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tate1963 said:

I am just outside of Philly, Collingswood, NJ. I am not familiar with Tom's on BHP...what town? I am guessing all of the nurseries you are mentioning are near the shore?

My soil tends to be clayish...no Pine Barrens sand here. I just picked up a lot of stone from Sunset aka Diamond beach Cape May over the weekend for my semps though. I do need to get in the Barrens and pick up some sand.

Yeah, down the shore. But, there are lots of other options.
I grew up in the Philly burbs! Cape may is great! Make sure you wash those gorgeous stones well though. You don't want to kill your plants with sea salt. Beach sand is a bit too fine IMO. I use course arena sand, but just a bit. Potting soil with pumice, perlite, chicken grit is what works for me.
Just make sure it drains well!