![]() You can get gravel, rocks, and stones for pick up or delivery from a few great local stone suppliers in Austin. Lots of rock and stone projects are great for a weekend DIY. Rock and stone slow water, eliminating erosion issues. Why: Areas with deep shade can’t grow grass and turn into a muddy mess.Īdditional Note: If a house is on a slope, often the side yard has drainage and erosion issues.Where: Between the sidewalk and street.Why: The area between the sidewalk and street often struggles to hold healthy grass because of the heat radiating off the concrete.What: Brazos rover rock, steel edging, and Texas Black Gravel.Where grass won’t grow: mud, heat radiation and deep shade solution Why: This area had shade and traffic issues so the grass was struggling.What: Brazos river rock with a limestone flagstone walkway.Where: Front foundation bed around the side of the house.Why: We wanted a walkway from the front entrance of the house to the side yard.The area between the sidewalk and street was stressed due to heat radiating from the concrete.Įxample 2: My daughter calls this her “fairy walkway”. Why: Customer wanted a beautiful and functional formal walkway up to the house.What: Texas Black Gravel (Texas Star / Texas Basalt / Lots of names) with sawed limestone lueders.Additionally a river rock strip between the driveway and street. Why: Xeric solution to a heavy traffic area.Įxample 1: Front yard driveway and walkway extension.What: Decomposed granite with sawn limestone lueders along the side yard.Why: Hyper water efficient and beautiful.Įxample 2: Granite path with limestone lueders.What: Texas black gravel with xeric plants and a limestone chop block edging.Where: Once again, this is a heavily shaded area with turf that struggled.It turned a sparse turf area into an eye-catching functional focal point in the yard. They put a nice bench in the center of the circle. Why: Customer wanted a beautiful area to sit in their front yard.What: Flagstone patio with pea gravel fill and planting surrounding. ![]() The drain goes under the patio into the greenbelt behind the house. Where: This was a useless part of the yard that was too shaded to grow turf.Īdditional note: you can see at the bottom there is a box drain.Why: I wanted another gathering place for book clubs, Bible studies, S’mores and more.What: Flagstone patio with granite fill and a drainage box.We filled this space with Adirondack chairs and a nice, moveable metal fire pit. ![]() ![]() Patios and Seating AreasĮxample 1: My backyard flagstone patio. Let’s take a look at a few of our favorite ways to incorporate stone at Top Choice Lawn Care. Sometimes you have to settle for one of the two (function OR beauty), but we always want to shoot for both if possible.
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