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May 10, 2014 10:27 AM CST
Name: Margaret
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I agree with Lori, I think just 2 rocks would look a little odd. Have you thought about cutting out a round or kidney shaped bed and then add the rocks and some plants. Shrug!
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May 10, 2014 10:31 AM CST
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Name: Lyn
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ge1836 said:My aching back.
They do look good tho. Nice selection of sizes. My only tip is what ever you choose be sure to keep it an uneven number.


So, true. I have some rocks that size down on my street bed. I've decided to leave them there and create a dry creek bed with them. No way am I going to try and move them.

Glen ...

Replacing brown grass with a rock garden sounds like an excellent idea to me.

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Lyn
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May 10, 2014 1:18 PM CST
Name: Dirt
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RoseBlush1 said:
Glen ...

Replacing brown grass with a rock garden sounds like an excellent idea to me.

Smiles,
Lyn


Me too!

I am also of the opinion that if you just want a few rocks, three is better than two, and bigger is better than small --for a lawn feature.
If it was really up to me, though--I'd take that whole pile and find some more, and turn that whole area into a rock garden Whistling but I'm a freak like that Hilarious!

My most favorite rock garden I ever had was a pitiful-grass eradication project on a shady hill where the grass wouldn't grow anyway Smiling in a place where nobody had rock gardens. All the neighbors thought I was crazy at first, but everyone raved about it in the end.
Where I live now, boulder retaining walls are everywhere as well as the odd, large rock plunked randomly here and there, plus all manner and variation of rock gardens, so I haven't raised too many eyebrows with my escapades here.

I'm not sure what your hesitation is...?
Big rocks are difficult and/or expensive to move if you don't end up liking them, but not impossible.
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May 10, 2014 10:49 PM CST
Name: Glen Ingram
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Many thanks. I think I will give it a go with three rocks.
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