I can send you all kinds of mismatched socks from here, too. I think they get eaten up in the dryer and that is where all the lint comes from...after the dog hair, of course. Then I have this basket of singles that every now and then gets sent to the file for mismatched socks.
Love it ! When you finish with yours will you come to Texas and do mine? PS..bring the rocks with you,,I have plenty of old socks. :-D
Holy Cow i didn't expect to get so many responses,.. ,..oh and thank you all for the offer of sending me your old socks,..washed and unwashed even mismatched ones,.. . Well Carolyn was correct in that i intend using a sock as a sort of growing bag in particular for the Campanula,..the sock being flexible will easily fit into gaps in the rocks and the soil will remain inside,..the Campanula doesn't need a lot of soil anyway. Carolyn mentioned using Buttermilk to quickly age the rocks,..yes spread the Buttermilk on the rocks and stick some moss on it before you know it the moss will start making a home there. You can also get the same result using Yogurt,..gardeners with statues tend to give them that aged look by using the same methods. Eileen and myself are lucky to have a good supply of rocks for the garden from sources at our doorstep,..we could start exporting to Texas Cheryl,..
Hey Philip, you are so lucky to have a friend who shares rocks!! I love rocks too, and collect them. We have an abundance of the pink granite that is found in the soil all around here. It is easy to dig it out of fields. I get leftovers from work a lot too. I love the wall you built. I wish I could see your gardens in person!
Hi Deanna,..its the wicket wit,.. ======================================================= Hi Kay,..ah yes i remember you collected stones,..you will have to post some pictures again,..rocks are very attractive in a garden they give that permanent look,..in the west of Ireland nearly all the field boundaries are of rock walls,..i must dig up some shots of this. Oh you could always come visit when the garden is in full bloom,..you can bring the new OH as well. Pictures of stone walls in the west of Ireland - Google Search
I keep discovering posts that I have missed. How could I miss one about ROCKS??? Where oh where have I BEEN? I like your stone wall Philip & am green with envy over your source of good flat rocks.
Hi Cayuga Morning,..i know how you feel,..i often wonder how i missed a post,..i do often log off when i have checked all the new posts,..however unless i refresh the Forum page i don't see a new post until i return,..then wonder how i missed it,.. . Thankfully rocks are plentiful here and people are always HOPING someone will take them away.
A neighbor was having an air vent installed on his roof,..i spotted two big roof tiles that were removed and my mind was thinking,..garden,..i ended up taking them away,..16 inches by 12 inches and 2 inches thick with grips on one side. One path into my main garden area always gave me trouble with the stepping stones so i took them up and replaced them with the tiles,..might not be to everyone's taste,..but being non slip they feel good underfoot. Before. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden ) After. ( photo / image / picture from Philip Nulty's Garden )
Lol Cheryl its like a feast or a famine,..things,..i can use seem to be catching my eye of late,..as you mentioned the Magpie,..they are building up their nest across the road from my house,..right under the Jay family nest,..i can see them from my kitchen window.
Also rock lover. One of reason got to thin my flower beds out- So they can be seen. DS working road construction has brought me home some pretty ones. + couple farmer friends drops them off
Ah, you are so blessed with flat ground. I snagged a couple cut outs from some concrete structures DH was installing for a job, so I put them in the chicken yard to use as stepping stones...Well, the first time I stepped on them wet I wiped out in the mud. They aren't level enough for me back there without digging holes to plant them level...Don't wear those crocs on your wet stones either if you have any. They are a disaster in the making.
