Ah yes, the stone quarry. For the past 15 years Jim and I have been playing Fred & Wilma Flinstone. It's true.We rent a truck and off to the Stonewall quarry we go. We try and venture out on cloudy days or on days that are not too brilliant in sunlight. For some reason the quarry becomes a bake-oven at high noon and without proper sun protection...well, it ain't pretty.
As the day is long, Jim and I stumbled over and in between the stones, rocks and boulders, just to find that right one. With rubber mallet in hand, we clobbered and hacked at the larger pieces and by day's end or pure exhaustion, we would have enough red limestone to barely frame one half a flowerbed. Usually our flowerbeds are lined 2 to 3 rows high.
That being said, we persevere every year and bring home the stone. I believe that the rented truck already knows its own way.
If you check out my way to outline flowerbeds, you will see that by spraying the desired flowerbed form on the ground first, then lay down landscaping fabric, then add 1/4 down stone on top of the fabric, you will have made a great base for the limestone...and no weeds will grow through. Another great reason for this kind of hardscaping border is that you can use the gas powered edgers without worrying about lobbing off the tops of your plants!
Once the limestone is laid, Jim still pours a bit of left over gravel in between the limestone. With all complete, the border is sturdy and after a few rains, viola...will not move.
