Helping a lifelong friend create a more sustainable backyard by removing the turf and putting in a groundcover alternative and native plants to nurture nature leads to a friendly banter about the Etiquette of Pilfering Rocks from the wilderness. 

We chat about the growing trend of stacked stones in parks and parks, also called cairns, causing a littering problem. And the fascinating inuksuks featured in an Alpine Garden Design. 
 
 And a magnificent sculpture created by nature: Tripod Rock - a massive boulder balanced by three smaller boulders at Pyramid Mountian in Montville, NJ. 

 Related Stories & Helpful Links:

Etiquette of Pilfering Rocks

 Tripod Rock

 Planning an Alpine Garden

 Bureau of Land Management – About Mining and Minerals

Link to USDA Forest Service Recreational Mineral Collecting

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Mary Stone, Columnist & Garden Designer
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