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GARDEN ROCK

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 When diving into a landscaping project , most homeowners first think of the plants that will accent their lawn, garden, and patio designs . Trees, shrubs, flowers, and ground cover are all important elements in creating the perfect outdoor setting. However, hardscaping is just as important! Garden rock is an excellent way to add texture, color, and interest to your landscape — and it can be a beautiful stand-alone statement.                                             Here’s another fact you may not have considered: When winter comes, your hardscape will become the visual dominant element. Unless you live in a sub-tropical climate or plant mostly evergreens, trees will drop their leaves, plants will turn brown and go dormant, flowers will disappear. If you’re just as thoughtful in planning your landscape rock elements as you are with your plants, the hardscape choices will...

Spain Landscape architect

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 Landscape architect in Spain when building a villa from the ground up not only leads to a beautiful outside space, but it’ll also add value to your property. Thinking about a home in Spain’s fabulous climate means homeowners can spend time outside most of the year, making the exterior of your villa just as important, if not more so, than the inside. A good landscape architect will work to make the area outside your villa feel like home from the moment you set foot inside the front gate.  But what exactly is the role of a landscape architect in Spain, how is it different to other countries and what aspects of their work add the most value to your home? What does a landscape architect in Spain actually do?                                                Landscaped villa The scope of work for a landscape architect in Spain can include large public spaces like pa...

Landscaping with River Rock: Here Some Ideas and Designs

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  Landscaping  with river rock can create breathtaking backyards, gardens and patios. We present some of the top river rock landscaping ideas with these 130 photos. All pictured here are landscaping designs that you can actually DIY. River rock stones often called river pebbles or just pebble stones or natural stone pebbles. Though the word 'river' is in the name, the rocks actually come from the ocean beaches. They are tumbled by ocean waves for hundreds of years to become smooth and well rounded stones. They are perfectly suitable for a wide range of uses in residential landscaping. Landscaping uses for  river rock stones  are practically unlimited. Here's just a few: paving, drainage, accent features, mulching, xeriscaping, decorative mosaics. You can use them to build walkways, outdoor gardens, fountains, planters, for edging, borders and flagstone joints and other creative landscaping designs. The river rocks are chosen for these exterior applications for a reas...