Hi,

I have a large L shaped flower bed that borders 2 sides of my swimming pool. This spring, to keep the soil down I had this bed filled with river rocks nearly 4 inches deep and planted some annuals that bloomed beautifully all through spring.

Now that I want to replant this flower bed, I find that the river rocks (which were originally clean and shiny white) are all dirty and have been discolored by the plants previously planted. Is there anyway to clean the river rocks without causing any damage to the soil underneath thus preventing new plants from growing in the same bed again?

I definately cant take out all the rocks and scrub them! I also need to make sure that whatever I use to clean them does not affect the water in my swimming pool.

Any ideas?!!

Thanks in advance

Thanks CMD, but unfortunately what I have are small rocks of about an inch in diameter or less. The pressure washer may send them flying all over the place. But thanks for the suggestion anyhow, let me see if they clean up at reduced pressure.

Pour some vinegar mixture on them and then run over them with a bristly broom. It will help with some of the build up.

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Smiles,
Samantha