Then consider doing so with stones and rock to create a stunning effect. A garden artistically designed with stones does not require any watering whatsoever (although cactic do add to the effect). Stones should be carefully selected for their shape, size, color and overall tactile beauty, then laid out simple or complicate designs, left ‘free’ or cemented firmly into position to create powerful front gardens for houses, apartment blocks, ground floor office buildings or used to dramatically magnificent effect along main entrances.
When arranging stones, it is best to begin by placing the largest ones – very thoughtfully – first, medium sized ones next and the smallest ones last. The reason for working in this order in to ensure relatively easy rearrangements of the largest stones with minimum effort if, upon Standing back and viewing them from various angles, you are not completely happy with their appearance.
Depending on the size, color and type of stones selected, you can let your imagination run riot and replicate dreamscape of ‘standing stones’ , a timeless deserts cape, a Moonscape, something radiating magnificent, high mountains allure, a river or seascape – with blue, grey, green and white stones arranged to suggest flowing water or ocean waves – or a geological splendor the likes of which have never been seen before. So let the artist inside you run free and give stones a chance.
Suitable stones cannot necessarily be required in one go; it can take quite some time to locate exactly what you like; they can ‘pop up’ in all manner of places including beaches, on walks in out of the way places, or on ‘wasteland’. Naturally sculptured sandstone, polished river stones or reds bricks can usually be purchased from nurseries.
By B khan