Saturday, October 29, 2011

Know Certain Rock Landscaping Ideas

Bringing an attractive and unique appearance to your home is in your hands. You have a wide choice of landscaping elements that can add elegance. While some are interested to use softscape elements like flowers, plants and mulch, some others prefer hardscaping elements like rocks and stones. Here are some rock landscaping ideas that bring elegance.

Availability of rocks in different sizes, colors, textures, kinds and forms allows them to use for different landscaping purposes. They can be used to as accents or placed as landscaping boulders. Small rocks and gravel add texture to your garden. You can mulch the garden beds with small rocks. Moisture around the shrubs and trees can be retained with loose rocks. They also help in inhibiting the weed growth. Rocks can also serve as garden accents and sculpture. Boulders or large rocks are apt for large garden spaces and they serve the best focal point when placed singly or in groups in appropriate places. Placement of rocks is the significant and considerable element of rock landscaping. The position of rocks should be in such a way that they have been in place for a long time and are natural.

You can use rocks to structure the landscape. However, you should choose rocks which are similar to the native stone in your region. Even garden retaining walls can be constructed with special garden rocks. Certain natural and freely available rocks are better for use in structures like wall or fire pit if you live in a rural area.

Compact rocks and stones are ideal for lining the edges of a private drive, a little fish-pond or a flower bed. River rocks are the elegant landscaping elements for water fountains and water falls. It creates an interesting effect to your backyard water features. Apart from these, there are many ways that you can use the rocks to landscape your outdoor areas. Make a right choice improving the landscape value.





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