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Stones and garden rocks last forever and you can always count on them to make your garden or backyard look more beautiful or ...
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Stewart came across this tool in a kitchen tool shop during a trip to Japan. She hasn't parted from it ever since.
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One hundred years ago a Danish immigrant named John Christensen was trying to farm near the village of Itasca. But he kept hitting rocks with his plow. Instead of getting frustrated, he got creative.
The RHS agrees, adding that “Slate, shingle, pebbles, gravel, stone chippings and other decorative aggregates are often used as a mulch across beds.” ...