Stonework Features That Are Going To Be Popular In 2023
The new year is here and first, we would like to say Happy New Year. The start of a new year is the best time to start planning for a couple of garden upgrades. These upgrades or improvements are great for keeping your garden fresh and interesting.
When people are trying to move forward, they are usually advised not to look back. Gardening is, however, the one time when looking back is a very good thing. It is time to look back to nature and ancient building materials like stonework. In this guide, we are going to take a look at some brilliant natural stone garden features that are going to make a huge comeback this year.
Boulder Rock Borders
Garden beds are extremely helpful because they create dedicated spaces where you can establish foliage or flowers. These areas can be a little bit difficult to maintain because lawns tend to grow more lavish and can soon start to overspill into your garden bed. A great way to keep your lawn in place and to create more contrast between the florals and lawn is by using chunky boulders as borders around all of your garden beds. These borders won’t move an inch no matter how much rain floods your garden and they will keep fertile soil or mulch inside the garden bed where it belongs.
Gravel Meadows
A perfectly level lawn can be beautiful but these green turfs are difficult to maintain and they need a lot of water and fertilising. To overcome these obstacles, more property owners have started ripping their lawns out and replacing them with gravel. The layer of crushed rock can give your garden a visually appealing look because there will be plenty of contrast between your flower beds. To brighten up or increase the aesthetics of gravel, landscapers love to include colourful plants like ornamental grass, lavender, succulents, or lots of flowers in the existing garden beds. These floral meadows will add lots of colour and texture to your garden and can lure a lot of beneficial insects.
Natural Stone Walkways Or Paths
Garden paths can make your home look inviting and gives a little bit of structure. If you want to add this type of garden feature then we recommend natural stone hardscapes. These types of surfaces are eco-friendly and offer a beautiful effect, especially if you can edge your pathways or walkways off with contrasting foliage like ornamental grasses or vivid flowering plants.
Stone Benches
Outdoor living spaces have been gaining a lot of popularity in the past couple of years and are bound to stay trendy in 2023. Instead of buying expensive outdoor furniture, we recommend you use something a little bit more durable and a little bit more timeless like natural stone. Large chunks of flat rock are the perfect materials to create all sorts of landscaping facilities like outdoor benches. These materials can handle lots of water and can give your garden a beautiful forest-like vibe.
Stone Planters
Raised garden beds or planters are popping up in gardens all over Australia because they can add lots of structure to your garden and make it easier to grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs. Instead of building your raised garden beds from bricks or wood, you should consider getting them constructed from stone walls. Natural stone walls will make these garden beds look even more beautiful and will hold up much better than other types of materials.
There are lots of great ways to use stone in your garden. If you want to get these types of hardscapes installed at your home or business then you should give Stone Edge Landscapes a call. These stone experts can source any type of garden stone for you and they are superb at installing these features so you can create a garden that is going to look stunning in 2023 and for many years to come.
