RE: Finding "cheap" bricks or cement blocks for edging

Wow- that's a great deal.  I'm not sure anyplace here does that , but I will
check around.  Thanks for the tip.
Theresa
zone 8-9
Sac, CA

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From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
Behalf Of Diana Pederson
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:05 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Finding "cheap" bricks or cement blocks for edging


Dear perennial friends:

Last week I found a way to buy both bricks and cement blocks at amazingly
cheap prices.  I needed at least 30 feet of cement blocks to protect my
newest shrub and perennial border from our summer "weed wacker" people who
don't seem to know the weeds from the plants.

I visited a local building supply company that maintains a "bargain yard"
consisting of the leftovers from finished jobs.  I found 36 solid white
cement blocks with a nice finished "front" for only 25 cents a block.  I
couldn't have bought the standard "gray" cement blocks for this price.  Have
picked up nice bricks for edgings for as little as 5 or 10 cents apiece from
the same place in the past.

If any of you need edging, check out your local building supply.  You may be
able to pick up nice looking edging material much cheaper than the "plastic
edging" sold in garden centers.

Just a suggestion.

Diana Pederson, Michigan, USDA Zone 5
gardening.bellaonline.com
houseplants.bellaonline.com

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