Landscaping Rocks

Who doesn't love planting flowers in their garden? It makes no difference whether you have just a patio planter on your deck or a whole huge estate knowing proper planting and care techniques is a step in the right direction for cultivating healthy garden flowers and plants. What better way to enjoy the outdoors and add value to your home at the same time!

Landscaping Rocks

Many yards across the world have the same look and feel to them. They have green grass and trees and flowers around the house. This does not have to be the landscape plan for you and your home. There are many different ways to add rocks and stone to your yard adding style and beauty as well.

Spruce up your yards landscape The first step in adding some spice to your yard is to remove the grass. If you do not use your lawn then there is no point in keeping it. Use a shovel or tiller to break up the soil and get the rocks up out of the soil. If you are digging up the soil anyway make sure that you have the proper drainage for your plants and flowers. If you need to add the appropriate irrigation system do it now before you start planting.

Have the perfect walkway One good idea for any landscape design is to have a separate walkway to your home. It is not a good idea to have your guest walking up the driveway or on the grass when they are approaching your home. Besides you want a clean walkway to your home so that guests do bring in dirt and debris to your home.

You can stager rocks and slabs to create a great walkway to your home. One thing to remember is to make sure the rocks are secure and do not wiggle or move when you walk on them. Create bends and curves in your walkway to add design and style to your path.

Stabilizing the rocks To keep the rocks in place remove four to five inches of soil beneath each rock that you lay. Add a thin layer of gravel beneath the stone. This will keep your rocks and stones in place to ensure safety and stability.

Plant some trees and shrubs Larger trees and shrubs provide structure for your new landscape. Once you have planted your trees and shrubs you can add smaller plants and flowers. Perennials are great to use with your rock landscape. They add visual beauty to your landscape as well as color. Add some river rock to fill in the gaps between your flowers. Use this in place of mulch to keep the hard landscape design going.

Final Touches For the final touches to your rock landscaped area add some hanging plants or vines around the yard. Have some green vines climbing up a railing or porch. This will incorporate a Tuscan feel to your landscape. Add in some creative stone features to your landscape as well. Statues are a great way to incorporate a stone feeling to your rock landscape.