Natural Stone Pebbles: Improve The Style In Your Home

Written By Arman Zulhajar on Thursday, December 22, 2011 | 12:44 AM

By Ellen Shepley


Many homes nowadays have natural stone pebbles because of their many uses and the wide variety of colors. These rocks are used in a fashion to the peaceful and tranquil experience of the Japanese garden. In many cases, these gardens are only part of the whole garden, because they are usually small in scale.

You can easily make potted plants more desirable by placing pebbles around the plant itself. You'll be able to choose precisely how you want the plant to be focused and you also want to use decorative ceramic pots. It really is up to you if you want the colors of the pots and pebbles to all match or to all contrast. Either way, it should make the concentration be on the plant you have chosen. You may want to place natural pigmented stones or pebbles at the bottom of your vase, especially if it's made out of glass. The pebbles will help keep the blooms in proper position and will certainly enhance the look of a vase on a dining room table.

You'll be able to lessen your maintenance cost of your driveway or walkway through the use of small stone pebbles. To figure out the size of the pebbles, you'll want to determine how the walkway is used. If there is a lot of foot traffic or cars going in and out, then you want smaller stones. You are able to keep the pebbles in place by establishing a retaining edge around the drive or walk path. You can easily find them quite durable and nicer to look at than concrete. Once in awhile, you may need to add some stones to replace the ones that got away.

Your house can be really set off by having a water fall of some kind. It may be small or large, but in any case, an assortment of natural stone pebbles can be incorporated in a variety of ways. With the borders of the water feature, you may want to add large stones. When selecting the stones, you ought to get a piece and wet it down, because the color is different when the various stones are wet. Natural stone also is often dusty so the actual color may not show until you get rid of the dust. It's really a wise course of action to mix and match with different size stones and with different type of stones. Quite a few gardeners are using gravel for mulching. The stones enable water to retain in the mulch and it creates a layer over the soil. This saves on water, so can be good to use in naturally dry areas where things don't grow as well.

As you can see, there are many good ways to use natural stones to enhance the look of your house. It is really an easy, and affordable way to brighten up any area surrounding your house and property, and give it a new look.




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