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Re: Rocks

Hey Bill!
I'd send you some rocks too but I already know you wont pass out your
adrdress!
Melissa in Eugene

> I know exactly what you mean! I pais $150 for a half ton of river
> stones for a pond and was glad to get it. The last time we went to
> Vermont to visit my wife's parents we loaded the car with stones and
> drove them all the way home to Florida.
>         I would love to have stones to build the edges of my beds with!
>
> Doreen Howard wrote:
> >
> > I've been reading everyone's advice on how to deal with rocky soil, and I'm
> > jealous.  We have NO rocks here on the coastal plain of the Gulf of Mexico.
> > We also have no topography---the average elevation of this county is 3
> > inches above sea level.  And, yes we flood regularly.  I was nice enough to
> > share rain drops with whomever needed them.  Please send me your extra
> > rocks, in exchange.  My husband would be most grateful, because he's going
> > to build a pond and waterfall this winter.  We have paid up to $80 for a
> > boulder to accent flower beds.  Rocks are like gold in these parts.  I'd
> > love some tiny ones, too, to add texture to the gumbo clay soil I deal with
> > daily.  It eats compost like a teenager inhales potato chips.
> > Seriously, Amy, raised beds are your best bet.  And use those beautiful
> > rocks for garden borders and waterfalls!
> > Doreen Howard
> > Zone 9b, 50 miles south of rockless Houston, TX
> >
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>         Bill DeWitt
>         East Central Florida
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