| Natural stone pebbles are becoming
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| | garden. When planning a water feature you
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| extremely popular in homes because of
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| | can incorporate natural stone in a
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| their wide range of colors and uses. Here
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| | variety of ways. Larger stones around the
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| are a few ideas for use in your own
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| | edge of the feature can add character.
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| home.Japanese GardensJapanese Gardens and
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| | Pebbles can also be used to cover the
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| known for their peacefulness and
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| | base of the water feature and to cover up
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| tranquillity. This style of garden uses
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| | any cords or pumps that are used to power
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| specific plants as well as rocks and
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| | it. Before choosing your stone remember
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| water to create this effect. Often these
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| | to wet a sample as this is how it will
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| gardens are small in scale and are
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| | look in your water feature.PondsThe same
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| incorporated into an overall garden
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| | rule applies with ponds to wet your
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| design rather than being the whole
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| | sample and check the colour of the stone.
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| garden.Decorative PotsPlacing some
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| | Natural stone is normally dusty when
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| pebbles around the top of a potted plant
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| | collected and when the dust comes off the
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| can make indoor plants more attractive.
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| | real color is revealed. Ponds look great
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| Consider what part of the potted plant
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| | with built-up edging. You can use a
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| you want to make the focus. You can use a
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| | variety of materials including feature
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| decorative ceramic pot as well. Decide
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| | rocks, wood, metal and many others. You
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| whether you want matching or contrasting
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| | can also mix and match various sized
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| colors in the pot and the pebbles you
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| | stones for a more natural look.Pebbles as
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| choose. The pebbles and chosen pot should
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| | MulchMulching is something more gardeners
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| help focus your eye on the plant you have
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| | are doing in the garden. Basically it
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| chosen.VasesPebbles are also very
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| | involves adding a layer of material over
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| effective used in the bottom of vases.
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| | the top of your soil to aid with water
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| Glass vases in particular look superb
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| | retention. This means less watering which
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| with some colored natural stone in the
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| | saves time and also water supplies. Not
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| bottom. The pebble base also helps hold
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| | everyone has an endless supply of water
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| the arranged flowers in place. Decorative
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| | or the enthusiasm to maintain lawns and
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| vases make great table decorations for
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| | pebbles are a great alternative,
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| dinner parties.Paths and DrivesPaths and
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| | particularly in naturally dry
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| drives become very low maintenance when
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| | areas.Weeding in garden beds is greatly
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| covered with a topping of small natural
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| | reduced. It is quite easy to pull the few
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| stone pebbles. The pebble size you choose
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| | weeds that attempt to grow among the
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| needs to take into account how the path
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| | pebbles. As the plants mature and fill up
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| or drive will be used. Heavy car traffic
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| | the planting spaces there is less room
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| or foot traffic areas need smaller stones
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| | for weeds to find a place to grow.To stop
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| as they are more comfortable underfoot
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| | the grass from coming up through the
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| and better for cars to drive over. Gravel
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| | pebble mulch paths we have found that a
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| drives and paths should have retaining
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| | heavy layer of newspaper and then a layer
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| edging to hold the stones in place.
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| | of plastic or weed mat on top works very
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| Drives and paths need to be topped up
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| | well. The newspapers and the plastic help
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| with extra stone occasionally. They are
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| | to retain moisture, another important
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| very durable and much nicer looking than
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| | reason for mulching. On top of this
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| a plain old concrete driveway.Water
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| | plastic the pebbles that were recently in
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| FeaturesIt seems now that everyone wants
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| | the planting holes are spread in a thick
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| a garden water feature. They can be very
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| | layer. Larger flat rocks are used as
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| small or quite large and bold but always
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| | edging.
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| add an element of tranquillity to any
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