LHB ballast

Sometimes you just have to work with what you can get your hands on.  I wanted bullrock (round large brown multi-color river rock)  I did not however want to have two thousand dollars in landscaping rock at a lake house.  This is called ballast in my area.  It is granite rock. (left over gravel from when they blast out granite)  It is very dirty at the road, so it looks white.    

Here is the gravel in place on one side.  It is washed once and dried here.

Here you can see it dirty and washed.

Here is the rock wet. (2nd washing)  I am going to Thompson weatherproof it to keep this look.  I am also going to paint that strip of "white" concrete gray.. It sicks out like a sore thumb.

Remember think easy and maintenance free, this is a weekend home when doing landscaping.  I'll post the before and after front photos soon.

Happy pilling.