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s/o rock or mulch in dry creek bed?
We have a dry creek bed that runs through our front yard and I was thinking of adding river rock. We've mulched it before but it takes a ton of mulch and it washes away when it rains heavily! After reading about how much of a pain it can be to clean a rock bed, I'm second guessing the river rock. Do I have any alternatives? It needs something. It's right on the edge of the woods so there are lots of leaves in the fall.
Re: s/o rock or mulch in dry creek bed?
I would do rocks. If you're getting enough water flow when it rains to wash away mulch, it should take care of any leaves or debris on a rock bed as well.
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I'm not sure about alternatives, but I used mexican beach pebbles in my dry creek bed and they were a little better than the small whiteish landscaping stones you typically see. Those small stones are the worst IMO. The Mexican stones were larger and because they were black, they camoflaged debris a little better. A leaf blower worked to clear the majority of leaves and lining it with landscape fabric helped but eventually weeds still started to grow a bit from even the tiniest bits of soil that would collect. Leaves would also get stuck under the rocks so it did require some maintenece to keep it looking nice. My creek bed actually functioned during heavy rain to divert water to a drainage system so mulch was out of the question. The stone stayed in place perfectly.
ETA: The Mexican beach pebbles were significantly more expensive if I remember correctly but they were totally worth it.
Good idea! Why didn't I think of that before?