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GARDENING

ROCK-ON

GARDENING Rock balancing Pebbles

MOVE MORE HERE ARE A FEW IDEAS shades (such as river rocks) and Colour is everything: If you love colour
The striking minimalist: Pair up pure
in the garden, stones are your crayons!
introduce Bristle Leaved Red Top to
white pebbles with contrasting black
Create flowing stone spirals along the
complement the pink shades of the
tiles or black painted pavement slabs
to give walkways and entrances a
ment by using grey-blue, white and
grass thrives in full sun and produc-
sleek look. Alternatively, go for equally rose quartz. This hardy ornamental edges of flower beds to bring in move-
bold black pebbles with a few sum- es plumes of fluffy pink to red seeds green pebbles. Highlight containers
mer flowering ornamental grasses to that appear all year round and attract with a design using stones of various
set off the contrast. The indigenous seed-eating birds. sizes and bring it all together by plant-
and sun-loving white button sedge ing Krantz Aloe for shades of orange
is a good choice; it is evergreen and Rock balancing: This is a recreational and red, Rock Sage for magenta pink
produces a clustered white flower head activity where different sized stones or and Brandy Bush for blue-green foliage
that is carried on a long, slender stem. pebbles are precisely stacked on top with 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
or walkable labyrinths. Pair the crystal multiple towers around your space – are further away from beds and not
TEXT AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF LIFE IS A GARDEN arrangements with other softer stone it’s challenging but worth it! directly in containers.

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