 

Discourage "Kitty Litter" Use Of Your Landscape Borders & Flowerbeds

If you've ever had your beautiful borders or flowerbeds used as a kitty-litter by your pets.....or the neighbors pets..... you'll know exactly what I'm talking about!  It's not pleasant, to say the least...

WoodStone discourages the use of borders and flowerbeds as kitty-litters because cats (as well as dogs) don't like to dig where WoodStone's been installed.  Why?  It hurts!

The stone edges discourage digging simply because it hurts their paws to dig in stone.  Animals are very smart..... they dig in softer dirt or bark areas where digging Is easy rather than painful.

Coordinate Your Landscape...
Pull It All Together With WoodStone Decorative Rock

Have you ever had problems finding landscape products that look great together?  Maybe you've found something that looks great in your borders or groundcover areas but that particular product just doesn't look right with the stone you've picked out to line your pond or stream with.  Or it might look out of place next to the graveled path you want.

WoodStone comes in three sizes and those three sizes equal multiple uses in the landscape.  Such as in flowerbeds, as well as in streams, ponds and other water features, in pathways, on banks and slopes, in driveways and, of course, as a groundcover in borders.

You can use WoodStone to pull your whole landscape together quickly and easily for a coordinated designer look..... at a mere fraction of what it would cost to have it professionally designed!

And WoodStone isn't limited to looking great with natural products, either. 

Much like bark, WoodStone's 'look' goes well with numerous other natural landscape products as well as almost all man-made landscape products including brick, wood or cultured stone, to name a few.  WoodStone's versatility is virtually unmatched!  

Create A High-End Natural Look In Your Landscape!

WoodStone is not only one of the most versatile groundcovers available, it's also a premier landscape groundcover that creates a gorgeous high-end natural look in the landscape that sets it apart from the pack!
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WoodStone Decorative Rock's $$$$$ Saving Benefits!  The Amount Of Money You Could Save May Just Surprise You... Once You Add It Up!

Are you searching for a groundcover product that's both attractive, functional and economical?  Using WoodStone Decorative Rock in your landscape is sure to make your landscape the envy of the neighborhood. However, in addition to creating an awesome looking landscape, WoodStone also stretches the landscape budget in numerous ways, including:

Finally... A Lightweight Decorative Rock Groundcover
That Saves You $$$ On Freight Or Hauling

Being lightweight is a money saving benefit that allows you to save on freight costs.  WoodStone Decorative Rock is comparatively lightweight which means that the same weight of WoodStone groundcover (vs. heavier stone groundcovers) hauled translates into more yards of WoodStone being delivered per truckload.

Not to just bore you with a bunch of stats and figures... but sometimes the $$$ saving benefits of a product aren't always readily apparent and can be hidden in the details.  Here's what I mean:  Typically a normal freight truck hauls approximately 48,000 lbs. of product. 48,000 lbs. of most of our competitors aggregate groundcover products translates into the delivery of approximately 17.14 yards of their groundcover.

On the other hand, 48,000 lbs. of WoodStone hauled translates into the delivery of approximately 22.22 yards of WoodStone per truckload.  That means that approximately 5.08 yards (or enough WoodStone to cover another 800 sq. ft. at a 2" depth) of additional decorative rock groundcover will be delivered per truckload if you choose to use WoodStone.    

Taking that a step further:  Four truckloads of most of our competitors aggregate groundcover products would equal approximately 68.56 yards of their groundcover while four truckloads of WoodStone groundcover products equals approximately 88.88 yards of WoodStone groundcover delivered for the same cost in freight.  That's approximately 20.32 yards more WoodStone groundcover delivered for the same cost in freight.

And one more step further:  As I mentioned above, four truckloads of most of our comparable competitors groundcover products would equal approximately 68.56 yards of groundcover, whereas three truckloads of WoodStone equals approximately 66.67 yards. 

That's comparable and almost equivalent to having a full fourth truckload of WoodStone delivered freight-free. As you can see from this example, WoodStone will save on freight and delivery costs considerably over heavier, bulkier stone groundcovers... especially in larger landscape projects.

And, even if you're just hauling it to your project in the back of your pickup or in your pickup and trailer, you'll be able to haul more WoodStone in one trip than other heavier groundcover products... it may even save you a trip or two (including the time and gas) depending on the size of your landscape project!

It's Characteristic Thin, Oblong Shape Covers More Ground

WoodStone's characteristic thin, oblong shape also cuts down on the amount of groundcover required for a landscape project simply by covering considerably more square footage due to it's flat, oblong shape.  

Never Replace Bark Again ~ You Save Money Season After Season!

Wouldn't it be really nice to purchase and install a groundcover product that has an attractive "look" similar to landscape bark once without ever having to spend the time, work or money required to do it again and again, year after year... like you have to with landscape bark?

You can now!  Homeowners, businesses and government or public agencies enjoy saving even more time, work and money by installing WoodStone Decorative Rock just once... for years of almost maintenance free beautiful landscape borders! 

You can save repeatedly year after year on the costs of purchasing bark to replace the faded and decayed bark from the previous season... as well as the repeated expense of rising freight costs to deliver the replacement bark to the site, repeated expense of labor to re-install the bark and the costs of labor to maintain the bark throughout the year.

In addition to saving time, work and $$$ repeatedly, though, by using WoodStone (which really adds up) you'll also be helping to reduce the consumption of natural resources.  WoodStone reduces the consumption of natural resources because it's a permanent solution that only has to be installed once for years of enjoyment rather than seasonly or yearly.

And it retains moisture, slowing the evaporation rate of water used to irrigate trees, shrubs, grasses and plants in landscape borders, reducing water consumption and costs. 

Create a low-maintenance landscape by iInstalling WoodStone in your next landscape project...

Then go do something that you really enjoy during the time when you would normally be replacing bark again..... next year and the year after and the year after that.....  

In an economy where every dollar counts for many of us, as you can see, WoodStone Decorative Rocks' natural characteristics allow it to be a downright excellent way to reduce landscaping cost, stretching every landscape dollar and saving you $$$ without sacrificing beauty and functionality!

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