There is a particular kind of Saturday that a lot of Boone County homeowners will recognize. The old mulch has gone gray, there is a brush pile behind the garage from a storm two months ago, and you want the beds to look sharp before somebody comes over. Two jobs, both of them involving a truck.
Most people do those jobs separately, or do one and put the other off until spring. Affordable Landscape Supplies has been on Bullittsville Road since 1981, and one of the two services they publish is a yard waste drop-off. That means the trip can run in both directions, which is the single most useful thing to know about the place.
This guide covers what the yard stocks, how the drop-off changes the arithmetic of a Saturday, and what to sort out before you buy material for a patio or a wall.
Forty Years on Bullittsville Road
The business was established in 1981 and is family owned. Four decades in the same trade in the same county is not a small thing in a business where the equipment is expensive, the work is seasonal, and the margins live or die on how far a truck has to drive.
Their own published scope is refreshingly narrow. Products: decorative stone and gravel, crushed stone, granite boulders, river rock and pebbles, Tennessee boulders, hardwood mulch, cedar mulch, dyed mulch, pine straw, compost and topsoil, fill dirt, garden soil mixes, limestone base, masonry sand, paver base, and firewood. Services: two. Local landscape supply delivery, and yard waste drop-off.
They are not a design firm, they do not install anything, and they do not appear to want to. They sell material and they move it, which is the whole business.
| At a Glance | Affordable Landscape Supplies |
| Established | 1981, family owned |
| What it is | A bulk landscape material yard. Two published services: local supply delivery, and yard waste drop-off. |
| Address | 4346 Bullittsville Rd, Burlington, KY 41005 |
| Phone | (859) 586-9142 |
| Hours | Monday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Open seven days. |
| Serves | Boone and Kenton Counties and the surrounding Northern Kentucky area |
| Website | affordablelandscapesupplies.com |
Location, Directions and Access
Affordable Landscape Supplies is at 4346 Bullittsville Rd, Burlington, KY 41005, in Boone County. Orders and questions go to (859) 586-9142.
The yard sits on Bullittsville Road, north of Burlington itself, out where Boone County stops being subdivisions and starts being farmland. Use the map below rather than a written route, because the approach is a country road and the last thing anyone needs is a wrong turn with a loaded trailer.
Hours and Access
They are open seven days: Monday to Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Seven day opening is genuinely unusual for a bulk yard, and it is the reason this place gets used by people whose only free time is a Sunday afternoon.
- This is a load-and-go yard, so bring a truck or trailer and something to cover the load.
- Staff load material for you, and bulk is sold by the scoop rather than the bag.
- They deliver across Boone and Kenton Counties and the surrounding area, with same-day delivery available depending on the day and the load.
- Their own site lists a second phone number alongside the one above. The number in the table is the one on their Google listing, which is the one to use.
The Half Nobody Uses
Yard waste drop-off is listed on their site as one of two services, right alongside delivery. Most bulk yards do not offer it at all, and most people who buy mulch from one have no idea it is there.
The arithmetic is simple enough that it feels like cheating. You were going to drive to the yard anyway. The truck is empty on the way there and full on the way back, which means the outbound leg is wasted capacity. Fill it with the brush pile.
What you get out of that is one drive instead of two, and a back garden that is actually clear rather than clear-except-for-the-pile-behind-the-garage that everybody has and nobody mentions.
One caution worth taking seriously. Call before you load. Confirm what they will accept, what they will not, whether there is a charge, and how late in the day they take drop-offs. Arriving with a full truck and finding out the answer on the spot is a bad way to spend a Saturday, and it is a five minute phone call to avoid.
What to Buy for a Patio or a Wall
For hardscape work, three items on their product list are the ones that matter, and they are easy to confuse with each other.
- Paver base. They list it as its own product, which is helpful, because it is the compacted layer a patio actually stands on.
- Limestone base. Base material for drives and heavier loads. Related to the above but not always interchangeable, so say what you are building.
- Masonry sand. This is for mortar work. It is not the bedding sand that goes under pavers, and the two look similar in a bay. Ask, and say what it is for.
The decorative side is where the yard is genuinely fun rather than merely useful. River rock, granite boulders and Tennessee boulders sit alongside the crushed stone, and a boulder is one of the very few landscape purchases that is easier to choose in person than from a photograph. Take a tape measure and think about how you are getting it off the truck at the other end.
Once the base material is sorted, the visible half is a separate decision, and it is worth picking the surface that sits on top of all this before you commit to a look. It is also worth knowing about keeping mulch and leaf litter from staining stone, since a yard trip usually means beds and hardscape ending up right next to each other.
Before any of it, check the boundaries. Where a lot line quietly decides the layout catches more Boone County projects than structure ever does, and what the paperwork looks like in practice is worth reading before a design is finished rather than after.
Platinum Deck and Patio builds paver patios, retaining walls and decks across the Cincinnati metro including the Northern Kentucky side, and on a Boone County lot the material list and the setbacks are usually the two things that shape the design.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are they open on Sunday?
Yes, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with Monday to Saturday running 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Seven day opening is unusual in this trade and worth knowing about.
Do they take yard waste?
Yard waste drop-off is one of the two services listed on their own site. Call first to confirm what is accepted, whether there is a charge, and what time they stop taking it.
Do they deliver?
Yes, across Boone and Kenton Counties and the surrounding area, with same-day delivery available depending on the day and the load.
Do they do landscape design or installation?
No. Their published services are supply delivery and yard waste drop-off. Some older third party listings suggest otherwise, but nothing they publish themselves does.
What should I bring?
Measurements, a truck or trailer you do not mind getting dirty, something to cover the load, and a clear idea of what you are building so the staff can steer you to the right bay.
The Bottom Line
Affordable Landscape Supplies is an ordinary bulk yard doing an ordinary job in an ordinary corner of Boone County, and that is a compliment. It has been there since 1981, it is open seven days including Sunday afternoons, and it stocks the unglamorous middle of a landscape project: the base, the sand, the soil and the stone.
The thing that makes it worth a specific mention is the drop-off. A yard that takes material in as well as sending it out turns one errand into two jobs done, and almost nobody who buys mulch there realizes it is an option.
Measure the beds, work out the coverage, then call (859) 586-9142 and ask two questions: how many scoops you need, and whether you can bring the old stuff with you.
Then load the brush pile before you go. It has been sitting there long enough.