These are only some of the rocks I found while digging out grass. One was so heavy I had to get my husband to help lift it out! There’s one rock still in the ground, I think it’s at least 3’ wide. I wanted to plant a tree there but gave up.
All three pics show the same rocks – now that they’ve been sitting in the grass all summer, I’ve seen these really cool lizards (almost like salamanders but I assume that’s wrong) that live under the rocks (move too fast when I lift to get a picture). Also found a toad (pictured).
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those are native Austin garden pebbles.
West side?
I routinely dig those up in my yard too. Free landscaping rocks!
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Toad unhoused
There’s two kinds of common lizards in the Hill Country, the [anole](https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/anole/)- the tiny (3-5″ long) green or brown ones you see *everywhere-* and the [spiny lizard](https://texasbackyardwildlife.com/texas-spiny-lizards-the-best-close-up-video-you-will-ever-see/)- bigger and longer (8-12″), black and white striped ones less likely to show themselves.
Lucky you! They make for great landscape accents and pot stands. You might consider purchasing a rock bar; makes prying up the bigger ones easier.
We live in the Hill Country. It’s always an event to plant something. Sometimes I can dig out the rocks. Sometimes I jackhammer them out and sometimes I drill holes through them. I used to dig all of them out, but some are huge. I have to drag them out with my truck.
Edwards Plateau Natives. My most used yard tool is a breaker bar. Cheap electric jackhammer is also worth the price if you are going to do any digging projects.
It’s such a labor digging these out but I end up just washing them and using them as landscaping rocks. They look really good but more importantly, the lizards seem to enjoy them too.