Natural stones are one of the main elements that are used in landscaping. With the help of a stone, you can emphasize the delicate charm of flower arrangements, or you can give monumentality to alpine slides, natural and artificial reservoirs.
It is necessary
Boulders, crushed granite, pebbles
Instructions
Step 1
If you decide to independently arrange the space of a country house, then you cannot do without natural stone. The area of its use in landscape design is extensive and limited by special knowledge, your imagination and the chosen style. Natural stone will fit into any landscape, harmonize the space and add mystery to the corners of your garden. Stones can be of completely different texture, size and color.
Step 2
Place large, large stones in areas with elevation differences. Their size varies from about 1 m. With their help, retaining walls and steps can be erected. For this purpose, flat and wide enough stones are more suitable. Often used are flagstone, rubble stone or sandstone. It is an excellent building material that blends harmoniously with other elements of the composition.
Step 3
Reinforce the relief of the space if your site is a flat area. In such cases, boulders or individual blocks are often needed, for example, when decorating rock gardens. Among such monumental creatures of nature, you can place herb gardens, flower arrangements, small shrubs. There is a well-founded opinion that the presence of large stones and boulders has a beneficial effect on human health.
Step 4
Pay attention to the granite rubble. In addition to its aesthetic purpose in the design of paths, flower beds and other original solutions, it is used for mulching the soil, which over time significantly reduces the growth of weeds. In arid areas, crushed stone allows the soil to stay moist longer and not to weather, and in winter it protects it from frost. All this has the most beneficial effect on the selection and growth of plants in your garden when creating compositions.
Step 5
Use pebbles. These are pleasant to the touch, oval or round small natural stones of various breeds. The most common are jasper, shungite and quartz. The variety of colors and sizes allows us to consider it an ideal material for a wide variety of landscape works, especially when mosaic decoration of paths, reservoirs, aquariums, fountains, etc. It is resistant to climatic whims, environmentally friendly and very pleasant to look at.
