Decorative Pebbles and Bagged Landscape Supplies
in Scotts Valley, CA

Coverage depends on the bag weight and the depth at which you spread it. As a reference point, one cubic yard of stone ground cover covers about 160 square feet at two inches deep. Bring your dimensions and we will work out how many bags your space takes, or tell you when bulk is the better buy.

They work well on container tops, where a layer holds moisture in and hides the potting mix. They also suit water features, fountains, and ponds, where rounded stone lines basins and hides pump hardware. For narrow borders and tree rings, layering pebbles around a tree base improves drainage and suppresses weeds without piling material against the trunk. Indoors, they work as decorative accents, in plant arrangements, and as aquarium or terrarium substrate.

No. Water-tumbled pebbles hold moisture inside the stone, and heating them can cause cracking or bursting. Fire pits need media rated for heat, like lava rock or fire glass. See our fire pits page for the components that belong in a burner.

Yes to both. Polished pebbles are eco-friendly and low maintenance in the way that matters day to day — resistant to weathering, holding their color, and needing nothing beyond an occasional rinse. As stone shaped by nature rather than manufactured, they require no annual top-up and nothing breaks down into the soil.

Size decides what a stone is suited for, and choosing comes down to comfort, appearance, and maintenance. Smaller grades suit container tops, tight joints, and mosaic patterns, where flat pebbles sit level rather than roll. Larger grades hold their place on pathways, gardens, borders, and slopes. Shape and texture read differently on a path than on a tabletop.

Once you are covering real square footage. Loose material by the ton costs considerably less, and our pebbles and decorative rock are stocked loose in the same yard. Our landscaping rock selection includes boulders and flagstone as well — see our rock, sand, and gravel page for river rock, pea gravel, and decomposed granite.

Yes, and you should. Pebble color shifts noticeably between wet and dry, and the difference on dark stone is dramatic. We will wet a sample in the yard.