“Well-behaved women rarely make history” - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
The parking lot was recently landscaped with washed shell fill Y'all know I'm just crazy about shelling. I describe myself as being coastal but some folks might describe my behavior as being a little postal. I go shelling in the rain, at night, in the freezing cold, & during tropical storms. But I never wanted to be "that woman".....you know, the woman doing the Sanibel Stoop in the newly landscaped parking lot islands at Target. Shell fill is an excellent choice of material for landscape beds. It's inexpensive & doesn't float away during the rain like a cypress mulch. This washed shell fill comes from quarries & shell pits where it is dug up, washed, & sorted to DOT standards. Shell fill is used very commonly in Florida for driveways, walk ways, roads, & ground cover. It is also loaded with fossil shells. Due to our litigation-happy society most quarry owners have closed their properties to the public. Fear of being sued ha...
