Which topsoil or soil mix is best for your lawn or garden? In this article, we discuss the differences between our four residential soils.
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High school teacher Sue Bergman was looking for a property to invest in when she found her home in Bonney Lake’s Tehaleh community.
…ContinuedWashington Rock Quarries regularly blogs about causes and businesses that use our rock, sand, or soil products. In 2021, we published this story about Old Goat Farm, owned and operated by Gary Waller and Greg Graves. Greg passed away in late 2022, and Greg recently sold Old Goat Farm and began a new adventure in Eatonville, WA. We kept the Old Goat Farm story in the original format and hope you can continue to find inspiration in it.
Tucked away in the woods of Graham is a sprawling garden from the pages of a storybook. Swaths of flowers border a lawn that flows in different directions. Each garden bed is flush with hundreds of plants: fluffy peonies here, yellow clusters of ranunculus there, colonies of hosta winding like a forest stream. The colors and forms are endless.
…ContinuedThis article explores how The Hidden Farm uses ¼” Minus trail gravel to create cement-like paths and flooring for weddings and then easily transitions it into a horse arena footing in the winter.
The sections “The Secret Ingredient: Trail Gravel” and “Megan’s Gravel Recipe for Paddocks” contain specific information about how gravel products are used. Don’t forget to watch our video about The Hidden Farm located at the end of the article. We hope you enjoy the beautiful story of The Hidden Farm.
Just beyond the shorelines of Lake Tapps, The Hidden Farm sits on a hill surrounded by acres of pastureland. The valley below is dotted with grazing horses and cattle, and in the distance are the snow-frosted foothills of Mt. Rainier.
The viewpoint at the rim of the hill is bordered by a granite rockery. Behind the rockery stretches a smooth, green lawn, flanked on one side by horse stables and on the other side, a horse arena and a classic red barn.
…ContinuedDriving east on the H-1 Freeway under the Kaahumanu Street overpass, a 1,300-foot stretch of dark brown lanes come into view.
…ContinuedDid you know that your rock and sand products often go through a wash cycle?
…ContinuedJoe and Kirsten Bisacca chose their home because it’s unlike any other house in the Seattle area.
…ContinuedOur new video compares quarry rock sizes and types so that you can see what our products look like side by side. The video also explains some basic ways these products are used. We’ve summarized the most important info in this article.
…ContinuedMaking gravel is a lot like making cookies from scratch: it starts with a recipe.
In this article, you’ll learn about how we create our product recipes, the basics of crushing rock, and the ways we’re changing the system.
…ContinuedOne of football’s biggest stars is often ignored: the field the game is played on.
…ContinuedAmerican Lake Veterans Golf Course wants veterans to forget. Forget the burdens they carry. Forget their pains or disabilities. Forget they have to do anything but play golf.
…ContinuedStanding outside The Golf Club at Newcastle at sunset in the summertime, you might believe you’re somewhere in Scotland. On the greens is a bagpiper playing to a distant city skyline. Behind him is an English manor-style clubhouse clad in stone.
…ContinuedAs you drive deeper into old growth forest, drawing closer and closer to the Nisqually Entrance of Mt. Rainier, the message on AM 1610 reminds you that you’ll soon leave gas stations and cell service far behind.
…ContinuedAt Dozer Day and Lake Kapowsin Day this month, kids had a blast doing a less messy version of rock painting.
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So you’ve decided that sand is your footing material of choice. In this article, we’ll discuss standards for arena sand (also known as equestrian sand). We’ll also talk about which sands Tacoma- and Seattle-area arenas like best at Washington Rock Quarries.
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