Building With Rock Is Easier Than Expected

Reader Contribution by Linda Holliday

The rumble and racket of the county road grader every spring gets my heart pounding. I know in its wake will be a fresh batch of pumpkin-sized rocks scattered all up and down the roadsides. As soon as the grader passes, I’m out there with my rock-toting wagon selecting those with smooth, flat tops and blocky, stocky shapes perfect for my next gardening project. This spring, it’s an expansion of our strawberry bed.

Surrounded by so many plastic and chipboard building materials today, what a pleasure to beautify a garden with natural Missouri Ozarks stone. When we built our first raised bed garden with rocks four years ago, it was simply because we unearthed so many rocks that we had to do something with them.

Growing up in rock-less Wisconsin, I’d always admired rock walls I’d seen elsewhere. I was even intimidated about building one since I had no experience in it. My husband had no such apprehension. In fact, I came home one day and discovered he’d already placed the largest cornerstone – a monster measuring 3 feet by 2 feet, 20 inches tall – by himself.

Building With Natural Rock

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