WOW! That would be several hundred dollars in my area. Good for you!

Those stones are beautiful. I’m a rock hound ... and Mr Jinx knows beautiful stones are the way to my heart. :D

We have lots of native (Texas) stone edging, boulders, and fossils I display in the beds.

I wanna see that Christmas rock, be sure and update us. :)

I love using rocks in the landscape. I often pilfer them from the old stone wall across the street. I just wish I wasn't limited to ones that can be moved with a hand cart.

Wow, I wish I had a place like that to get rocks for my pond in the backyard. Do you have a pic of the ones you got for that great price? How are you using them?

Barb

Thanks, folks. Jinx, I'm sure it would be as popular as gifting her a vacuum. Wendy, same here. Many stops along the road, but here in one place was everything I could want, rock-wise. Barb, I knew someone was going to ask, and I haven't shot one yet, but I will. I'm going to plant the rocks in the ground with plants around them.

I love me a good stone yard!! :-) Here, landscape boulders are sold by the ton, average cost @ $80 per. So a 200# boulder (or the equivalent) would run less than $10!!

Here are the new additions.

The boulders are 8 cents a pound - that's what I paid for the three rocks. The flagstone was 24 cents a pound. The real expense is a crane in getting that multi-tonner to the back yard. If it only snowed here, making it easier to drag rocks.

Interesting fact on their catalog pamphlet - (if true, and why wouldn't it be?) - boulders generally weigh 95 pounds a cubic foot.

Gorgeous markings! Look at those fossilized fern leaves! That’s awesome! Great find, Jeff!

Good choices Jeff. What a deal. I really like your gravel too.

Barb

For some time I've been thinking of some larger boulders for, well, you know, you can't have too many boulders, right? ;-)

New construction began in the next lot a month ago and they hauled in pit run gravel for fill and I asked and they said take all the rocks you want. Got a lot of smaller ones too but these are the cream.

I 'late planted' the big one last week. It snowed the next day.

Nice!

Oh what I would give for a few boulders in our backyard and one or two out front. Those are fantastic, cactusmcharris!

Jeff,

did you ever get any of those fossils identified?

They are pretty cool!

Rocks. I've moved a few. It's nice when rocks are all gathered together in one place and you can pick the ones you want.

I have been watching and HEARING heavy duty dump trunks rolling past my house taking huge landscape rocks down the mountain for the last several months. These are dry stack boulder retaining wall size rocks. Big uns. Rocks get harvested where I live.

I used up all my close by rocks. Now they are too far away.. So I started making a conscious effort to bring rocks home. I needed more. My truck is routinely close by to all kinds of unwanted rocks. I am building a heiau. I needed more.

@User I love your four round gumdrop collection of rocks.

Christopher,

Most of the rocks I see have that rounded look, like they were tumbled for a long time. Some look like bowling balls. The only thing I can think of is it was the effects of being moved long distances by the glaciers.

My 'bigun' I estimated in the 850-1000 lb range but the guy leveling the dirt was kind enough to scoop it up with his track cat bucket and drive it half way around the block to deposit it in my front yard. I gave him $20 to show my appreciation. I flipped it over and stood it up in a 10" deep hole by myself using a ratchet strap hooked to the vehicle and got enough exercise for the whole week that day. ;^)

Did you pile those rocks so nice and neat?

Bill there were a few beaches and streams on Maui where you could see that size rounded polished rock - in black. There is something quite nice about polished rock, you just can't stack it.

Rock wiggling with the auto attached. I may have to try that. The rocks I feel like moving are getting smaller. Yes I stacked those rocks and many others nice and neat. The only question now is how high will the heiau get before I am done? I added a few more rocks this afternoon.

heiau? New term for me. It looks almost like an old time foundation for a cabin.

Ya, rocks are a lot of work. These were just an opportunity that popped up and so close to the yard. I do have a few more shrubs/trees to plant so I thought I'd try to create a little structure to break up the boring sterile lawn look. :-)

I can get more boulders but I'll have to haul them, so yeah, we'll see how the ambition goes and if the back holds out. I'm not 30 yo anymore, except in my mind. haha

Bill,

I haven't been down to visit those rocks in two years, but next month, we're breaking the chains and headed back to there. I'll try to get them ID'd.

Have you ever used a comealong (sp?) for moving rock?

haha, to tell you the truth, I don't move many large boulders but I've heard that the comealong is recommended and it works good. I couldn't find mine.

I was surprised how well the 3" wide ratchet strap worked. Even with the short throw of the lever. Tied one end to the trailer hitch and it pulled so hard on the rock that the vehicle wanted to move backward. Finally used a 8ft. 2x6 to help pry the rock up and into the hole. It helped to put a couple short 2x6 pieces in the hole to keep the rock from plowing past the hole. It was a process I'll tell you. It took an hour and a half.

I would shax but some of that southern hemisphere stuff just doesn't do as well up here. ;-)

I can't ever get enough rocks . A neighbor was digging out his yard a couple weeks ago after just moving in. He had piled a bunch of beautiful smooth rocks in a hole he intended to fill up with dirt !! oh no please can I have the best ones and I will give you some stuff I don't want. We had a trade !! I live in Rockbridge county so I have lots !! I will post some pictures tomorrow. c

The found rocks that neighbor was going to bury for fill!

A 100 yr old foundation from a barn in Harrisonburg here in VA . Mennonites called my stone guy to come get it as they were tearing the barn down to build a turkey barn 😳

Bed in a bed in a bed. Revolutionary war hospital bed with flower bed in it all sitting in new lavender bed thus the name

Memorial water garden for our son who died on May 11,2020. my rock guy drilled a 1 1/2” hole in the boulder because i didnt want a fake rock. His guys dug a 100 gallon reservoir for the water pump.

Pavers i have 2 walkways of these slabs

Next project this 80’ slope will be a rock garden in Spring with a fence and several tons of rocks.

Beautiful stones everyone! I’ve been walking my woods looking for just the right boulder to position by the edge of our pond for diving off of. Haven’t found it yet, but it makes for some nice walks while I look. Then, of course, I have to find someone to move it for me. I don’t suppose my wheelbarrow will work for this project.

shax,

Love the rocks - you re the fellow that we need for between a rock and a hard place. Send you a fiver a week for 30 years?

ETA - have to think that when you're with them and they're that big you got some good spirits there.

ETA2 - Unless it falls on you, because that's Australia, right?

cactusmcharris...yes, some very wonderful spirits all around. It's my piece of paradise. A friend visited from the city recently, and complained the next morning that he couldn't sleep because it was too quiet!

I think those are not fossils, but crystaline patterns called dendrites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrite_(crystal)