Montana Ace | The Garden Place

Montana Ace | The Garden Place is a bulk garden and soil products and landscape materials supplier serving Missoula, Montana and the surrounding region. Google lists the business under 4 categories — Garden center, Landscaping supply store, Plant nursery, Store — which points to a broader inventory than a single-product yard carries.

The business holds a 4.7-star Google rating from 65 reviews. That tracks close to the Montana average of 4.7 across the 42 suppliers we list statewide.

What Montana Ace | The Garden Place supplies

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.

Bagged product suits containers and small beds; once a project passes roughly ten bags, loose material almost always works out cheaper per cubic foot. Ask whether bulk pricing is available before loading a cart.

Full-line landscape supply yards stock soil, mulch, decorative stone, boulders, pavers, edging and often sod under one roof. That matters when a project needs several materials, because combining them into a single delivery avoids paying separate trip charges to multiple suppliers.

Because Montana Ace | The Garden Place carries several material lines, it is often possible to combine an order across products — soil, mulch and stone on one truck — rather than paying separate delivery charges to two or three different yards.

How much material you need

Garden and soil products is sold by the cubic yard. One cubic yard equals about 27 cubic feet — roughly thirteen 2-cubic-foot bags.

As a rough guide: 1 yard covers about 100 sq ft at 3 in; 2 yards covers about 215 sq ft at 3 in; 5 yards covers about 540 sq ft at 3 in.

Measure your area and decide on depth before calling. Most yards will run the volume calculation for you and will flag when stepping up to a larger load actually lowers the price per unit.

Ordering and delivery

Confirm the delivery radius and fee early in the call. Two yards quoting similar material prices can land very differently once haulage is added.

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

Among the suppliers we list across Montana, this rating places Montana Ace | The Garden Place in the top 58%.

Across the 3 suppliers we list in Missoula, the average rating is 4.7.

Review volume matters as much as the score. A 4.7 drawn from 65 reviews reflects a substantial track record.

Best time to buy in Montana

In Montana, the buying window is compressed. Yards get busiest from the first thaw through early June, and again briefly in autumn. Ordering garden and soil products in early spring often means waiting in a queue and paying peak rates, so booking delivery before the rush — or in late autumn for spring work — usually gets both a better price and a firmer delivery date. Many yards in colder states reduce hours or close outright through deep winter, so confirm seasonal availability before planning a January or February project.

Other suppliers nearby

There are 6 other suppliers we list within a short drive, the closest being Diversified Materials & Construction LLC in Missoula, roughly 1.7 miles away. 5 suppliers sit within a 25-mile radius of this yard.

Because haulage is such a large share of delivered cost, the nearest yard carrying your material frequently wins on total price even at a higher per-unit rate.

Buying garden and soil products in Missoula

We list 3 bulk suppliers in Missoula and 42 across Montana, spread over 17 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.