Gravel doesn't always have to come in a 50-lb. bag from a big-box store. While it's true that this is a convenient way to buy gravel and transport it home, it's not necessarily the best option for such a purchase.



For one thing, it's not very convenient. One of those bags covers only about 1-1/2 to 2 square feet, depending on the size of the gravel. That makes for a lot of lifting and loading, not to mention plenty of trips to the store. That makes it less cost-effective than it might seem at the outset. But there are options.



Pete Rose, Inc. Landscape Products has a nifty alternative. The company, in western Henrico, Virginia, has a unique bagging service that you might want to check out. This company will bag and deliver gravel in one-ton, open-topped nylon bags. One ton might seem like a tremendous amount of gravel, but in actuality, one ton of most gravels will cover an area of 100 square feet at a two-inch depth. That's an a patio area of just ten feet by ten feet, or a walkway two feet wide and fifty feet long. The bags are a convenient option for a project that requires gravel. There's very little mess, the bags can be reused to haul yard debris, leaves, etc., and the company will deliver them to your home. For details, visit this web page:

http://www.peteroseinc.com/Portals/0/NewBaggingCS2.pdf