River rocks in front lawn ??
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We live in a mobile home in Florida during the winter months only.
We are thinking of putting a lot of river rock stones as part of our landscape.
Our concern is, Is this safe with hurricanes, storms, is there a covering over the stones to stop them flying in the wind and causing damage to our home and other homes in the community ????
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There would have to be awfully bad winds to be able to pick up the stones and damage any mobile homes in the community. It is possible that they could float away in the event of really hard and long rains. You would need to keep a barrier of wood, pavers or bricks of some kind to keep them in place and not float away and cause walking hazards. I would say that an inch or two higher than the stones are would be enough since stones don't float easily. Wish I could do the snowbird thing. Winter is when I really miss living in Florida!
I do not think using river rock would be a choice if you are concerned about damaging winds from hurricanes,I would opt for mulch
Try using recycled rubber pavers. You can check them out on line at HD or Lowes.
thank you Chubby 58,
never thought of rubber pavers. better idea than the concrete pavers as they are starting to get too heavy for us seniors now to lift...
thanks much we will look into these rubber pavers.
Jane & Jim