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Ideas for a Backyard Landscape With Cylinder Blocks
Ideas for a Backyard Landscape With Cylinder Blocks. For such a simple unit, there is certainly a lot you can do with cinder blocks. In addition to being a versatile building material, advantages to using cinder blocks include affordability and durability. They may seem unattractive to some, but with a bit of creativity cinder blocks will add...
For such a simple unit, there is certainly a lot you can do with cinder blocks. In addition to being a versatile building material, advantages to using cinder blocks include affordability and durability. They may seem unattractive to some, but with a bit of creativity cinder blocks will add artful aspects to your home's exterior landscape. It is even possible to stain cinder blocks to make them more colorful.
Garden Beds
Make low-lying garden beds of any size and shape with just two or three rows of cinder blocks. Line the bottom of the garden bed with weed barrier fabric to keep out weeds and a layer of gravel to promote drainage. Stack the bricks dry or use mortar for a more permanent bed. Stagger the brick joints. Use traditional square blocks to make rectangular beds or retaining wall blocks with beveled edges to make round beds. Line the top with cap blocks to hide the two openings in the middle of the cinder blocks.
Flower Pots
Turn individual blocks into flower pots by utilizing the two openings in the middle. Wedge a piece of welded wire into the bottoms of the openings to keep in soil and roots. Fill the openings with soil and plant small flowers such as petunias, golden marguerites, pansies, nasturtiums or periwinkles. Place several bricks in a row to create edging for a patio, a walkway or a driveway.
Barbecue Area
Add an entire barbecue area, including the grill, to your backyard landscape with cinder blocks. Make a worktop by stacking cinder blocks for table legs and setting a piece of wood that has been finished with several layers of varnish on top. Stack up a couple of cinder blocks on the work top and use the openings to hold your cooking tools. Create a barbecue by stacking rows of blocks in a circular or square arrangement. Stagger the brick joints. Place a stainless steel sheet 2/3 of the way to hold burning material. Place a grill grate near or on the top for cooking.
Mosaic Wall or Fence
Color cinder blocks with two or more colors, using concrete stain. Concrete stain comes in a wide variety of colors and is applied easily with a paintbrush. Clean the cinder blocks thoroughly with concrete cleaner if they are older. Stain only the broad, flat sides. The sides that won't show don't need to be stained. Mortar the colored blocks to create a patterned retaining wall, rail or fence. Add tint to the mortar to color it as well. Finish the top with cap stones. Seal the stained blocks with concrete sealer.
