What Kind of Stone is This?

[Marbury]

Can anyone tell me what kind of stone this is? It serves as the retaining wall for a planting bed in my backyard. My wife and I want to redo the landscaping, and would like to replace all this stone with Unilock garden blocks. We just don't know what to do with this material. I guess the first step is to find out what it is.

http://savagefamilytree.com/tim/house/stacked_stone.jpg

http://savagefamilytree.com/tim/house/stone_in_flower_bed.jpg

[Stonehenge]

Looks like limestone.

[Marbury]

Thanks, Stonehenge.

As a pro, do you have any suggestions as to how I could get rid of it? Will any landscaping contractors bite if I advertise it for sale? After moving just the amount pictured, I figure I have at least a couple tons of this stuff I need to get rid of it.

[Stonehenge]

I get offers like that all the time, and I always turn them down. It ends up costing me as much in labor to drive out and palletize that stone as it does to just buy new. But with new stone from a quarry I know I'm getting a certain quality and size.

And that's when the stone is offered to us for free.

If you need to get rid of it, cart it to the edge of your driveway with a sign that says "free". You'll probably get some passersby willing to take it from you.

[desynerguy]

Looks like limestone to me too. I agree with the previous post. Landscapers would not bite unless it is in the right place at the right time. There is more labour involved then what the stone is worth.
Cheers, Desynerguy

[greg9504]

Personally I would have bought more of the same type of stone and redid the wall higher and nicer, to show off the stone. Natural stone looks 10x nicer than any paver wall. Of course that's my opinion. That's a nice stacking stone, no reason you can't make a nice natural wall with it. Do a google search on "dry stacked stone wall".

[Pelican]

Just an FYI, Gardenstone has been discontinued by Unilock.

[LabourofLove]

Originally posted by greg9504
Personally I would have bought more of the same type of stone and redid the wall higher and nicer, to show off the stone. Natural stone looks 10x nicer than any paver wall. Of course that's my opinion. That's a nice stacking stone, no reason you can't make a nice natural wall with it. Do a google search on "dry stacked stone wall".

Absolutely agree!! Unless the stone is seriously deteriorated from the elements, try to reuse it. It'll look so much more individual than any of the fake stuff.

[HardDaysKnight]

Use it to make an irregular pattern walkway or sitting area and
build the wall as you plan. At least you recycled the stones to your
advantage.