Building a Rockery

Last spring my husband and I decided our front yard needed some landscaping. Instead of hiring a professional we decided to give it a go and we built our own rockery. We had a load of rocks, a load of fill dirt and a load of bark delivered to our house.

First, they brought the fill dirt. We had them dump it in the general area that we wanted our new garden beds to be. This made it easy to take some off the top and move it to other areas. Then, we groomed what was left into the shape and height that we wanted our garden bed to be.

The next load delivered was the rocks and the bark. The giant pile of rocks was a little bit daunting at first. But, as we started to roll the big rocks into place the pile quickly diminished to smaller and smaller rocks, that were much easier to handle. The rockery was easy to build but hard on the back.

We started with the bigger rocks lining the bottom then stacking rocks that fit in between and on top of the bigger rocks, making sure to wedge them in with smaller rocks when needed so they supported each other and created a sturdy wall.

I really love how it turned out and can't wait to get more plants planted in the bed this spring.

By Stella from Manchester, WA