We recently moved into a new one acre home with a gold mine of various glacial rocks and slate dug up from the yard. I need ideas! Time to let that creativity run loose.

The pieces of slate range from 2" shards up to 2' boulders. Most of it is in 6" chunks. If I stacked all the slate together, I would guess it would be about half a cubic yard.

The glacial stone is a variety of irregular spheres/ovals ranging from 6" to 2'. That pile is about a cubic yard.

There is also another 3 cubic yards worth of 3' glacial boulders that may be ours or may be the subdivisions. We are waiting to see what the decision is.

We need landscaping and flower beds in the front. The back needs patios and seating. The driveway needs character.

I especially need ideas for the slate and the smaller stones.

Thanks for the brainstorming.

PS:A dry riverbed is out, because the best location is in an area we would rarely see. (As much as I would to have showcased some pretty rocks there).

Also, on the topic of pretty rocks; either I'm spending too much time staring at rocks, or there are some really cool ones on this piece of property. Has anyone ever seen a rock that has a "shell" on it? There are several of various sizes. All are brownish orange with a center that can be scraped away somewhat easily with another rock shard, and an exterior brown shell 1-3 mm thick that is hard and brittle. My first thought was a petrified egg, but then we found larger ones and some seem to have a rusty appearance like they have iron in them.

Thanks for your ideas!

Squirrel Girl