You can wrestle beauty from the most unexpected things, in this case from a big nasty pile of rocks. The place where my wife and I live came with a landscaping detail known as a "
stone fence." In technical terms this is defined as a big long pile of rocks intended for animals not to cross over. When we moved here I determined that something had to be done about that mess.
The pile was a long, tangled, dirt and grass filled hulking mass which had been pushed aside by a bulldozer to make way for the house. The first few pictures in the gallery show what kind of a mess it started out as. Please note that I am doing this entire job without benefit of any power equipment. At most, I have used a hand winch to help move a couple of the largest rocks.
I've been at this project for two summers now. I get to work on it about every third weekend. I expect that the project will be completed by the fall of this year.
The Stone Fence(click thumbnails to view gallery)
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If you obtain the rock at a local pit where it's separated instead of a big box store, it's generally around $15 per ton. Even paying for delivery, this makes large projects relatively cheap. Remember to put a strong plastic or landscape fabric under it for landscaping.
ReplyI noticed your stone fence when I passed by the other day. It looks great. You must have put many, many hours into making it look very nice. I like your idea. I used rocks as a border around our plants. Rocks make great landscaping tools. Plus in most cases they are free.
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