tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post224446144693779150..comments2023-09-24T03:59:30.938-07:00Comments on VW Garden: What to Do With My Blasted StonesVWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-79303370447972050462009-08-25T12:24:41.914-07:002009-08-25T12:24:41.914-07:00I have stones on the brain because I spent all of ...I have stones on the brain because I spent all of March dealing with kidney stones. I finally had to go to the hospital to have an especially large one broken up with shock waves. I'm still waiting for all the pieces to make their painful exit. Then I can stop taking pain meds and start doing my spring gardening chores.<br />All of this has given me a great idea: I should perform a shock wave procedure on my soil and blast all of the stones into nice little sandy-sized pieces.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888771844682657909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-13041386331714061362009-03-31T17:38:00.000-07:002009-03-31T17:38:00.000-07:00Oh VW~~ I feel for you. I hope relief comes soon a...Oh VW~~ I feel for you. I hope relief comes soon and you can get back to the business of gardening. Whatever you do, promise me you WON'T get rid of the stones. :) <BR/><BR/>Have you thought about a dry stream bed? I love how they hint at a cooling creek where there is none. Also I was just reading through a past issue of Fine Gardening and in the tips section a reader wrote that she uses rocks to label plants. She writes the names of plants on both sides of a rock, then placed it beside the plant. When the writing fades she can turn the rock over to refresh her memory. <BR/><BR/>There are lots of fun ways you can accent your border plantings with rocks. For example, three or four flat ones can be stacked and placed next to a low growing ornamental grass. They can be grouped around bergenia or heuchera with a shallow water bowl to add interest. <BR/><BR/>There was nary a rock on my property when we moved here. We've trucked in so many it makes my back hurt just thinking about it. Digging them out seems like a small price to pay for priceless garden art. (I know. I'm a bit of a fanatic. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-61457667927868495532009-03-31T16:05:00.000-07:002009-03-31T16:05:00.000-07:00Ouch - poor you (kidney stones)We have made some p...Ouch - poor you (kidney stones)<BR/>We have made some paths with ours - but they are a bit uncomfortable to walk on, but look like a dry riverbed.Karen - An Artist's Gardenhttp://www.artistsgarden.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-11905426875682683302009-03-31T15:45:00.000-07:002009-03-31T15:45:00.000-07:00As soon as I saw your post title I thought of your...As soon as I saw your post title I thought of your kidney stones :) Hope that's over and done with soon. I know from personal experience that it is not a pleasant thing to deal with.<BR/>We've done the same with stones, putting them under our deck and piles behind trees. Maybe you can put an ad on Craig's list for free stones :)Catherine@AGardenerinProgresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05001060769253273283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-36392979938865661342009-03-31T14:29:00.000-07:002009-03-31T14:29:00.000-07:00I am so sorry about the stones in your yard and in...I am so sorry about the stones in your yard and in your kidneys:( At least the stones in your yard look nice. All the ones in mine are just brown:( <BR/> As for your kidneys, I work at a health supplement store, and we have a lot of people that get kidney stones that are extremely painful. I know what works for them is the "Lemonade Diet". Doctor Hulda Clark, recommended this to break up the kidneys and to have pain free passing of the kidneys out of your body. You can Google the the "Lemonade Diet" also known as the "Master Cleanse" and get some info on it. It has been around for over 50yrs and many people have had great success with it. Obviously consult your doctor before doing anything, since I am not a professional. But I thought this might be helpful, cause I have seen the pain that people go through with kidney stones!Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667303323277851230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-32660367210515043202009-03-31T14:01:00.000-07:002009-03-31T14:01:00.000-07:00Wow VW what a time you have had. I like the rocks...Wow VW what a time you have had. I like the rocks/stones under the deck or porch. One of our areas in the Learning Garden is a rock garden. Lots of rocks, a little soil and some smaller stones to dress it-- but it is full of sedum, rock cress, and other xeriscape type plants. That could be one possibility.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644837848136749892.post-56467352996147269552009-03-31T11:59:00.000-07:002009-03-31T11:59:00.000-07:00Gee, when we first moved here I made rock walls, t...Gee, when we first moved here I made rock walls, then circled all my shrubs with rock (my shrubs line the driveway), rock walkways to the doors and like you...I've put many around the foundation. NOW, I have a giant hole at the edge of the yard to fill in. Maine grows rock and it is too bad we couldn't use it for great drainage under the garden beds.Dawnhttp://candgdesign.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com