Rock Wall Around Patio

A blade of grass.

Rock wall around patio.

Easy river rock planter border one of my very favorite projects from our little patio makeover was this river rock border that we added to the planter behind the patio. A short garden wall in a random course of limestone blocks creates a circular space for the patio and separates it from the front lawn. Oklahoma flagstone patio and a silvermist flagstone grey pathway leading to the grill. Shovel 3 inches of paver base into the trench.

Designed to fit most patio configurations block seating walls can be strictly aesthetic or functional. Flagstone patio with arizona river rocks around the edges. Built around a large pine tree closely spaced slate flagstones in deep greys and orange creep right to the trees roots surrounded by a low growing leafy bush. This garden features a round rock gabion planter filled with green plants and solar lights illuminating the area at night.

A low rock wall is often naturally the right height for perching so why not go with it. Gabion retaining walls framed with wire mesh showcases a concrete staircase in the middle. This little planter has grown and evolved over the years. If your patio ideas include the feel of a stone enclosure around your paver patio and the benefits of addtional seating then a block seating wall is your solution.

Oklahoma chopped and flagstone. Flagstone comes in large sheets from 3 4 inch to 4 inches thick. Create a strong tightly packed base for the stones with a crushed rock and stone dust mix known as paver base. This gracefully curved flagstone wall adds a stylish flourish to the backyard patio.

Put down the base in layers so that you can pack it well building it up until the depth of the remaining trench is about half the thickness of your stone. Let your rock wall double as patio seating. Creek rock wall flats with oklahoma caps. Best of all the wall curls into a small fountain.

It started out as grass all the way around the patio until our pup kind of destroyed it. Lovely white rock gabion retaining wall wraps around the plants forming a steady and sturdy planter.