Since the fake rock comes with holes to screw/nail/stake through it was pretty much a no brainer to attach it to the particle board. Attaching the rocks is another matter.
My first try and so far my only try was to mix up some thin-set mortar, slop that on, pile rocks on top and squish them into the mortar. I figured it was going to work pretty good as a bunch of the thin-set actually stuck to the plastic bucket I mixed it in so I though surely it would stick to the particle board. WRONG!
I allowed the thin-set to dry for 2 days and then lifted the cover. The thin-set and rock combination just slid off the board like it was Teflon. Maybe I should have used the yucky pucky as I originally planned.Not to be undaunted I will go to the store and purchase some wire lathe. I'll attach that to the particle board and then apply thin-set or maybe just regular mortar, pile on the rocks and see what happens. I ain't scared!
For an exciting outing on the 4th of July Ginger and I stopped by the rock yard. It was closed but we walked around the place. We saw some huge granite boulders that would look wonderful in our yard but you would need a crane, a front loader and 6 burley guys to move something like that. But we did have a grand time just seeing the various rocks. Man oh man, it was a great day.
If anyone has and suggestions on camouflaging the fake rock please post them in the comments section.
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