topic Re: Landscape rocks in Garden

Landscape rocks

Puzzle Piece — Sun, 17 May 2026 20:20:39 GMT

Went for a walk today around the tract block. I noticed the different types of landscape rocks and redwood chips/bark.

Do you have any experiencw tith these items? I want to add some interest to my landscape.

Re: Landscape rocks

cjm61 — Sun, 17 May 2026 20:29:39 GMT

@Puzzle Piece We have a lot of river rock and I really like the look. We don't like bark because over time it turns a weathered gray color and the sun can bleach them out so after a period of time I think it actually looks bad.

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Desertdi — Sun, 17 May 2026 20:35:51 GMT

I have all rocks. Went out on the desert myself, and hand-picked them. (I was 30 years younger...and had an old car with a BIG trunk.)

I still don't know how I did it...but it was FREE landscaping (!!)

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Estellee — Sun, 17 May 2026 20:44:36 GMT

I love the color of the river rocks, they never fade or look dirty. I put them in my atrium with plants and boxwoods. I like the bark nuggets in some areas that aren't exposed to a lot of sun.

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Mz iMac — Sun, 17 May 2026 21:03:26 GMT

@Puzzle Piece We have then around the building I live in. Some of the tenants even painted & decorated a few in beautiful bright colors. Some have a saying or a message. Some have tenanta's names who have died.

Visitors always comment about the colorful stones.

Amazing the colors are still vibrant after over a decade.

In th back we have rocks surrounding the garden. None of them are decorated.

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Bonkers1 — Sun, 17 May 2026 23:22:18 GMT

Another vote for river rocks. They are my fav for landscaping. Not really pricey either.

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Meowingkitty — Sun, 17 May 2026 23:58:31 GMT

Our back and front yard is totally rock. Most houses in Arizona landscape in rocks because of water shortages and to be honest who wants to do yard work when it's 110 degrees outside? Wouldn't have it any other way. No maintenance.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 18 May 2026 00:37:28 GMT

@Puzzle Piece

My entire yard, front and back, as well as those of my neighbors is rock. Water is too expensive here to waste on lawn watering so just about everyone has rock or artificial turf. What do you want to know?

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AZfem — Mon, 18 May 2026 02:44:42 GMT

Most yards in AZ, including mine, are comprised of rock. Many HOAs don't allow real grass due to being in the desert & needing to maintain water conservation.

The rocks last & wear just fine. You do have to add more over time as they roll away in wind, storms, etc. .

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nwbabs — Mon, 18 May 2026 03:10:29 GMT

At our house, we have a combination of mulch bark and various types of rocks. Keeping up with mowing grass on uneven front yard and slope/hillside on the sides and back was out of the question from the git-go. Fortunately, ferns grow like crazy here.

We refresh the mulch bark every other year up to 2-3 inches. And, at the street front we a variety of 1-man and 2-man rocks arranged in a particular color and various shapes. The others are smaller rocks that I can lift, and were hand picked and grouped by type and color. It was a great project that we took our time to arrange and add to if we see something of interest.

No maintenance with the rocks, lots of visual interest and they make the yard unique. Have fun and enjoy the journey!

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Grade1Teach — Mon, 18 May 2026 09:36:38 GMT

I have several landscaping rocks in the front of my house, under one of my Crape Myrtles. They are larger rocks (not river rocks) and they are used as accents. They are sitting on top of black mulch, with 3 petunias closely planted around each one. The petunias mound and trail near the rocks and I just love them.

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Puzzle Piece — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:31:04 GMT

@Kachina624 I want to know the winning numbers of a mega lottery.

I want to know if others enjoy thoer rock landscaping and if some rocks are better at weathering the elements than others. We can have some strong winds here and I won't invest in small pebbled rocks as they just blow away.

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Still Raining — Mon, 18 May 2026 16:33:15 GMT

Want a divorce? Go with DH to the local supplier's site. So many color tones......worse than the paint store.

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RedTop — Mon, 18 May 2026 16:24:30 GMT

I am on the southern end of WV, and had a landscaper put river rock around the house a few years ago. I absolutely hate mulch, but continue to like the river rock border and feel it was a very wise choice. There is NO WAY wind is going to blow any of these rocks away!

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Kachina624 — Mon, 18 May 2026 18:06:11 GMT

@Puzzle Piece. The rocks I have in my front yard are not gravel. I didn't choose them as they've been in place since the house was built in 1984. Rock yards start with underlay material. When mine was done heavy plastic sheeting was used. Now they use a fabric-like material. This is what keeps weeds out. My rocks a a redish volcanic cinder in the front. The backyard is crushed river gravel, larger pieces so it's easy for my dogs to walk on.

Rocks don't wear out; they go on forever. The underlayment will eventually deteoriate but it lasts a long time.

Bark blows away and stays damp so it attracts bugs like cockroaches.

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Biftu — Mon, 18 May 2026 19:18:11 GMT

I'm always on the lookout for rocks, but never have any luck. I have decent size rocks edging a section of my garden that a friend brought me years ago from his yard out of state. I want good size rocks not pebbles. I'd really like some very large ones but they are expensive and need to be delivered.

Re: Landscape rocks

Mz iMac — Mon, 18 May 2026 22:17:32 GMT

I've always said, I learn something new every time I read certain threads/postings on this message board.

Today I learned some of ya'll pay for rocks!