Rock Installation in Port Charlotte, FL

Full backyard renovation — the existing 7 cu yd of old decorative rock was pulled and hauled, existing plants demo'd, beds cleaned down to bare soil. Then rebuilt from scratch: 817 sq ft of weed mat, 7.5 cu yd of fresh decorative rock, rip rap wall extension at the grade change, 55+ new plants through fabric cuts, and two downspout drain connections for the rear downspouts that had been dumping onto the new bed area. Drainage handled before rock and plants.

Old mulch and failing plants pulled, beds cleaned to bare soil, fresh weed mat installed, 3 cu yd of New England creek pebbles spread at full depth, rip rap border set at the outer edge for containment, and ti plants, croton, and foxtail fern planted through fabric cuts. Creek pebble is a natural, rounded stone that looks clean and is easy to work with — it doesn't scatter like lighter gravel and holds position well in Port Charlotte's summer storms.

Uneven front yard grade creating pooling and foundation drainage issues. We regraded the entire area, installed 97 retaining blocks on a compacted base to hold the grade change at the street edge, laid a rip rap border at the grade break for erosion control where water velocity is highest, and finished with 4 pallets of bahia sod. Rip rap at grade breaks is one of the most practical erosion control choices in Florida — it handles storm water flow without washing away like organic materials.

Full front yard build — 93 ft of concrete curbing set first to define all bed edges, then weed mat, then 4 cu yd of decorative rock. Agave, croton, and copperleaf installed through fabric cuts. Boulders placed at the primary focal points for visual mass. Rock is the right choice for this kind of sun-exposed front yard — low maintenance, permanent, and it doesn't wash onto the driveway in a storm the way mulch does.