Landscaping can include anything like flowers, plants, mulch or stones. You find many creative ideas for using hardscape elements like stones and
rocks to enhance your home appeal. Even small rocks can serve for the best attractive landscaping. Any kind of landscape can be given a natural look by the use of small rocks. Go through to know how to use these small rocks for landscaping.
- You can place more number of small rocks between plants. They serve as a natural barrier and helps in deterring animals from digging in vegetable gardens, flower beds and other planted areas.
- Crete a border around the flower beds with small rocks. The rock border sets off the flower bed and conserves mulch and soil.
You can spread a 2-inch layer of 1-inch rocks or pebbles in flower beds and between bushes or other plantings. Make sure that you avoid covering parts of plants, suckers or exposed roots in order to prevent damage to the plants. The small rocks also help in killing weeds and allow water to other plant roots.- Covering a pathway through small rocks is another idea for rock landscaping.
- Different colored small rocks can be placed around the base of a fountain or a statue. They integrate the statue or fountain into the landscape. A layer of stones can be created by placing them right next to each other in an area at least 2 feet in diameter around the object’s base. As the stones reduce weeds, they help in minimizing the maintenance time and allow no requirement of watering, mowing or any other care.
- Rock garden is the elegant part of rock landscaping. Use different colored and textured rocks for creating different designs to make a rock garden. It is an interesting feature of your landscape.
Bring a unique appearance to your home landscape by any of these small rock landscaping ideas.