Contain your excitement.
Is there a place one can obtain reasonably priced rockery stone? I'm in South Manchester so have the pick of garden centres - would I be better off going to aggregate firms or b&q?
Thanks
Tell you what I did over the weekend that was very successful. Put a wanted noted up on my local FB group. I had replies from 3 old dears saying they had rocks they wanted rid of, one even gave me some free Rhubarb. lol.
Tates Garden Centres - 9.99 for two biggies is about the best deal I could find
Failing that, I'm in stoke, if you're passing I've got more than I need.
Always wondered - are you allowed to take stones from a beach?
Rockery stone often comes up on FB marketplace, worth a try
MCTD is right, search rocks on FB.
Thanks all.
Re beach stone I don't think you can.
Rather depends what you mean by 'rockery stone'.
Buying large lumps of limestone that have been unceremoniously ripped out of the surface of the ground and which once formed part of a rather rare landscape known as Limestone Pavement (typically seen in places like Goredale and other Yorks dales) is a bit of a no-no, on the basis that it's a highly unsustainable and destructive practice of a rare and disappearing landform and the habitat that it creates.
Buying large lumps which have been legitimately quarried somewhere and are effectively 'blockstone' is a better idea. Most garden centres should have, or be able to source, such a thing. B&Q too, no doubt. I have little idea of the relative prices to be honest.
But please avoid the weathered pavement limestone, unless you're recycling someone's old stuff, I suppose
Always wondered – are you allowed to take stones from a beach?
Coastal protection act 1949 says no you're not.
they also tend to be pretty salty which isn't exactly great for a fair few plants.
Thanks again for the advice.
Stone acquired -is there a way of securing them in place so they can't be lifted by opportunist burglars to launch through windows?
They're slate rocks if that helps.
Thanks
We had a massive pile of large rocks that we'd pulled out of our garden whilst landscaping it. We put up an ad, please take these away, and the local builder guy couldn't get here fast enough. I reckon we saved him a fair chunk of cash buying them for his customers. Win/win
-is there a way of securing them in place so they can’t be lifted by opportunist
bigger rocks!
Not sure where you live but not heard this is a significant problem. If burglar wants in they will get in with or without rocks being available.
