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Post by debbiem on Sept 10, 2008 16:26:21 GMT 1
As I've mentioned several times before, and probably bored everyone to death with it, I have TONS of builder's rubble, boulders, stones, broken pots, all kinds of you-name-it that we've dug up since we've been here when trying to dig the garden. Today I was trying to dig a hole and I hardly dug up any soil there was so much debris in there.  OH wants to use a lot of the stones to make our new paths. He's also considering making a Gothic folly with the rest. But this won't happen for yonks, and meanwhile it's still everywhere. I would like to get rid of the lot of it at the tip, as we have a huge unsightly heap of it plus heaps and mounds all over the place. I should imagine Pompeii looked very similar after Vesuvius erupted!  What did you do with yours OB? I remember you saying you had unearthed loads too. I was considering making a huge rockery next to our raised pond and at the same level, planting ferns there - but then I'd have to keep the chickens off, not easy! Has anyone else got any suggestions as to what to do with all these rocks?  Any advice gratefully received. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Sept 10, 2008 16:35:12 GMT 1
OB made a lovely Sempervivum bed with a lot didn't he? I thnk there's a picture on his garden thread. Could you make a limestone pavement thingy/lookalike and plant amongst it? Sell it on ebay (buyer to collect)? I LOVE the idea of a Gothic Folly - I have a picture of it in my head right now.........with shells inside an'all........coo!
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 10, 2008 16:36:42 GMT 1
Any decent rocks (not concrete or bricks ) we put on one side and have used for rock garden construction, path edging and path making. Any decent whole bricks we have used for walls, paths etc. Small rubble we used as hardcore in various places, under paths, in the base of raised beds etc. Scrap metal went to the scrap yard. Anything left we bagged and took down to the Local Council Recycling place and put it in the various different receptacles. They have one for builder's rubble which was especially useful. Don't take it in a van though, they reckon that you are commercial and want to charge you for the priviledge. Off hand I cannot think of anything else. A skip is now incredibly expensive as you have to pay both for it and for emptying it as the other end.
We worked it out that we have taken about 30 tons of stuff down to the local place over the years.
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Post by debbiem on Sept 10, 2008 16:39:57 GMT 1
Thanks, I like the idea of the folly too. The paths we've cut out of the ex-lawn are going to use up a lot of the stone but that project's gone off the boil atm - but then again there are enough stones here for EVERYTHING.  I'll try and find OB's pictures - I have some Sempervivums still without a home - it would have to be above chicken level though. |
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 10, 2008 17:50:45 GMT 1
Chickens just love to dig up Semps and saxifrages too. I will find some pics of the various uses to which we have put our rocks and post them, if I get time,
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 10, 2008 20:47:08 GMT 1
Bridge bed  Semp Bed  Riverbed  There are other areas too but they are proving hard to find pictures of. |
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Post by madonplants on Sept 10, 2008 20:52:10 GMT 1
Is that a homemade bridge, OB? If so, how did you do it?
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Post by owdboggy on Sept 10, 2008 22:18:26 GMT 1
Fraid not. Bought it from Gordon Riggs in Walsden. Mind I have replaced a lot of the timber in it since!  |
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Post by debbiem on Sept 11, 2008 9:21:59 GMT 1
Any decent rocks (not concrete or bricks ) we put on one side and have used for rock garden construction, path edging and path making. Any decent whole bricks we have used for walls, paths etc. Small rubble we used as hardcore in various places, under paths, in the base of raised beds etc. Scrap metal went to the scrap yard. Anything left we bagged and took down to the Local Council Recycling place and put it in the various different receptacles. They have one for builder's rubble which was especially useful. Don't take it in a van though, they reckon that you are commercial and want to charge you for the priviledge. Off hand I cannot think of anything else. A skip is now incredibly expensive as you have to pay both for it and for emptying it as the other end. We worked it out that we have taken about 30 tons of stuff down to the local place over the years. And I bet it did take years to sort it all out! ;D Wow, you've made good use of it all though - I think we'll end up using ours for paths and the anticipated folly. |
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Post by debbiem on Sept 11, 2008 9:26:03 GMT 1
Bridge bed Semp Bed Riverbed There are other areas too but they are proving hard to find pictures of. What great ways to use all the stones up, and they all look fantastic! Sadly we haven't got that much space to play with, and I can just see the chickens in one of those beds creating anarchy! ;D Your garden looks wonderful OB, as always - have you heard anything about the competition? |
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