Yup those really are purple rocks. Nature made them that color by putting Iron in them. It is Baraboo Quartzite which is a micro-crystalline quartz which means that water won't be getting into any pores in the rock and it will be around long after I am gone from this earth. Other rocks, granite especially will break up over time due to water/ice breaking them up.
I have begun bordering my garden boxes with the 1 1/2 inch pieces seen on the far side of the pile, and the smaller bits are being placed in the paths themselves between the boxes. I promise to take several pictures once I have it done later this summer.
Rock On!
Sooo want. But how to get some to California.
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