Natural stones are a good element to integrate into a garden. Decorating with stones offers great variety and flexibility as you can make very nice designs that with the proper placement and selection of plants and flowers will remain a true corner.

Is important to look after gardens, to embellish them and enjoy them, appreciate them without having the risk of damaging the grass and crops. Rocks are intended to protect the lawn from the constant footsteps or to beautify the garden.

Depending on the style that you use in your garden, stones are used differently, for example

In the gardens that have a rustic style, rustic stone masonry walls are used.

In modern gardens you can use stones with pebbles of different materials such as granite or marble that will help secure flowerbeds.

In the gardens with an oriental style is essential the use of stones, that combine large and small stones, causing a beautiful visual image.

There are several types of rocks you can use.

You can use gravel. Gravel can be plain or with decorations. The best thing to do is to surround the colorful flowers with the simple stones and the gravel that is decorated next to the herbs that don’t have bright flowers or next to shrubs. To avoid a slippery surface is better to use rough stones. » Read more: Designing a Rock Garden