Fine stone is a material with a wide range of decorative and utility applications. Grit, gravel, pebbles are used in formal and modern gardens, rural, water and rock gardens.This is because the stone is distinguished by its everlasting beauty and high durability.It is also available locally at very attractive prices.
Embankments made of small stones are colloquially called a gravel pit. They are made by using stones of various sizes (from 1 to 10 cm), color and shape, often mixed. Gravel pitches allow you to quickly develop large areas of land. Their important utility function is to compact the ground and create a natural bedding for ornamental plants.
Until now, mostly bark was used for this purpose, now, mainly for aesthetic reasons, stone is more and more often used, although not always and not everywhere it serves plants. Rhododendrons, for example, do not feel particularly comfortable in the stone lining.Well-ordered plantings, e.g. with one plant as the guiding element, fit well with modern buildings.Structural plants, such as those formed into balls or cuboids, boxwood shrubs, tall yucca and tufted ornamental grasses, also work well here.
The gravel pit also looks good in older gardens. The most important thing is that the stone should harmonize with the surroundings in its form and color. Gray crushed stone usually looks bad compared to red brick. Better to choose white pebbles. Plants have a great influence on the reception of the arrangement.Structural looks good in formal assumptions, free-growing - in informal ones. This group includes tall ornamental grasses, sprawling semi-shrubs, and low cover species.
Which stone to choose? Are pebbles or grits better? There is no single answer, we choose a stone based on its shape, structure and colors.Slate, pebbles, grit, crushed stone are commonly available.If it is to be used as a mulch for plants, its type is important.
We are preparing a gravel pit
A properly constructed gravel pit must be isolated from the ground with a layer of agrotextile. This is the basic condition that must be met for the assumption to enjoy the eye with impeccable appearance for years.
Agrotkanina suppresses aggressive weeds
Assuming a gravel pit, remove the 5-10 cm top layer of the substrate. On weeded and leveled ground, spread the agrotextile and cover it with a layer of gravel (or layers).If we are unrolling agrotextile from a roll, the edges of the fabric must overlap by approx.10 cm.In the places of planting, we make cross cuts in the agrotextile. We plant and irrigate, we sprinkle gravel. In a simplified version, the gravel pit can be set up also without removing the top layer of the substrate, right on the ground.
Frames for unruly pebbles
Each gravel garden begins to lose stones over time. This is because every time we walk on soft ground made of pebbles or grit, the pebbles fall apart, often beyond the designated boundaries.Sometimes they bite into the sole with the protector. Another undesirable phenomenon is the mixing of stones of different fractions and colors.Hence, in many situations it is necessary to use special partitions made of metal, plastic or concrete.
When deciding on the choice of stone, we must know its impact on the substrate (in particular, its pH, which determines the future development of plants). And so, for example, granite or bas alt should be used where acidophilic plants, e.g. heathers, are to grow.We use limestone in places of cultivation of limestone-loving species.These include, among others, aster chat and spring love.
