Products
Aggregates
Screened Utility Sand
Description (Our Castle Rock Sand): Coarse textured grey sand.
Usage: Used to stabilize pavers, stepping stones and flagstone. Can be used as pipe bedding or an ingredient in concrete. Helps with drainage in soil. Not recommended for sand boxes due to being unwashed and dusty.
7/8" Drain Rock
Description: 7/8" smooth round washed rock. Screened material that is uniform in size. Will not pack.
Usage: Often used as an ingredient in concrete, pipe bedding, French drains and decorative landscape. Not for driveways or parking areas.
1 1/2" Drain Rock
Description: 1 1/2" smooth round washed rock. Screened material that is uniform in size. Will not pack.
Usage: Often used as pipe bedding, French drains and decorative landscape. Not for driveways or parking areas.
3/8" Peagravel
Description: 3/8" smooth round washed rock. Screened material that is uniform in size. Will not pack.
Usage: Often used as an ingredient in concrete, pipe bedding, French drains and decorative landscape. Good for play areas. Not for driveways or parking areas.
Pumice (3/8" minus)
Description: Horticultural grade 3/8" minus.
Usage: Excellent aeration qualities and provides micro pockets for encouraging microorganisms to colonize.
2" x 6" River Rock
Description: 2"-6" River Rock that is dry screened.
#4 to dust (1/4" minus)
Description: 1/4" crushed rock with fines. Sometimes known as paver base. Compacts tight and smooth.
Usage: Often used under stepping stones, pavers and flagstone. Great for walkways and dog runs. Can be used to fill potholes.
5/8" Minus
Description: 5/8" crushed rock with fines. Light grey or black aggregate that has been crushed. Fines work as a binder for compaction. Packs down tightly and holds in place very well.
Usage: Often used as a base for residential driveways. Commonly used in walkways or parking areas. Great for base material under flagstone, retaining walls or concrete. Can be used to fill potholes.
3/4" Clean
Description: 3/4" clean crushed aggregate without fines. Light grey fractured rock. Will not pack.
Usage: Often used as a top course on driveways and pathways. Better than 3/4" minus for a muddy area. Good for behind retaining walls.
1 1/4" Clean
Description: 1 1/4" clean crushed aggregate without fines. Light grey or black fractured rock 1" to 1 1/4" in size. Will not pack but will stay in place better than a round rock.
Usage: Often used as a top course for muddy driveways or parking areas. Can be used for pavement sub-base, foundation material, draining applications, behind retaining wall or decorative landscape.
1 1/4" Minus
Description: 1 1/4" crushed rock with fines. Light grey or black aggregate that has been crushed. Fines work as a binder for compaction. Does not pack as tight as 5/8" Minus.
Usage: Better for softer area than 5/8" Minus. Can be used as a pavement sub-base or road base. Typically used for commercial driveways or parking spaces for big trucks and RV's.
3" x 10" Castle Rock
“Please note that this rock is unwashed and will contain a small amount of sand and dirt fines.”
3/4" x 3" Castle Rock
“Please note that this rock is unwashed and will contain a small amount of sand and dirt fines.”
Mulches
Medium Bark
Description: Hemlock and Fir Bark (primarily Fir).
Usage: Apply as mulch and ground cover to suppress weed growth and retain moisture. During cold months Bark can protect plants and shrubs by controlling soil temperature.
Medium Dark Bark
Description: Hemlock and Fir Bark (primarily Fir) (more of a red color)
Usage: Apply as mulch and ground cover to suppress weed growth and retain moisture. During cold months Bark can protect plants and shrubs by controlling soil temperature.
Fine Dark Bark
Description: Double ground Hemlock and Fir Bark (primarily Fir) (more of a dark brown to black when wet)
Usage: Apply as mulch and ground cover to suppress weed growth and retain moisture. During cold months Bark can protect plants and shrubs by controlling soil temperature.
Fine Red Bark
Description: Double ground Hemlock and Fir Bark (primarily Fir) (more of a red color)
Usage: Apply as mulch and ground cover to suppress weed growth and retain moisture. During cold months Bark can protect plants and shrubs by controlling soil temperature.
Cedar Play Chips
Description: Cedar wood chips
Usage: Playgrounds, walking paths.
Not certified for playgrounds like for schools/municipalities.
Walk on/Pathway Bark
Description: Bigger shreds than medium bark, similar in color.
Usage: Apply as mulch and ground cover to suppress weed growth and retain moisture. During cold months Bark can protect plants and shrubs by controlling soil temperature.
Sawdust
Description: Small sawdust made of alder.
Usage: Pet/stall bedding.
Small Nugget Bark
Description
Bark screened to approximately 3/8"-1" specification. More textured and free of fine particles. Provides a longer lasting results as it does not decompose as fast as the fine or medium barks.
Uses
Often used for ground cover around plants and other landscaping areas you want to suppress weed growth.
Medium Nugget Bark
Description
Bark screened to approximately 1"-2" specification. More textured and free of fine particles. Provides a longer lasting results as it does not decompose as fast as the fine or medium barks.
Uses
Often used for ground cover around plants and other landscaping areas you want to suppress weed growth.
Hogfuel
Description: up to 6" wood shreds consisting of a mixture of inner wood and bark. Generally made from stumps & large tree clearing projects.
Usage: Used in design of composting garden beds (Huegel's), layered under other mulches for adding organics to existing soils.
Soil & Amendments
3-Way Topsoil
Description: Screened Sandy Loam Soil, Sand, Compost
Usage: Often used to plant grass seed or lay SOD.
Can be used to raise beds. All around planting mix for lawns, filling in low spots and all around general use.
Premium Garden Blend
Description: Combination of 3-Way Topsoil, Coarse Sand, Greens Compost and Moo Magic.
Usage: Walrath's signature planting blend. Plant ready mix for flowers, trees, shrubs and vegetables. Plants get microbials from both types of compost.
Bio-Retention Soil
Description: A well blended mixture by volume of mineral aggregate and compost that meets the Dept. of Ecology Specs.
Usage: Use in areas of high water for assistance with drainage back into the groundwater systems. Bioretention helps absorb, infiltrate and filter stormwater runoff into the ground.
Turf Booster
Description: A mix of volcanic sand, coarse washed sand and moo magic.
Usage: Topdressing and new lawns. This product is a mix of fine sand (St. Helens minerals), coarse washed sand, and composts.
House Blend Potting Soil
Description: An exclusive mix of organic and natural ingredients for beautiful and bountiful containers.
Usage: Great for all of your favorite outdoor container plants including vegetables, fruits, and flowers. Great for refreshing existing containers as well.
Mushroom Compost
Description: Composted (bedding/growing media) recycled/spent growing media: combination of: peat moss, straw, gypsum mixed with greens compost, brewer yeast & apple and grape pomace.
Usage: Great for an added boost to all your gardening needs. It is a great source for microbials and nutrients. Can be mixed in with current soil or used as a compost/mulch.
*due to dark color of product, can aid in heat and suns rays during hotter months and cause burn to plants such as grasses.