Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Garden Designers Roundtable: Stone

Undulating walls of Colorado flagstone create a unique signature for this landscape.  Design: Ivy Street Design, Denver

Want an outdoor environment that embodies a spirit of place - genius loci?

Think stone. 

No other hardscape component provides the same sense of grounded permanence, color, and texture to the landscape. In the Rocky Mountain region we're all about stone: granite, sandstone, rhyolite, and more. 

But what about other regions of the US or the UK? Go here and follow the links to learn more about stone in the landscape. Enjoy!

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