Wow you guys are so lucky, getting free rocks! Here in FL we don't
'grow' any rocks, only sand, so all the rocks we have around here are
'imported' from other states. It cost me more for my rocks when
building my pond that all the rest of it put together, liner, pump &
plumbing. I didn't get the rocks I really liked because they were too
expensive at $598.00 a ton. The cheaper ones which I purchased were
$168.00 a ton. I needed 2 1/2 tons. Plus then I had to buy large
pebbles for the stream bed at $95.00 a scoop. Then I also had to get
the large rocks to use as weir stones for the drops in the waterfall,
which were weighed by the pound costing .15 per pound and weighing 158
lbs. The rocks for my pond cost me almost $600! My Daughter on the
other hand was able to get all the rocks she needed for her pond just
by picking them up off her property or the empty lot behind her house
up in NY. I agree with the others Wilson, go with the local stuff.
Not only is it cost effective but it looks more natural in the long
run. Isn't that what the effect we strive for, to make the pond look
like it was always there rather than man made?

Sue W

"Don Cunningham" wrote in message news:3f13151d_1@newsfeed...
Wilson,
Here in Indiana every farmer has a rockpile that he has culled out of the
fields. They are usually glad to get rid of them. All you have to do is ask.
Although there may not be many white cobbles in them. More like boulders
from the size of your head up.

don cunningham