Water Gardening: New koi ponds ... advice for setup, 1 by snapple45

snapple45 wrote:
Rocks are sold by the price per lb for a pallet here, with a pallet averaging about 800 + lbs. Rocks vary greatly in price per lb. The stone I chose was pretty cheap stuff by comparison - 19¢ a lb. All in all I have brought in about 10 pallets. I wish now I had chosen some of the more expensive stuff, not based on looks, but based on the ease with which you could lay the stone. The smoother and more uniform in thickness the easier it is to work with. I nearly killed myself trying to adjust and level some mighty rough stuff. I would not attempt working with that type of stone again. Some stone I rejected and they took back because it had no flat side. The "good stuff" would have one flat side and one uneven side. Be choosy rather than cheap when getting rock. BTW I was working with all "flag stone", no boulders or river stone.I personally laid every piece of stone you see and a lot you don't. The front flag stone path shown below.