Hello earthlings. Welcome to the world of plants, dirt and rocks. This blog will revolve around the small landscape company my wife, Donna, and I own and run, known as Harmony Landscapes, and the plants and landscape situations we have encountered along the way. Just a good time talking earthly subjects and such! Thanks for stopping by....themanfromearth (aka Rob Huckestein) (harmonylandscapes@yahoo.com)
Friday, September 25, 2009
Brown Flagstone Garden Walkway
I installed this walkway, along with a helper, using existing and purchased brown flagstone. Previous to this walkway installation, there was a pathway using loose flagstone (not mortared), set in sand. Much of the sand ended up on top of the flagstone and the stones, especially the small ones, were unstable. The new walkway took on the same shape as the old one, but mortared using traditional methods (tamped gravel base, mortar bed, pitched flagstone with a buff grout). Much attention was paid to drainage and, also, the grout color was customized for the most pleasant interaction between stone and mortar. Thanks for tuning in!!!