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Originally Posted by zuhayr-123
hi all,
im doing a bit of work in the garden now getting new stuff and what not and i thought about a water feature in front of the window, then i thought about making my own as a small project for pass time. iv' researched it and basically know what im doing but the thing im stuck on is what rock to use as part of the actuall fountain feature not the rockery at the bottom.
can anyone advise me in what kind of rock to get and where would be the best place to get it from that wouldn't be to expensive because if it costs too much i might aswell just buy one from my local garden centre.
the only thing i can think of is slate but i dont know what shape size weight etc to get, i dont even know if it would affect anything else.
someone please please get back to me help me out abit,
waiting for all your replies,
THANKS IN ADVANCE !!
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Hi Zuhayr. I think that if you want it as cheaply as possible you must use rocks found in your area ! I'm lucky, I live In Penryn Cornwall, right on the granite so, obviously thats the cheapest for me. Have a look around for some major roadworks or construction and see whats lying around ! I remember when they built the M5 near Clevedon where my mother lived at the time and I found some lovely limestone with which to bild my mothers rockery at the time. Try also reclaimation yards for slate/ stone ! or even other materals like brick maybe ?
Lannerman