River Stone Flower Bed

Can t decide whether to use rocks or mulch for your flower bed design know the pros and cons of rock flower beds so you can decide what works best for your landscaping ideas.

River stone flower bed.

It can be used in different flower beds. I know the stone is expensive and it seems to be effective as a weed block but it makes planting replanting troublesome and feeding difficult. This includes variations of light tan sandstone lavenders and even a deep blue gray. For the flower bed to be effective it will require other building materials.

The drainage is made of crushed stone sand and gravel. Typically to create a flowerbed a large stone pavement is chosen and there is a flowerbed near it. To fill in flower beds homeowners often choose between mulch and rock based groundcovers like gravel pebbles volcanic rock and stones. Alameda tan and charcoal straight edging stone common 12 in x 4 in.

First is river rock with characteristic of round shape smooth edge and surface. For those reasons many gardeners landscape the flower bed using stones and since they are different in types each also gives different effect. The previous owner put down what looks to be inch river rock in all of the landscape beds around the house. It is ideal for big flower bed.

The stone goes down at least 1 2 inches. The colorful pebbles known as river rock come in shades of brown and gray. When placed around trees flower beds and even zen gardens they add a touch of tranquility to the scenery.