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How to Landscape With Pebble Rock
How to Landscape With Pebble Rock. Pebble rocks usually have a tumbled or river rock smoothness, interesting colors and a soft appearance. They are also comfortable underfoot, they look good in waterfall arrangements and as an addition to dry stream beds. Often the pebble is used in conjunction with large river rocks and the combination evokes a...
Pebble rocks usually have a tumbled or river rock smoothness, interesting colors and a soft appearance. They are also comfortable underfoot, they look good in waterfall arrangements and as an addition to dry stream beds. Often the pebble is used in conjunction with large river rocks and the combination evokes a sense of moving water, even in a dry landscape.
Things You'll Need
Tape measure
1/4-inch graph paper
Pencil
Straight edge
Circle template
Tracing paper
Tape
Hose
Shovel
Sand
Landscape barrier
Measure your yard and transfer your measurements to 1/4-inch graph paper. Mark the arrangement of fences, walkways, decks, patios, pools, and all other existing hardscape. Draw in the position of large trees, hedges, planting beds, pathways, features and all other garden constructions and plantings.
Place tracing paper over your landscape existing plan and tape the paper down. Draw in the location of areas where you want to use pebbles and rocks. Many people are adding pebbles, rocks and mulch, along with plantings, to replace large grass areas. The introduction of a dry stream bed, garden path or large bed may reduce water waste and grass maintenance.
Sketch in your design. If you are adding a dry stream try to start at the back of the garden and flow the stream into the front of the garden. When possible try to follow a natural drainage path as the dry stream will actually be functional during periods of high water. All natural streams are organic in shape so curve the edges.
Draw a pathway that you can line with large river rocks and fill with smooth pebbles. This can look a little like a dry stream, but it should be structured to be easy to walk on. This will add an organic and easy to maintain pathway between garden features. By lining the path with larger rocks you avoid small stones in the lawn, where they might damage the lawn mower.
Add pebbles to a water feature. If you have installed a koi pond that is black plastic liner with rock edging, pebbles are a perfect way to naturalize the pond both along the bottom in the water and around the sides of the pond.
Transfer your designs back to your landscape and install your pebbles. Trace your edge shapes on the ground with a garden hose. Shovel out a few inches. Add a landscape barrier, sand and tamp. Edge with larger rocks and fill with pebbles.
Tips & Warnings
Don't add rocks around plants and trees as the stones will hold more heat during the day and may cook the plants. Use rocks to the edge of planting beds and then use a moisture-holding mulch near the actual plants.
