How to install and group the stones in the rockeries

 
On the calendar in March and in the southern regions it is already possible to proceed to the device rockery or pebble garden. When it is created it is important to install and to group the stones.

The installation of stones will soubresaut with the laws of nature, where every element to aspire to a state of maximum rest. Therefore, it is often the large surface of the stone serves as a support. However, there are exceptions for stones. The stones should be firmly connected with ground. The stone should be stacked with maximum stability that it could become, and he staggered under the load. The stillness of stones is a necessary condition for the device rockeries.

We cannot allow the stone swayed, or slipped after rain or melting snow. Must be fixed, otherwise it can be dangerous for a growing number of plant or people who want to sit on stones or walk on them (someone who, as children will try to climb on them). In order that the stone was stationary, it is necessary to enclose under it of another, smaller. If the reference stone is not visible, it can be anything. You cannot use loose limestones and sandstones, and bricks and chunks of cement over time, they begin to crumble.



Small stones do not require their own Foundation. They just determine the most stable position in the drainage layer. For large stones, there are technological methods that allow to set the stone firmly. The main thing – to drain. The more clayey the soil, the better it must be. Then the concrete Foundation. He poured in two steps. First, about a third of the height. Give the concrete a day to slightly harden. Then set the stone and poured the rest of the concrete. The top surface of concrete slab shall be ten inches below ground level, so it can be hidden by mulch or soil. Installation of the boulder on a slope requires extra effort. The Foundation will have to be reinforced.
No stone should just stay in rockeries. He, like a plant that has an underground and aboveground part and on a flat surface, and on slopes. The steeper the slope, the lower part of the stone needs to be on its surface. Vertically have the stones shall be with the ground angle less than 90°.
 
Practical advice
The addition of rockeries, it is possible to hide the flaws of the stone, correct laying and planting
As has been said, it is important to consider the position of the stones in groups relative to the point or line of sight. In compositions of three or more stones of the largest stone from every angle to occupy a Central place in relation to others. published





 

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