Landscaping with Stone : Create Patios, Walkways, Walls and Other Landscape Features

by Sagui, Pat

• ISBN13: 9781580111126
• ISBN10: 1580111122
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-02-01
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner Pr
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Summary

Stonescaping is one of today's most popular outdoor landscaping design trends. Now homeowners can find a landscape design and project book combined in one with Landscaping with Stone. The first section provides readers with a framework for incorporating stone in their yard designs, including a look at the different types of stone used in landscapes, sources of inspiration, and ways to think about stone in relation to other outdoor elements. The second part of the book provides readers with tips on working with stone, from transporting to cutting and setting. There is also step-by-step instruction on some of the most popular stone projects, including patios, walls, and rock gardens.

Author Biography

Pat Sagui gained her landscaping experience first hand as a member of a family-owned nursery and landscaping business. She has been writing about gardening and landscaping since 1991. She lives in Westfield, VT.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(12)
Designing with Stone	12	(30)
Decide What You Like	14	(4)
Explore the Possibilities
Aesthetic Decisions for Stonework	18	(8)
Developing a Design Direction
Inspiration from the Site
Use Props
Creating Walkways and Steps	26	(4)
Creating Stone Patios	30	(4)
Creating Walls	34	(4)
Creating Rock Features	38	(4)
Planning Your Project	42	(14)
Defining the Site	44	(12)
Site Evaluation
Become a Soil Sleuth
Create Site Drawings
Managing the Worksite
Professional Expertise
The Budget as a Planning Aid
How Much Will It Cost?
Stone as a Building Material	56	(12)
Stone Classifications	58	(6)
Evaluating Stone
Small-Dimension Materials
Price, Availability, and Quantity
Guidelines for Delivery	64	(2)
Learn from the Stone	66	(2)
Tools & Techniques	68	(18)
Tools	70	(3)
Tool Preferences
Working with Stone	73	(5)
Before you Begin
Shaping Skills
Dressed Stone
Mortared Stonework	78	(2)
How to Mix Mortar
Living with Stone	80	(1)
Stone Displacement
Protect your Plants	81	(5)
Temporary Relocations
Saving Sod
Working Around Mature Trees and Shrubs
Changing the Grade
Altering Natural Watercourses
Paths & Walkways	86	(20)
Path and Walkway Design	88	(7)
Complement Garden Features
Walkway and Path Basics
Edging
Walkway Slope
Stepping-stone Paths	95	(1)
Stone Selection
Laying Out the Walk
Set the Stones
Gravel Paths and Walkways	96	(4)
Types of Stone
Installing a Loose-Aggregate Walk
Spread the Loose Aggregate
Dry-Laid Flagstone Walks	100	(4)
Walk Design
Lay Stone in Sand
Remove the Forms
Stepping-stones in Water	104	(2)
Stone Patios	106	(20)
Patio Uses	108	(1)
Installing a Dry-Laid Patio	108	(3)
Building a Patio	111	(11)
Leveling
Calculate the Slope
Excavate the Soil
Add a Gravel Base
Add a Sand Bed
To Edge or Not
Choose a Pattern and Spacing
Set the Stone
Fill the Joints
Mortared Patios	122	(4)
Choose and Dry Fit the Stone
Landscape Steps	126	(12)
Step Design	128	(6)
Rise and Run
Calculate Unit Rise and Run
Step Width
Building Steps	134	(4)
Mortared Steps
Stone & Water Features	138	(12)
Water Features	140	(1)
Carving a Water Bowl	140	(4)
Find Your Stone
Examine the Stone
Choosing a Chisel and Hammer
Rough-out the Bowl
Finishing the Bowl
Maintaining the Water Bowl
Constructing a Fountain	144	(4)
Stone for the Fountain
Pump Assembly
Installing the Pump
Fountain Maintenance
Dry Streambeds	148	(2)
Design
Installation
Setting Large Stones	150	(20)
Explore the Possibilities	152	(2)
Basic Shapes	154	(2)
Vertical or Upright
Horizontal
Blocky or Chunky Stone
Arching
Surface Qualities	156	(2)
Creating an Arrangement	158	(4)
Ratios
Spacing
Orientation
Quantity
Companion Plantings
Techniques and Tools	162	(8)
Site Preparation
Placing Stones with Hand Tools
Earthmoving Equipment
Protect the Stone
Rock Gardens	170	(12)
Choose a Site	172	(2)
Prepare the Site	174	(3)
Gardens in Walls
Choose the Stone	177	(1)
Arrange the Stone	178	(4)
Freestanding Walls	182	(16)
Creating Stone Walls	184	(4)
Stone for Your Wall
Dry-Laid Freestanding Walls	188	(6)
Building Basics
Mortared Freestanding Walls	194	(4)
Working with Mortar
Retaining Walls	198	(14)
Retaining-Wall Designs	200	(8)
Preparing the Site
Building the Wall
Adding a Fire Pit	208	(4)
Build the Fire Pit
Resource Guide	212	(3)
Metric Equivalents	215	(1)
Glossary	216	(2)
Index	218	(5)
Credits	223