Echoes of the Stone Age

If you are drawn to the country in your free time or you decide to settle for permanent residence in a country house, it would be nice to arrange the adjacent plot. Do you want to grow only parsley with cucumbers? Wonderful, but it is better to give a place free of beds a decent look. Among the stylistic trends, you will certainly choose the right design for yourself, even if you do not carefully study the latest innovations in landscape design exhibitions in Chelsea.

Everything is much simpler and more affordable. Plants and paraphernalia that will bring you closer to nature, energetically support you, and give naturalness to the design will help you with this. The aesthetic principle requires the contemplation of the ennobled territory, beautiful forms and pleasant little things that the eyes want to cling to. Benches, the harmony of glass and steel, garden accessories, exotic thickets will emphasize the natural beauty, but the place of honor belongs to the stones, which are aimed at our gaze.

Landscape decoration with stones is a tested centuries-old way to create an outstanding design, appropriate for both terracing and ultra-fashionable combinations. If you look at the photos, the presence of stones on the site is associated with the medieval style. Probably because the eco-friendly material was out of competition in the construction of past centuries.

Cobblestones, boulders, noble marble, granite and a number of others are the main and weighty argument in favor of the aesthetic grandeur of landscape design. Solid or loose conglomerates are an integral part of the relief, and are represented in nature by a rich collection. In total, there are about 300 species, but only a small part of them are known and available to us. They are formed from settled cosmic dust or fall from the sky by meteorites, are formed in rocks, and delight the eyes with original shapes, color and texture. They are identified with eternity, reliability and will help to perpetuate their own creativity of the infield.

In the design, conglomerates participate in the framing of architectural structures, serve as the basis for the reproduction of alpine slides, are involved in the construction of waterfalls, and are always ready to become independent elements of decoration. The list of popular types for garden décor is impressive. These are sandstones, pebbles, marble, shales and a number of other rocks that pave paths, dry streams or lined walls.

Water-polished smooth pebbles are most often used as a decorative component. A variety of configurations, sizes and pronounced purple and light gray scales, indicated their visible presence in the landscape. The organic combination with water determined the place of pebbles in the organization of reservoirs, and their color and shape became an ideal material for bulk paths. It is convenient to lay out borders with large pebbles, since it is able to be charged with the energy of the sun, and shine in the dark.

If you plan to build a water structure on the territory, turn to pellets or naked that compete with quartzite. Pellet boulders, with a beautiful legend of glacial origin, with smooth rounded shapes, are considered valuable in design. Boulders, a type of boulders, a particularly durable material that has been ready to decorate the territory for centuries.

So, in order to give naturalness to the pond, a part of this collection should be placed around the perimeter of the reservoir, and the view and perception will become completely different. Over time, they will change their shade, they will become overgrown with moss, but from the point of view of décor, such manifestations are considered to be advantages, and are distinguished by a natural correspondence to the landscape.

The design of reservoirs has its own characteristics. The presence of boulders and other dimensional species is considered mandatory. Different sizes and configurations are welcome, except for versions with a lime structure. They change the neutrality of the pH level, which contributes to the reproduction of algae. Pebbles should be poured on the bottom, and large forms should be placed at the edges, half immersed in water. The area around the pond is covered with granite slabs, paving stones or unpolished sandstone.

Siliceous or limestone species are equally good for decoration. Relatively hard minerals are easy to process. The luxury of the color palette starts from a pale pink palette, includes purple tones with shades of yellow blotches, and is originally predetermined by nature for a bright design. The interweaving of colors looks good in compositions with luminous stones.

One of the types of mineral – quartzite, containing siliceous cement, is ideal for the construction of podiums, thresholds or flowerpots. It is called a mystery stone because of the lightening of the surface during chipping, which is especially appreciated by designers.

Sandstone limestone paves paths, and is used as the main material for the construction of rockeries and slides. And boulders identical in composition are used in the construction of fountains and artificial waterfalls and ponds. The slide with their participation will seem unusually beautiful. A non-capricious stone, compared to marble and granite, is fastened with cement.

There has always been interest in granite. The material is used to create garden furniture, magnificent bowls or stylish vases, duplicates the appearance of a sundial, lighting stands. There is no need to talk about the classical columns and decoration of the fountain – it is so natural. The unique structure and color nuances – from gray to red, expand the decorative possibilities of the material.

Natural material is in demand for finishing terraces, in the construction of garden stairs. Granite slabs with a rough surface that resist slipping are used to organize the steps.

Light needle-like tremolite crystals, sometimes diluted with geometric sections, resembling a rhombus, are valuable due to the structural pattern, repeating the structural features of the tree. Mineral amphibole increasingly began to be used in landscape art due to its natural decorativeness.

With the natural texture, the beauty of rocks and radiating special energy, decorative analogues are ready to argue. Artificial imitation in terms of quality indicators is not inferior to the natural version, and is much cheaper for the wallet. Successful copies may have more pronounced features, and outwardly no different from the creations of nature.

The use of analogues is popular in the construction of fences and other heights. When ennobling the territory, they are also in demand, and beautifully paved paths adorn most suburban areas along with decorative rocks and the splendor of architectural forms intertwined with the ideas of designers. To create them, a matrix shape is used, perfectly repeating the natural print.

If you want a fairy tale, try to organize a rocky garden. It is permissible to plant it in any area without regard to the terrain. If you decide to do in bulk, you get an alpine slide. Decoration on the plane with a stone and gravel surface will lead to the implementation of the idea with a rockery. Both options for flower beds will perfectly fit into the idea, and will decorate the territory. Retaining walls and variations of other garden compositions in a combination of plants and stone will become a feature of your project.

In addition to boulders, boulders and stone fragments, almost all known species are involved in landscape combinations. In order to avoid dissonance, you should not make a “stone mix”. Rely on simplicity and taste.

The rock garden is designed to imitate rock formations, and best of all, the slide will emphasize the peculiarity of the relief surface on the slope, where protruding formations are especially noticeable. But the combination of loose limestone, sandstone, marble with shell rock will create a mountain illusion right next to the house. It will be decorated with herbaceous plants, dwarf shrubs and bulbous flowers. In addition to the babbling overflows of water on the stone-paved pond, the panoramic landscape seems natural.

Creating a Japanese garden involves large and medium-sized forms. Combining boulders with water and plants, it is permissible to make an exotic accent. The compositions are peculiar, and are due to an odd number of stones. The classic plot is built on the contrast of sizes: a large cobblestone in the middle is framed by two small ones.

When drawing up any scheme, the design should be represented by a triangle. An indispensable attribute of the garden is stone lanterns, which are considered the main accent in the composition with small stones. The Japanese cannot imagine a garden without stones and all because they see it as a sign of eternity. The eternal symbol will visibly remind descendants of those who installed it. Isn’t it a wonderful tradition?