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Where did you buy your large and small stones / rocks for your pond from?

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NettieNat · 28/08/2025 17:11

I see smallish rocks for sale at garden centres at £5 each! Where can I get small and large rocks from that don't cost a fortune? I'm going to need a lot.

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Weekmindedfool · 28/08/2025 17:23

You either buy them or take them from the local river or beach.

ranoutofquinoaandprosecco · 28/08/2025 17:25

Builders merchant usually let you buy them in bulk.

WellyBellyBoo · 28/08/2025 17:36

I got some from B&M.

napody · 28/08/2025 17:39

I got a job lot from ebay, from someone getting rid of a pond! I was so happy, filling up my boot with rocks 😂

Dabberlocks · 28/08/2025 18:52

Weekmindedfool · 28/08/2025 17:23

You either buy them or take them from the local river or beach.

You can't take stones and rocks from beaches in the UK, it is illegal.

Dabberlocks · 28/08/2025 18:55

@NettieNat you sometimes see rockery stones on Freecycle or Marketplace, and quite often on Ebay fairly cheap. People are doing a garden makeover and just want to get rid of them.

Just take care with the sort of rock it is though as some types such as limestone are no good in a pond, they make the water too alkaline.

Weekmindedfool · 28/08/2025 20:03

Dabberlocks · 28/08/2025 18:52

You can't take stones and rocks from beaches in the UK, it is illegal.

So don’t tell anyone and make sure no one is looking, obviously.

Also while it’s illegal to remove from beaches in the UK it isnt from rivers. They are subject to local rules and regulations.

BigGapMum · 28/08/2025 22:10

We bought a small trailer load direct from a local stone quarry.

Fibrous · 28/08/2025 22:37

The skips round our way are usually full of stones. Are you in a stony area?

NettieNat · 29/08/2025 07:29

Fibrous No not in a stony area

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BadActingParsley · 29/08/2025 10:00

I gave a load away on Facebook when I was redoing the garden - they guy collecting them was happy as larry.

Worth looking/asking on local facebook groups.

How many do you need? Builder's merchants would be a better place than garden centres.

AwkwardPaws27 · 29/08/2025 10:12

BadActingParsley · 29/08/2025 10:00

I gave a load away on Facebook when I was redoing the garden - they guy collecting them was happy as larry.

Worth looking/asking on local facebook groups.

How many do you need? Builder's merchants would be a better place than garden centres.

We did this too - there must have been an old rockery or something in the past as when I was digging to lay slabs for a shed base there were loads. Offered them for free on Facebook and a chap collected them for his own garden.

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