On 10/29/2007 9:45 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
On 10/25/2007 4:37 PM, Persephone wrote:
Anybody know where I can get these?

I ordered some last year from Garden Supply,
but they don't show them any longer on their Web site.

These are handy because don't rot, etc. and can
be sawed like regular wood.

Any info welcome.

Persephone

I'm having some landscaping done. It includes decomposed granite
walkways framed with some kind of composition boards. The boards came
wide enough to frame a raised bed, but the landscaper sawed them
lengthwise to frame my walkways.

As soon as I see the landscaper, I'll ask him what the boards are called
and where he got them. Be patient.


It's called Hardie Siding. But my landscaper says that it's not sturdy
enough to frame a raised bed. It's okay as a header with the decomposed
granite on one side and lawn or beds on the other. But with just air on
one side, no amount of staking will support it.

Sorry.

Have you considered Hunter Board? It's a cement board. It comes in
large rectangles that can be sawed. I use a Hunter Board for the roof
on my tortoise's house.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/