When you are in the wilderness, you might see a real pond, river, or lake. These weren't built by man, nature created these designs. Nature has ways of telling us the great ideas and things we can do with our own garden. Do you see the picture? It shows stones and a waterfall going into nature's pond. Well, who says you can't have that on your lawn. If you have a lawn, then it might be very possible to have a similar (but more modern) look as this picture shows. Or, possibly something better.
No material used in the creation of landscapes can equally match up to the versatility, impact, and power of stone. Putting stones into your garden design opens a door to infinite design possibilities. That is because no two stones walls, pathways, or patios can look exactly the same. Why? Well, no two stones or slabs look the same. If you do happen to have two or more stone walls that look the same, you would probably be a good candidate for the Guinness Book of World Records.
Large, jagged stone outcroppings may gather more interest than the trees or plants they accent, while a gravel pathway may go unnoticed by the visitors moving along it. When stone is cut, chiseled, stacked, or fitted into a landscape design, it showcases how skill and artistry can blend together to create personal, artful masterpieces (with a nature-like quality of course) to your landscape/garden.
If you see a stone and think, "They are just rocks, how can I use them in a garden?", you'll soon discover that those "rocks" can make objects and arrangements that will take your landscape/garden to a new level of beauty and elegance.
So, what are the possibilities? How can they be arranged, and to look like what? If you think they were good for "stonehedges" or "cavemen", then in our next blog we will open your eyes to real possibilities. Tune in next time for more information and ideas for your garden, involving stones.
3 comments:
What a cool idea for a blog. I found you through blog catalog. I'll visit often to get ideas for our backyard water garden.
Tom
Thanks a lot for visiting.
Each month I decided I will cover a different topic. This way, the blog is consistent and I cover all aspects of gardening and ponds.
This month is stone landscaping. I don't know what I am going to do for next month, but I want to cover a topic related to ponds.
I am going to update the blog everyday or two days, because there is a lot of stuff to cover.
I'm in process of constructing an artificial pond in my backyard. It's a kidney shaped design, measures 9W X 10L X 3D, with an eight inch shelf around its periphery. If my calculations are correct, I'll need a 20X20 liner. A friend had installed a similarly sized pond, and had used an EPDM 45 MIL liner. The unavoidable wrinkles in the liner make it look, well.....artificial. Wouldn't it be great if there were an aerosol product available that one could simply spray onto the pond walls.....or maybe there is?
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