| Creating a Rock Garden |
| Emulating nature with a backyard rock garden. |
From "Rock Solid"
episode DROC-209 |
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Selecting the Stone- Dean and Derek choose a variety of stone to work with. They choose large and small boulders, flat stones (for the walkway) and colored river bed stones.
Large boulders. . .
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smaller boulders. . .
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and flagstone.
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Dean and Derek also recommend having the quarry deliver the stones to your site and unload them for you. If you choose to unload them yourself, start with the smaller followed by the larger ones. Small stones can weigh as much as 100 pounds, while the larger stones can go up to 500, so be careful when you work and make sure you have some help for this step.
Installing BouldersBegin with the hardest stuff; when working with stone that means setting the boulders first. Dean, Derek, and Doug start with their boulder-framed planting bed. They roll the heavy stones into place using crowbars and stone shims (figures H and I). To set the boulders so they both stay in place and look natural create a footing. The boulders will sit inside the footing, rather than on top of level ground, giving your rock garden a more natural look.
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