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[k9helper]

Hello All

I want to improve some of my flower beds-clean up the edges. Currently they don't have any formal edging ,like interlocking stones,aroung them. I guess they are more like an English country garden with just lawn edging to define them. I'm looking for an informal,relatively inexpensive way to do this. Any Ideas?

[bbxx]

Well I cant afford the slate either, lol I do like the look though.

[margypops]

I got a pile of crushed rock ,gravel as I called it it was free on Craigslist if you went to pick it up..used it to make some path ways.,I like it better than wood chips ..

[k9helper]

Slate would be beautiful but it is quite pricey here. Sadly I have champaign tastes on a beer salary. lol

[k9helper]

No such luck I'm still at it. 8 flowerbeds down and 6 more to go. I think I need to invest in a large quantity of  crushed gravel to use as mulch-it drains better than wood chips etc. I'm hoping to figure out how to use some of my wine bottles this week-end.

[bbxx]

Some of my neighbors use slate. It looks quite nice. I use round rocks I have gathered from the coast.

[margypops]

Did you get the border done k9 was he able to trail some rocks down for you, we could use a few more rocks  looks like we will be out scavenging in the hills...

[k9helper]

MY husband and his trailer may be busy this week-end. hee,hee

[margypops]

Yes thats a good idea , I am in the foothills so I had a ton of rocks in the garden but we went out scavenging and got some big rocks ..watch your back when lifting them ...

[k9helper]

maybe I'll see what I can scavage from the fields around here. I'm always amazed at what garden centers charge for rocks.

[margypops]

what my dh has started to do ,we have many rocks in the garden , he has chosen the ones with a flat top and he puts them round the flower beds and cactus gardens in a border. I think you can buy different stones for s border in the stores .