Millennia ago, departing glaciers left giant trails of rock in their wake, a few miles from what is now Rebecca Susag’s hobby farm in rural Douglas Township. Susag almost wishes they hadn’t. The ...

Gravel and rocks can be used to add color and texture to your landscaping, are usually affordable, and can often be laid as a DIY project, so you save even more money. These paths are extremely ...

DUPONT, Pierce County — Mammoth front-end loaders chomp 30-ton bites of gravel from the steep face of Glacier Northwest’s giant open-pit mine, working 16 hours a day to help feed the region’s ...

To gardeners who encounter stone and gravel while planting, the idea of a gravel garden might seem ludicrous. Yet, rocks and gravel improve drainage, and veteran gardeners know how well tiny ...

Deep beneath vast fields that grow a dozen varieties of potatoes lies a valuable gray rock tinged with light browns and blues. The rock is hard, durable and dense, part of the 400-million-year-old ...

Gardeners constantly look for new ways to add color, texture and contrast to their outdoor environment. A variety of plant materials, for the most part, is what we use to obtain these often elusive ...