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ESTATE NEWS
THE BIG PICTURE
ESTATE MATTERS
GARDENING

ROCK-ON

GARDENING

Rock balancing Pebbles

HERE ARE A FEW IDEAS
MOVE MORE The striking minimalist: Pair up pure shades (such as river rocks) and Colour is everything: If you love colour
in the garden, stones are your crayons!
introduce Bristle Leaved Red Top to
white pebbles with contrasting black
tiles or black painted pavement slabs
the edges of flower beds to bring in
to give walkways and entrances a complement the pink shades of the Create flowing stone spirals along
rose quartz. This hardy ornamental
sleek look. Alternatively, go for equally grass thrives in full sun and produces movement by using grey-blue, white and
bold black pebbles with a few summer plumes of fluffy pink to red seeds that green pebbles. Highlight containers with
flowering ornamental grasses to set appear all year round and attract seed- a design using stones of various sizes
off the contrast. The indigenous and eating birds. and bring it all together by planting
sun-loving white button sedge is a good Krantz Aloe for shades of orange and
choice; it is evergreen and produces Rock balancing: This is a recreational red, Rock Sage for magenta pink and
a clustered white flower head that is activity where different sized stones or Brandy Bush for blue-green foliage with
carried on a long, slender stem. pebbles are precisely stacked on top stunning, large yellow blooms.
of each other to create a work of art.
Earth child: Pink rose quartz, both It is practiced around the world and Top Tip: The overuse of gravel can
pebbles and rough stones, can be promotes calmness and focus, adding increase the soil temperature around
used as centre piece stone mandalas height and intrigue to a garden. Create plants. Rather use gravel in areas that are
or walkable labyrinths. Pair the crystal multiple towers around your space – it’s further away from beds and not directly
arrangements with other softer stone challenging but worth it! in containers.
TEXT AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF LIFE IS A GARDEN

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