How Do You Make Artificial River Rock?
Artificial river rock is used as a decorative addition to many rock gardens, flower gardens and ponds. The size and shape of the rock depends on the intended purpose and individual creativity. The material used to make the artificial river rock is weather proof, light to medium weight and sturdy. The rock can be strengthened by adding chopped fiberglass strands to either the concrete patch or a concrete mix. The addition of the fiberglass strands plays a key role in making any rock that is more than a foot in height, width or length. Cut a 2-by-2-foot square of chicken wire from the roll. Crumple several sheets of newspaper together until they equal the size of a football. Place the newspaper football in the center of the chicken-wire square. Bend the outside edges of the chicken wire up and over the newspaper football and secure half of the edges of the chicken wire together by bending a cut wire, using the needle-nose pliers, through loops on the opposite pieces of chicken wire. Don’
