February 19, 200620 yr The other morning my wife said to me "I was thinking of a "ROCK GARDEN" in the corner of the property. My ears perked up! and my eyes got really big! and I yelled OK!!!! My wife's head dropped into her hands as she realized what she had just done. So guess who has not been able to sleep the past two nights! I need input. looking for ideas, I am able to build with steel,concrete,wood and stone. I'm thinking boulders and a tool shed with a splatter wall any ideas?????
February 19, 200620 yr Here are some pictures of a trials garden I made last year. It is all big field stones that I found around our farm. The ground around the rocks is covered with woodchips which looks nice and also makes for soft crash landings! Plus when done riding, the woodchips can be raked back over the tracks and nobody driving by can tell it is more than just landscaping. I also planted some shrubs and ornamental grasses to make it look pretty. The first few pictures were before I had everything planted and the woodchips extended out as far as they are now. I also have some bigger rocks in there now that I don't have pictures of yet. There are a bunch more pictures in the links below. http://www.thornappleaussies.com/kennelhou...ialsoct05_1.htm http://www.thornappleaussies.com/kennelhou...ialsoct05_2.htm http://www.thornappleaussies.com/kennelhou...rialsgarden.htm
February 19, 200620 yr That looks great! I hope to do something like this this summer at our farm (it's a tree farm). Maybe I can make a smaller version of the rockgarden you have. (only because I'm a beginner, hehe) What a fun practice section
February 19, 200620 yr Bloody hell!are you boys trying to depress me I just wish i had that amount of room to play with{think cat and swing} still there,s always the lottery?
February 20, 200620 yr Brockway, totally sweet! Nice set up! We are on the same page I am trying to get my paws on a industrial size roll of rubber roof membrain so I can get a little water action going. I had to replace my 1 1/2 hp pool pump last spring and i will rebuild the old pump for a water feature of some sort. My brain is going 1,000 mph with ideas. mini creek bed water fall kinda thing I'm not shure?
February 20, 200620 yr You stole my idea for when i win the lottery Brockway i am green with envy , Ideal for when your bored or want to blow off some steam i dont know abt planning law in the USA but in England you need planning permission for such a "rock garden" over a certain size, even if it is on your property. Scott
February 20, 200620 yr Nice work Brockway! (Aaron). I can't wait for this years mota event at your place. Total Nobody. Come up to michigan to check out some of our events. Here is a rail road tie Box we built up in flint. By the start of the season it should have a little sister next to it. See you at your next trials inc event in march.
February 20, 200620 yr The guys over in Pert, Western Australia, made this nice play area up last year... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i wanna move
February 20, 200620 yr i know its not in my back garden or anything but i went to beazley end trials park at the weekend and loved it. ive never been to one of these before and they are perfect for whatever you want to try. I rode the novice route as its only my sixth trial although im thinking of moving up a route as i could ride most of the inter routes there. i lost 11 marks but should have been 8 as a three had been added on even though i never got a three?????? still just to reccomend these trials parks!!!!!!! :boldblue:
February 20, 200620 yr i dont know abt planning law in the USA but in England you need planning permission for such a "rock garden" over a certain size, even if it is on your property. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No "rock garden permits" over here that I'm aware of. Biff, see you there! Unless you're going to the Fun-in-the-Sun 2day?
February 21, 200620 yr Had a trial at the perth venue last Sunday, got to ride there for another trial again this Sunday and the Sunday after that there is a practice day there. Lifes a bummer man!!!!! mind you the novelty wears off in 35deg, sometimes I dream of a 1deg Kent trial with real water and slippery tree roots. You guys are welcome to ride there when you all come over for the Australian nationals in october!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 21, 200620 yr Had a trial at the perth venue last Sunday, got to ride there for another trial again this Sunday and the Sunday after that there is a practice day there. Lifes a bummer man!!!!! mind you the novelty wears off in 35deg, Your killin' me over here Mark, as I sit in a bloody "white" world 35 degs sounds pretty nice to me
February 21, 200620 yr The guys over in Perth, Western Australia, made this nice play area up last year...http://d-mis-web.ana.bris.ac.uk/personal/H....area/index.htm .. some ideas for ya.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Awesome set up, and some nice laydeeees on pic 11
February 21, 200620 yr Life is just not fair!!!! I was cheesed off enough about the sections, then you had to go and rub salt into the wound with the pic 11 stuff!! Bugger! Oz here we come.
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