I had Dirt Exchange deliver a split load of Oly Mountain Fish Compost and Vegetable Garden Mix to backfill a new retaining wall. Jayden did a fantastic job of unloading the 2 different soils smack dab in the middle of the tarps I had laid out. If you need dirt, gravel, or anything else for your yard, Dirt Exchange is the place! read more

Excellent place. Great products. They sell in small quantities, too. I use the garden mulch, and get it in half yard chunks, that I carry home in 2 trips in the back of my Outback using buckets and trash cans. Very cost effective and no plastic trash! read more

I received bark (mulch) that had clay in it & that the matter was resolved by a partial refund. I contacted Norm at Dirt Exchange. read more

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We have used dirt exchange for about a decade. Their products are so much better than other landscaping products and companies from which we have ordered in the past. The compost/mulch we prefer, Olympic Mountain Fish Compost, is almost impossible to find anywhere else and it is pristine and so nourishing for your plants. Their service is terrific. We have a large yard and order 45 yards at a time, delivered, so the skill of the delivery driver is important and their drivers are excellent. They are great about scheduling, timing and confirmations. We would highly recommend them. read more

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These folks are truly PNW best " salt of the earth " types but their salt of course is rich and nourishing compost and dirt for your garden and yard projects. Their charges are reasonable and you can get what you need quickly. They do what they can to support local communities like our community garden the Belltown P-Patch, which by the way is a beautiful place I invite you to visit on he SE corner of Vine Street and Elliott Ave . read more

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They delivered both play chips and gravel for me for projects and did a fantastic job of getting me the stuff in quick fashion. The staff are polite, helpful and friendly. This a great Seattle business that is a real plus for the community of contractors and home owners. read more

Hey Gurl, Do you see this soil? It's tomato material. If dirt could talk, then the Vegetable Garden Mix would have that Ryan Gossling croon. Just sayin'. Gardening is not for wusses. It's dirty. It's sweaty. Your back aches from hauling bags of decomposed poop from there to there like some competitor in some Public Access deadlift competition. You get gains from gardening. You see this 'bis' and 'tris'? All. Gardening. Gains. One gardens because they know they can't get any more local than their own yard. You do it because you know that if Global Warming decides to not be a d-bag, your initial investment will end up feeding you for the rest of the year. People may call you a cheap bastid, but when you hand them that cabbage that's as big as a Fremont studio apartment, then they'll want your produce on speed dial. If you're serious about getting a productive garden, then the Dirt Exchange is the place to get soil and the initial round of compost. Stuff is black gold. The coaxer of kale. The zen to zucchini. It's rich, easy to shovel and tasty to critters who are into dirt buffet. Our yard turned from Wasteland to Eden over a weekend. Dirt Exchange gives better quality for your buck and it's less expansive than chain hardware stores. We priced multiple and our math always pointed to DE. Side note? Their tree mulch is off the chain. It's a fast seller for a reason. So the location isn't Hipster friendly. *Kanye Shrug* When we called expressing our gardening plans, the staff gave helpful advice, directions to the site and informed us about the entrance. There is no window shopping. No lovely glass lawn sculptures, sparkling water and garden gnomes. That experience is for wusses and wusses go to Home Depot. read more

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Dirt Exchange was so kind and willing to let us shoot an independent film project, and when we arrived everyone working welcomed us with a smile on their face. Thank you so much Dirt Exchange! read more

Dirt Exchange is the only landscaping supply company that I could get on the phone with a person, and when I did, they were so kind, helpful, and accommodating. They were understanding with a strange request & let me got some footage there for an independent film project. Everyone I interacted with was AMAZING. Thank you Dirt Exchange!! read more

Do not buy 2-Way Topsoil or Veggie Garden Mix if you plan on incorporating it in any way into your native, clay-rich, typical Seattle soil. It will not break down clay as advertised. Rather, the clay in these products will bind with the clay in the native soil, creating a sort of cement that causes root rot (because it drains horribly), while simultaneously choking your plants to death (because the cement is dense and difficult for young roots to penetrate). To amend your clay soil, use 100% compost. read more

Cannot recommend Dirt Exchange enough. Not only is the product absolutely gorgeous - cannot wait to do my spring planting - everyone I've spoken to has been so kind and patient and accommodating. We had to reschedule our delivery last minute due to a stomach bug in our house, and they were so nice about it. Sean made our delivery so enjoyable. He was there right when they said he would be, and even helped me by unpacking a tarp I hadn't prepared and laying it out for me to put the soil on over gravel so I could hold my 18 month old. I will be recommending Dirt Exchange to everyone I know in their delivery zone. Exceptional product and customer experience! Thank you Sean and Dort Exchange!! read more

These people are so knowledgable, helped me decide to add the fish blend compost on my flower beds this spring. I've never had more beautiful flowers. So happy to have DirtExchange so close. Highly recommend! read more

I had a ton of sod that I had to get rid of. Dirt Exchange provided the perfect solution. The office staff were professional, kind, and competent. They set me up with a 5 yard container delivered within two days. On the day of delivery I was stressed because my neighbors filled the street parking near my driveway and I thought it would be impossible for truck to maneuver to drop off the container. Boy was I wrong! The driver maneuvered the truck with precision and managed to drop off the container to within a inch of the target. On the day of pick up, the container magically disappeared without a trace. I was amazed and will definitely use Dirt Exchange for this type of service again in the future. read more

Great prices and super quick service. We borrowed a truck and picked up a yard and a half of the vegetable garden mix. It was only 60 bucks! That volume of soil would have been well over $200 if purchased as individual bags. Admittedly the signage for entrance/parking is confusing. I circled around, then missed the general public parking strip and sort of awkwardly waited until someone took pity on me and came out. I wish they'd have come out sooner rather than just look out from the office window. read more

The People who work here are amazing!!! I have never met such nice office people working in this kind of enviroment. I wouldnt go anywhere else, have been coming here since day 1 and things just keep improving!!! There product, is amazing. Everytime i request a delivery they are quick to deliver next day!!! read more

Sadly I ordered 2 yards of vegetable and garden mix. It is primarily sand and doesn't resemble soil at all. I planted pea starts in a bed in which I had even added in small amounts of compost and chicken manure that I had on hand and they are not growing at all, whereas I planted some of the same batch of pea starts in a bed with actual soil, unamended, and they are growing well. The cost to amend two yards of this sand is going to be huge, I am so disappointed. They did deliver quickly, but I very much regret this order and probably will for a few years. read more

Absolutely recommend Dirt Exchange for all your dirt-y needs....from the ground, up. We have a huge (for us) project in our backyard...the Dirt Exchange is the foundation of our success! We liked our first delivery SO MUCH (yesterday) that we ordered more today. Thank you, Dirt Exchange! read more

I love Dirt Exchange. The quality of their materials is the best in the city. Their people are super helpful and can recommend just the right product. Just got my spring delivery today and the driver nailed it. Split load, tight walled driveway, and perfectly dumped without mixing materials. read more

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This place used to have good materials for a solo gardener to truck to a customer. Mulch, gravel and decent disposal rates. Now it's full of aggressive jerks in big trucks that unapologetically block other customers in, and they didn't have what I was looking for. There's a cashier and a loader and otherwise macho sheet heads in the lot. I'll drive further to purchase my materials. read more

Great place to get decorative gravel for borders...needed small pea gravel kind of rocks..just some to add to an existing project, not a huge amount. The Dirt Exchange has them cheap, and they're reclaimed rocks. The big box stores were sold out of their more expensive bags. Dirt Exchange rocks! We self-hauled in our own containers in back of our car, and the price was only about 2/3 of what I would have spent at big box home improvement store, and we got more gravel. We ended up picking their 7/8 gravel - which had nice colors and lots of rounded stones. They also have great pea gravel. Friendly staff. We were in and out in minutes! read more

I want to let the manager know how helpful the yard guy has been. Great company!! DO BUSINESS WITH THESE GUYS! I was having a bad day, as people do, and his staff were extremely helpful and made my week easier. I was a bit of a dick to the guy, and I am sorry. He was all pro and business was great. My recycle was $100 cheaper too! Thank you dirt exchange, a much needed and appreciated neighborhood , family owned business! Yes read more

Super disrespectful! Workers were deliberately unkind and disrespectful to my Latino coworker even though he had paid and was waiting for assistance, this is no way to treat your customers! Furthermore the mulch purchased was full of grass and rocks very poor quality and extremely poor service! read more

Twice I've placed large orders for minus and pea gravel for some landscaping. They are reliable and their prices are fair. Delivery was on point. No complaints. read more

My overall experience was great with Dirt Exchange. I ordered a 2.5 cubic yard Cedar Grove compost over the phone. Person who took my order and the one who did the delivery was super friendly. It was delivered on time without any issues. I cut one star because of the quality of the compost which had some large unprocessed pieces in it. read more

I enjoy getting dirt at the Dirt Exchange. They have great customer service, and a nice selection. I was a bit disappointed though, when I ordered several yards of the Vegetable Garden Mix. As I was moving it into my raised garden beds, I noticed it was full of plastic bits. Both bag and hard plastic leftovers and some broken glass pieces. Part of the reason I got this mix over the cedar grove mix, was the hope that I would not get plastic in my soil. I guess that's in all the mixes now, which is sad. read more

This place is a dream if you're looking for dirt, cedar chips, or gravel. I had no idea it was right in the heart of Ballard, and it is so much easier than Pacific Topsoils. Professional, friendly, affordable, and a diverse, quality selection. read more

We needed some rocks to rebuild a little fountain/pond in our yard. I ordered and paid for a yard of rocks, my contractor went to pick them up -- but he could only fit half a yard in his truck. He was told he had to come back the SAME DAY to pick up the rest, but since it was late they "allowed" him to come first thing the next morning. Gee how generous. As it it turned out, we only needed the half a yard -- even then we had a lot left over. When I called for a refund on the other 1/2 -- which we never picked up -- it was a resounding NO. The policy is written on the receipt. Fine -- except once again, the stones NEVER LEFT THE SITE! When I asked of we could a credit to buy some other rocks -- NO. When I asked if we could pick the rest up -- NO, it HAD to be the same day. I guess I should have fallen on my knees to thank them for veering from their precious policies by allowing my guy to come the next day. These thieves may have decent prices, and perhaps know what they are doing -- but their customer service is ATROCIOUS. Never again will I deal with these scoundrels. read more

Excellent customer service and the delivery service was on time as promised. They navigated our tricky driveway and were very conscientious about not leaving a mess. read more

What a nightmare. I'd headed here from my Ballard home with such positive plans. The idea of being able to pick up a load of compost or mulch in my own pickup was a great idea. Gardening is so relaxing. But using the Dirt Exchange is not. It's stressful and dangerous for the first time user, like myself, who didn't know there was another entrance. Do not come into the business off 15th!!... unless you want to drive through a gauntlet of larger vehicles leaving, or the loader and truck with whatever. I was in the way of another large truck trying to leave (and I'm sorry guy, I was scared of driving behind the loader so I decided to take it slow). Why on earth wouldn't they put signs up to warn people NOT to come through the yard, that they have another Customer friendly entrance?!!! I could not even see that part from 15th. So I drove through the supply yard where the dirt, rocks, gravel, mulch, etc are stored and where trucks, tractor and leaving customers are moving about. They all stopped for my intrusion. Thank you. I was trying to figure out where on earth I was supposed to be, but where the large vehicles were blocking the view... I could only see a glass building on the other end and hoped that was where to go. A LARGE sign saying 'OFFICE" like at a construction site, would be great. Stress.. give me more. Really, most of us city dwelling gardeners do not go into places like this ever. Safety should be paramount here. The idea of my 83 yo neighbor coming here is terrifying. BUT, safety doesn't seem to be much of a consideration. ZERO signage for directions, parking (small grayish worded signs come into view when you are AT the office end and there are no vehicles between you and the building, but do nothing for you as you enter off 15th), some sort of way to explain the customer path to get to safer entrance. I drove by this place on the Ballard Bridge for months. I wasn't sure I was allowed in here. There's nothing to point out commercial v. customers welcomed here. So I rolled the dice and still lost, LOLOL.. The winner was the kid at the desk, at least he was very nice. I appreciated that. After no one answered his call to find out if there was the stuff I needed I was done. He tried. Knowing there was a safer, stress and drama free entrance would have made the difference in my first time visit 1000%. First impressions are hard to overcome. I'm thinking this isn't the right place for the regular little guy like me. A homeowner in Ballard, who needs a load of mulch and compost once a year or so. I'd spoken with neighbors and friends in Ballard, who garden like me, but everyone was waiting for someone else to try it. No one seemed sure if "we" were allowed to use it or not. It looks so "commercial". So I wanted to get going on my garden today and tried it. Lucky me. I wanted to support local business. I've lived in Ballard for years. We love our gardens. The majority of my neighbors grow pretty decent gardens these days. But I would tell them not to risk their safety or joy by coming here, it ain't worth the hassle or stress. All for some signage.. and in reading the other comments, I see I am not the first with this issue. What are you waiting for?!! someone to be run over by the loader? The box trucks?.. the "hurry up" and get out of my way "commercial" gardner guy that was in a truck towing a horse trailer full of dirt?... Ballard is FULL of gardeners. I know I am far from the only one around here who has been wondering about using this place. I think it still makes sense to drive all the way north to Skyway before defying death by coming off 15th. It's not for little gardeners like me. It's really for the guys with the bigger set up or maybe the delivery, for an extra fee. No sale.. read more

I'm really sad about this. After years of reliable service when buying soil and gravel for two homes, this spring I bought several loads of Cedar Grove "Booster Blend" described as "Made from locally recycled garden prunings, food products and vegetable trimmings," and dairy manure. The first load behaved like compost - moist, crumbly. The second was more like charred wood and sawdust and left black soot-like smears on everything; in fact the pile was steaming in the middle. It looked odd but I wanted to get my seeds in and dug this stuff into about 10 garden beds and learned too late that water would not penetrate the surface after minutes of serious watering. The water seemed to be absorved but scrape aside the top 1/4" and it was bone dry underneath. I also noticed colorful dots of plastic here and there. The second load was so bad I wrote DE and someone called to say they don't have time to inspect each load (volume) but have had problems with Cedar Grove in the past, like plastic in the product, and that they only brought it in it b/c COVID precluded the usual stuff. He said maybe they could give me a yard of Oily Fish, maybe, if it comes in, we'll see. Plastic?! I found some scary reviews online so I went and looked more closely at the garden. BOTH loads were loaded with plastic: rigid colorful bits, gray/black bits of sheeting or bags, white bits with printing, black bits that looked like shredded plastic plant pots. I could pluck 10 pieces from a sf of surface and there'd be plenty left. There's also a lot of glass and god knows what else - hard lumps that don't break up without banging them. Note the "Booster Blend" is expensive at $60/yd plus delivery and tip. If DE knew Cedar Grove was sketchy, why not check a few loads? I'm betting CG routinely shreds/grinds plastic as part of their manufacturing. I'm also betting they're cynical enough to pad the premium "vegetable peelings" with 60% shredded wood products like super cheap bagged "forest products" "soil" you buy once at big box stores and never buy again b/c nothing grows in it. I understand they deal in volume and appreciated the call (once we got past initial huffiness about too-much-volume-to-inspect, but when a customer gets two loads with shot full of plastic and glass, I'd have hoped they'd do more to make it right or at least inspect the loads I got. Seeds are not germinating well, even reseeding not working. $350 (at least) for polluted garbage. I really liked this business but will get future amendments somewhere else and never products from Cedar Grove. read more

Great service and great location. We were able to schedule a delivery online and then, got a call to make sure that all the details were correct- very professional. So much easier and cheaper than going to any store. Definitely will use them again!!! read more

Awesome dirt. Great yard for the stuff your yard needs. Super service and the quality of the products is top notch.

The veggie mix we got at the beginning of spring has our vegetable garden producing the most out of all the others on the block. I plan on coming back next year to get a few buckets full. If you don't need a lot you can get up to five 5-gallon buckets worth of what you need, but if you need more than rent a truck. The guys who load the stuff in to trucks are artists with their machines. Thank you for helping feed my family. read more

I tried returning a sprinkler head which had started leaking and first was told that they did not take returns. I had to explain to their sales person that the no return policy was for "bulk" items and that a sprinkler head was not a bulk item. I was then shuffled to someone who told me that he would have to do some checking and kept me waiting until I finally left. It was almost as if the guy figured that if he kept me waiting I would leave. All this for a $12.00 item. These people are clueless when it comes to customer service. The certainly lost a lot more than $12.00 worth of business from me. read more

These guys have great Soil! I bought a yard of the garden blend and the booster mix for my flower beds and raised garden beds. Friendly, quick, loaded my truck very neatly, and had me on my way. Customer for life! Did I mention for a -fraction- of the price I'd pay for bagged soil at a box store? read more

It is super cool to be able to take a load of trash or yard debris and pick up garden soil, a rake and new pair of gloves all within 5 minutes of home! The staff are helpful and knowledgeable. Soils are the best and delivery in that beautiful black truck is so convenient when 'big yardwork day' is necessary. Who doesn't love to see big machinery in the city anyway?! read more

Great service, very understanding and patient! They really know the difference and can help you choose between fine dark bark, dark fine mulch, or bark mulch dark fine... Thank you dirt exchange and Kayla for everything read more

I've repeatedly gone to Dirt Exchange when I needed materials for my landscaping projects. I've always found great prices, high-quality materials, and most importantly, tremendous service! There have been a couple of times when I actually ordered the wrong material, and they returned with the correct material with no additional delivery charge. What a great business!! read more

Very easy process. Simple, easy to read signage on where to enter, park and pay for the soil. The pricing is great.

This place in AWESOME. I was helping my sister with her rockery and we got everything needed. Great service. I would highly recommend to anyone!! read more