State Route 128 runs north from Cleves along the west side of the Great Miami River, a mostly two-lane road through woodland and farmland. It is not where most people go looking for landscape material, which is exactly why the people who know about J’s Mulch tend to keep going back.
The yard has been supplying the greater Cincinnati area since 1988 as a family owned and operated business. It sells mulch, gravel, sand, topsoil, sod and straw the way a yard should sell them, which is by the scoop rather than by the bag, loaded into your truck or delivered to your driveway.
For homeowners out on the far western edge of Hamilton County, in Cleves, Miamitown, North Bend, Harrison and the townships around them, it is the closest thing to a full bulk yard without driving toward the city. This guide covers what they carry, what each material is actually for, and how to order the right amount.
A Family Yard on Route 128
J’s Mulch & Landscape Supply has been serving the greater Cincinnati area since 1988. It is family owned and operated, and it is licensed, bonded and insured, which matters more than it sounds when a loaded truck is backing up your driveway.
The operation is straightforward. There is a yard full of material, a staff who know what each pile is for, and delivery seven days a week. Their own description of themselves is a low-priced supply dealer, and the reviews that stack up around them are almost entirely about two things: the price per scoop and how fast the truck showed up.
The address is worth a note before you set your navigation. It is listed in some places as 5730 Hamilton Cleves Road and in others as 5730 State Route 128. Those are the same road. If your map disagrees with a listing you found, that is why.
| At a Glance | J’s Mulch & Landscape Supply |
| Serving since | 1988, family owned and operated |
| What it is | A bulk landscape material yard. Mulch, gravel, sand, topsoil, sod and straw sold by the scoop, not the bag. |
| Address | 5730 Hamilton Cleves Rd (State Route 128), Cleves, OH 45002 |
| Phone | (513) 574-8049 |
| Hours | Monday to Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Delivery | Seven days a week |
| Website | jsmulch.com |
Location, Directions and Access
J’s Mulch & Landscape Supply is at 5730 Hamilton Cleves Rd, Cleves, OH 45002, on State Route 128. The yard can be reached at (513) 574-8049.
State Route 128 makes this an easy place to find, because the road has a fixed point at each end of the stretch you need. It begins in Cleves at U.S. 50, on the west bank of the Great Miami River, and runs north to an interchange with Interstate 74 near Miamitown. The yard sits between the two.
Coming from Interstate 74
Take the State Route 128 exit near Miamitown, which is signed for Cleves and Hamilton, then head south on Route 128. The yard is on Route 128 on your way down toward Cleves.
Coming from U.S. 50
From U.S. 50 in Cleves, where Route 128 begins at the river, head north on Route 128. The road runs alongside the Great Miami River through woodland before it opens up, and the yard is on that stretch.
Parking and Access
- This is a working yard with truck traffic and loader movement. Pull in slowly and wait to be directed rather than driving into a bay.
- Material is loaded into your vehicle at the yard. Bring a truck or trailer you do not mind getting dirty, and something to cover the load.
- Delivery runs seven days a week, which is unusual and genuinely useful if your only free day is Sunday.
- Sunday hours are shorter than the rest of the week, running late morning to late afternoon rather than a full day.
Hours agree across their listings, so the ones in the table above should hold. Even so, if you are planning a large order or a same-day delivery, a phone call first is faster than a wasted drive.
What They Carry, and What Each Thing Is For
The published product range covers mulch, chips, gravel, sand, sod, straw, pine needles and horse bedding, plus topsoil, landscape boulders and railroad ties. The gravel list alone is long: pea gravel, washed stone in one and two inch, oversized creek rock, Brassfield decorative stone in several sizes, limestone in one, two and four inch, limestone chips, crushed limestone with dust, concrete sand and masonry sand.
That list is more useful once you know which item belongs to which job, because the names do not explain themselves and buying the wrong one is an expensive mistake to discover halfway through a weekend.
The distinction that trips up the most homeowners is between the two sands. Masonry sand is soft and fine and belongs in mortar. Concrete sand is coarse and sharp and is what goes under pavers. They look similar in a pile and behave completely differently under stone. Tell the staff what you are building when you order and the counter will point you right.
The second distinction worth knowing is washed versus unwashed. Washed stone has had the fines rinsed out of it, which is what you want anywhere water needs to move, such as behind a retaining wall or around drain pipe. Crushed limestone with dust is the opposite by design. The dust is the whole point, because it lets the material lock together when it is compacted.
Buying Bulk, and Getting the Amount Right
Bulk buying is cheaper and less wasteful than bagged material, and it is a different process. A few things make it go smoothly.
- Order in the yard’s unit. Bulk yards quote by the scoop. Work out your volume first, then ask how many scoops that is rather than guessing.
- Say where you want it. Drivers will place a load where you ask if you tell them. A tarp laid down first saves a great deal of shoveling and keeps the driveway clean.
- Do not over-order. It is the single most common complaint homeowners have about their own bulk orders, and it is entirely avoidable with five minutes of math.
- Think about access. A truck needs room to raise a bed. Low branches, tight turns and soft ground are all worth mentioning when you book.
Getting the quantity right is the part worth doing carefully, and turning a patio footprint into a delivery order is a short exercise that prevents both a second delivery fee and a pile of leftover stone you have to find a home for.
Sourcing the Material for a Patio or a Wall
A bulk yard is where roughly two thirds of a paver patio comes from by weight, and almost none of it is the part anyone sees. The stone on top gets chosen from a catalog. Everything underneath gets ordered from a yard like this one, and it is the part that decides whether the patio is still flat in ten years.
If you are working out a build, it is worth understanding why the layers under the stone decide how long it lasts before you order anything, and worth walking through the order the work actually happens in so the material shows up when you need it rather than sitting on the driveway for three weeks.
Out on this side of the county, the projects tend to be bigger and the lots tend to have more slope, which changes what you need. There are good examples of outdoor spaces out toward the far western townships worth looking at, and it is always worth confirming whether the project needs paperwork before it starts, because a retaining wall over a certain height is treated very differently from a flat patio.
Plenty of homeowners out here do this work themselves, and a yard that sells by the scoop and delivers on a Sunday is built for exactly that. Others order the material and hand the build to someone else. Platinum Deck and Patio builds paver patios, retaining walls and decks across the Cincinnati metro, including the western townships, if that is the route you take.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do they sell to homeowners or only to contractors?
Both. The yard describes itself as a supply dealer for anyone looking for landscaping material, and the reviews are heavily homeowner-driven.
Do they really deliver on Sundays?
They state delivery seven days a week on their own site, and the yard itself is open Sunday on shorter hours. Call to confirm timing for the day you want.
What is a scoop?
It is the yard’s unit of sale, a bucket load from the loader. Ask what a scoop measures when you call, because it is the number every quantity conversation will run through.
Can I pick material up myself?
Yes. Bring a truck or trailer sized for what you are buying and something to cover the load. Bulk material is heavier than people expect, so ask before you overload a small vehicle.
What should I have ready when I call?
The area you are covering, the depth you want, what you are building, and where the truck should put the load. Those four answers get you an accurate order in one phone call.
The Bottom Line
J’s Mulch & Landscape Supply is not a destination, and it does not try to be. It is a yard on a two-lane state route that has been selling material to the far west side since 1988, seven days a week, by the scoop. For anyone out past Bridgetown who has been buying bagged mulch at big box prices, the arithmetic on a single bulk delivery is usually enough to change the habit permanently.
Measure the area, decide the depth, work out what you are actually building, then call (513) 574-8049 and ask how many scoops that is. They will tell you, and they will tell you which pile it comes from.
Bring a tarp. Everyone forgets the tarp.