Pea Gravel
A family tradition spanning over 60 years. Serving Cobb, Bartow, Cherokee, Floyd, Polk, Gordon and surrounding counties.
Pea Gravel is a highly versatile and popular landscaping stone, distinguished by its small size, smooth texture, and appealing rounded shape. Created through natural weathering and erosion, these stones resemble peas—hence the name—and typically measure between 1/8 inch and 3/8 inch in diameter. Across North Georgia and Metro Atlanta, Pea Gravel is a top choice for projects where both aesthetics and permeable surfaces are required. At Kevin Westmoreland Trucking, we ensure this attractive material is delivered reliably and efficiently, backed by our 60-year family tradition of honesty and dependability.
Key Characteristics and Functional Benefits
The unique qualities of Pea Gravel make it highly desirable for various residential and commercial applications:
- Aesthetic Appeal: Pea Gravel offers a clean, uniform look with a natural, varied color palette (often tans, grays, and browns). Its smooth surface provides a soft, visually appealing contrast to sharp architectural lines and lush foliage.
- Comfort and Safety: Unlike sharp, angular crushed stone, Pea Gravel is comfortable for bare feet, making it an ideal choice for playgrounds, patios, and barefoot walkways.
- Permeability and Drainage: Because the stones are small and round, they create excellent voids, allowing water to drain quickly and effectively. This makes it a great solution for managing surface water runoff and preventing pooling.
- Low Maintenance: When laid over landscape fabric, Pea Gravel helps to suppress weeds and, unlike mulch, it does not decompose, fade, or require seasonal replacement, providing a long-lasting, low-maintenance surface.
Essential Applications for Pea Gravel
Our reliable MACK truck fleet is often busy delivering bulk loads of Pea Gravel (up to 18.5 tons per trip) to projects throughout our service area, including Woodstock, Dallas, and Acworth:
Walkways and Patios
Pea Gravel is the perfect material for garden paths, patios, and courtyards. It creates a charming, informal surface that complements virtually any outdoor living area. The key is to install proper edging (such as metal or stone borders) to contain the loose material.
Playgrounds and Recreation Areas
Its smooth texture and ability to cushion falls make Pea Gravel an ideal surfacing material for residential playgrounds. It provides a safe, natural, and easily maintained alternative to wood chips or rubber mulch.
Drainage Solutions and Sub-Bases
While attractive, Pea Gravel is highly functional. It is often used in French drain systems where its superior permeability quickly moves water away from foundations. It can also be mixed into cement for applications requiring a smooth, exposed aggregate finish.
Landscaping and Decorative Use
As a decorative ground cover, Pea Gravel is used to fill large, low-traffic areas, surround fountains, or line the bottoms of planting containers. Its weight helps to prevent high winds from disturbing the material.
Reliable Delivery from Westmoreland Trucking
When planning your landscaping project, you need a hauling partner you can rely on. Our commitment to dependability and integrity ensures that your bulk order of Pea Gravel is delivered accurately and promptly. We understand the importance of quality material arriving on schedule to maintain your project’s flow.
Ready to enhance your outdoor spaces with the smooth touch of Pea Gravel? Contact Kevin Westmoreland Trucking today to schedule your bulk delivery.