How to use these large rocks

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    ric1982 Apprentice Gardener

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    We have found ourselves inheriting lots of these large rocks in the garden with the house. Any ideas/advise about how to use it instead of throwing or giving away?
     

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    • kindredspirit

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      Beautiful Limestone stones.

      Maybe incorporate them into a trough with Alpine plants. Here's an example using Primula capitata with Limestone stones.

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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Really like a bit of proper rock in the garden.
        Walls or rock garden.
         
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          They are great! How about a fire pit? (Googled photos)
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            pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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            That's a bonfire.;)

            In disguise.:biggrin:
             
          • ric1982

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            I have just had an attempt to create a border between sections of the garden with these bloddy rocks. And it looks hideous. I am completely worned out and completely hating the look and the hard labour that took to get it.

            I fail to understand fascination of rocks in the garden!!! My problem is that it will take me 3x effort to get these bloddy things off my garden.
             
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            I agree with the rockery. When we moved here we had large rocks everywhere and nowhere to put them. So I made two rockeries, put some soil/compost in between the rocks and put in all sorts. It didn't take long to establish and it is easy to maintain.

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              I would agree with Rockery idea. Or even just a pile of rocks heaped up for the wildlife to use. Got two such piles in my own garden. You can plant something in the middle of the pile and it will grow and spill over the rocks.
               
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                6.JPG Cordoned off a corner of the garden with a gap to go through,..used old socks filled with soil then added a plant,..inserted them into gaps.
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                • Victoria

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                  What a clever idea Philip! :star:
                   
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                    I too inherited loads of rocks with the house... and I mean loads. I used some to make a large rockery, The flattish ones were used in a dry stone wall and the rest were used as a border for my newly dug flower beds (in the picture). It usually looks tidier than this and is in need of strimming and weeding.... but it's rained every day for the last month and is still raining today!
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