Whether you add a garden in the front or create a waterfall with landscape rocks, your lawn is sure to be the talk of the town. Here are our top tips when it comes to manicuring your yards.

Your Landscape Sets the Tone for Your Home

When your lawn looks like it’s well taken care of, it tells everyone who stops by that you take great pride in the quality of your home. It doesn’t matter if you like things clean and simple or lush and green, your landscape design is important no matter how you look at it. Having a well-maintained lawn with beautiful flows and decorative walkways shows people that you want your home to look its best at all times.

Enhance Your Landscape with the Following:

• Interlocking pavers
• Landscape rocks
• Retaining walls
• Armour stones
• Patio stones
• Mulch
• And so much more!

Give Your Landscape a Personal Touch

Are you intrigued by intricate designs and lush gardens? If you answered yes, you should give interlocking pavers a try. Whether it’s for your driveway or walkway, these intricate designs add sophistication to your landscape design. Do you like to take a simple approach? Mulching around your home and walkways adds a clean, neat element to your landscaping design. No matter what your style preference is, you’re sure to get the look you need when you turn to us for help.

Get Expert Advice

If you’re unsure of what direction to take with your landscaping design, let our team of experienced professionals help you. Our teams have all the tips and tricks you need to get your landscape looking just the way you like. Even if you don’t need advice, we’re always here to answer questions and point you in the right direction.

Drive up Your Property Value with a Superior Landscape Design

We at Grand River Natural Stone are committed to providing you with the superior landscaping materials you need at a rate you can afford. Stop by today to learn more about how we can help you with your landscaping project, or give us a call now for directions.

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Their sheer size can be supplemented by a simple locking mechanism, such as a built-in lip on the bottom, to ensure a solidly built wall.

Getting started

Whether you’re looking to build a retaining wall or a raised garden area the same basic materials are needed

• The stones themselves
• 1/2” gravel
• Landscaping fabric

If you’ve never built an armour stone wall before, you will benefit greatly from the assistance of a contractor. The calculations and precise placement can be a bit tricky, and a well-versed professional can take all the guesswork out of it.

Here’s a breakdown of what your contractor will be doing will be doing step by step:

• Working with you to determine the desired height of the wall and calculating the number and size of stones required.
• Digging a trench twice the width and to the required depth for a proper foundation.
• Laying down the landscaping fabric. This vital step keeps plants and weeds from growing under the wall and pushing it out of level.
• Installing the gravel base. It will be at least 2” deep depending on how high your wall will be. The contractor will ensure the base is level with some sort of compacting device.
• The armour stones are stacked one on top of the other. They will likely be set with each tone slightly behind the other so that the lip built into them can lock into one another when the ground pushes forward against them. The weight of the armour stone itself, this lip, and the angle of incline are what keep the wall in place and the ground held back.

A retaining wall adds structure and formality to your landscape, just be sure it’s designed, installed, and maintained correctly.

Got more questions?

Do you have more questions about armour stone or retaining walls? Contact a Grand River Stone expert today!

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