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Brick Patterns for Gardens and Patios

10 Mar

Bricks make a beautiful addition to patios and paths, both for the yard and garden. People have been using bricks to add beauty, promote artistic skill, and add value to their property and personal space since they began making them.

If you’re planning on covering up or decorating that old patio or adding a path on your property this summer, you’ll find that there are tons of bricks, designs, styles, and sizes. So much so, that it might be overwhelming.

To keep things in perspective and simple, we’ve added tons of photos for you to view as you come closer to your final idea.

Running Bond Simple, versatile, and ever popular, the running bond pattern is commonly used for both patios and paths. Pavers can be laid straight for a clean and orderly look, or set at slight angles to create a curve. Because of its simple design, running bond is well suited to covering small areas.

Basket Weave For casual, cottagelike design, try the basket-weave pattern. Instead of creating a “field,” as with running bond, the bricks are laid horizontally and vertically in pairs, with each pair creating a “tile.” Basket weave can be used by itself, or if space permits, easily incorporated into another pattern.

Herringbone Of the various brick patterns, herringbone is one of the most formal and has been a staple in traditional paths and patios for centuries. Unlike basket weave, the herringbone pattern, with its zigs and zags, works well when it’s used to cover irregular areas.

Stacked Bond Sometimes called Jack-on-Jack, the stacked bond pattern features bricks stacked in even rows and columns. Its simple straight lines can make a smaller space seem more expansive. It also works well for contemporary designs.

Long Soldier Course Rows of bricks can lure the eye forward, so long soldier courses work well for narrow paths. The courses can be bent into circles, angled, or set inside another pattern to create a narrow path within a wider one.

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Garden Water Fountains

06 Mar

The Corner Fountain

Water Fountains make great additions to the beauty, peace, and serenity of almost any garden. While they tend to be expensive; depending on the materials they’re made out of, they will last for a long, long time.

You can add a fountain to almost any garden and space fairly easily; and there are all kinds to chose from. We have hand picked a few for you to look at here, and you can follow the link below to get more ideas.

Garden Fountains

Bird Element - $475.00

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Creating a Moveable Garden

15 Feb

Every year, like most people, we retend our garden in the front and back yard. It’s the typical set up, edge with beautiful bricks and last years mulch.

This year, I think we are going to try something different. A movable garden. Do you have someone in your family that each year has you dig up last years plants to make room for this years or they simply want you to move it.

Try this instead. Take your plants, pull them up and replant them in decorative pots. There are tons of variations on the market, you’re sure to find one that meets your theme. Instead of removing and relaying mulch, most of which only comes in three colors, try replacing the mulch with stone.

Stones are low maintenance and will not deteriorate or blow away. Then take your pot plants and redecorate the landscape you have created for yourself. If you feel the need to move them from time to time, simply pick up the potted plant and relocate to the new area. Or you can replace the plant completely. It’s low maintenance, beautiful, and very versatile.

To add even more color, you may even want to try solar pots. They are LEDs with a solar panel and are sure to add color to whatever theme you’re going for.

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Nothing like the sound of a Stream~

12 Feb

Stream Landscaping

Stream Landscaping


Well now that winter is here and imprisoning the majority of us indoors for days to months on end, I figured I would do a write up regarding streams.  There is nothing quite like the tranquility of sound of water trickling over rocks.  I think the imagination is the limit in regards to what you can do in ones yard with some stones and some nice greenery.  If you get creative enough one could even use a pump and some clear hose to recycle the water from the bottom to the top ( for those in states that suffer from heavy drought conditions).

Just to give an idea of a man made gentle rolling brook in the yard I have pasted an image of one below.  This one is in So.Cal and just imagine yourself walking outside and relaxing beside this.

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Patio: Water Features

22 Jun

water-fountain.jpg

Water features such as garden ponds and garden fountains are pleasing additions to a landscape design, because it provides a diversion from just plain plants scenes. Nothing can quite transform a landscape like a water feature. It relieves the monotony of the garden features and provides accent that makes the garden or landscape interesting.

Whether it’s a dramatic waterfall or a quiet pond, water works its magic on any garden, providing a focal point and an area that soothes the soul. Moving water provides delightful background music and masks traffic noise.  The soothing sound of water can mask unwanted noise, making even an urban patio a restful retreat.

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