Jim Stone Co

Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jim Stone Co supplies stone and garden and soil products to homeowners, landscapers and contractors across the area. Google lists the business under 2 categories — Stone supplier, Garden center — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.8-star Google rating from 24 reviews. That sits above the Louisiana average of 4.6 measured across 153 listed suppliers.

What Jim Stone Co supplies

Stone yards carry flagstone, wall stone, boulders, river rock, cobbles and decorative gravel, usually sold by weight and frequently palletized for hardscape crews.

Thickness drives both coverage and price. Patio flagstone is typically 1"–1½"; anything thinner risks cracking underfoot without a mortar bed. Wall stone is sold by the ton with coverage depending on the face height you are building.

Garden centers carry bagged soil, compost and mulch alongside plants and often sell bulk material from a yard out back. That combination is convenient when a planting project needs both the medium and the stock in one trip.

How much material you need

Stone is sold by the ton. Natural stone runs roughly 150 lbs per cubic foot, so a single pallet can approach 1½ tons.

As a rough guide: 1 ton covers about 80–120 sq ft at 1½ in flag; 3 tons covers about 240–360 sq ft at 1½ in flag; 1 ton covers about 15–20 face ft at wall stone.

Have length, width and target depth ready when you phone. Yard staff convert those into tons far more reliably than a generic online calculator, and they know how their own material settles.

Ordering and delivery

Ask about delivery minimums and trip charges up front — for smaller orders these often matter more to the final bill than the headline per-ton price.

Check where the truck can actually dump. Tandem trucks need overhead clearance and firm ground, and most drivers will not reverse across a soft lawn or a new driveway. If access is tight, ask whether they run a smaller truck or can leave the load at the kerb.

Pricing for bulk material is rarely published in full, since it moves with stock and season. The business website may list current products, but a phone call will get you a firm delivered number faster.

Ratings and reputation

Of the 24 reviews on file, 21 are five-star (88%) and 2 are four-star. 1 review sits at one or two stars, and those are worth reading directly — complaints at material yards usually concern delivery timing or short loads rather than the product itself.

Among the suppliers we list across Louisiana, this rating places Jim Stone Co in the top 44%.

Across the 21 suppliers we list in Baton Rouge, the average rating is 4.8.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.8 drawn from 24 reviews is a reasonable sample for a local yard.

Hours and visiting the yard

Jim Stone Co is open 5 days a week, closed Saturday and Sunday. The yard opens as early as 7 AM and runs until 4 PM, early enough to load before a normal work day begins.

The yard is closed on Saturdays, so weekend work needs material ordered and delivered before Friday close.

Loading is weather-dependent whatever the posted hours say. Heavy rain turns yards to mud and makes wet material heavier and harder to spread, so call the same morning if conditions look poor.

Best time to buy in Louisiana

Louisiana's longer growing season spreads demand across more of the year, which generally means better availability than northern markets. Even so, spring remains the peak for stone, and summer heat makes midday loading and installation punishing — early-morning pickups are worth the alarm clock. Autumn and winter are frequently the best value windows, with shorter queues and more flexible delivery scheduling.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 6 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Louisiana Nursery in Baton Rouge, roughly 3.7 miles away. 34 suppliers sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

If this yard is short on what you need, the suppliers listed below carry overlapping inventory and will often deliver into the same area.

Buying stone in Baton Rouge

We list 21 bulk suppliers in Baton Rouge and 153 across Louisiana, spread over 57 cities and towns.

Bulk material pricing is intensely local. Trucking is a large share of the delivered cost, which is why a nearby yard usually beats a cheaper one further out once the full quote lands.