The use of decorative crushed stone for landscape design: photo

Decorative crushed stone is a fairly new material in the Russian Federation. Designers are beginning to introduce decorative rubble into their practice and use it in landscape design, showing a variety of photos on their websites.

If the crushed stone is properly arranged and painted in different colors, then it will look good, for example, on

flowerbed in the garden. Black crushed stone is a good option for using it in the road industry during construction work.

Crushed stone decorative elements in landscape design

What is crushed stone used in the decoration of garden plots

The answer is simple:

crushed stone with an unusual color is decorative. It can be colored with any binder of your choice.

Garden decoration with rubble

In the photo below you can see decorative crushed stone for landscape design. If you look at it more closely, you can see that the sizes of crushed stone are not the same. This is due to the fact that such crushed stone can be prepared from unused concrete, which is crushed into pieces, and then painted in the desired color.

Types of color coloring of decorative crushed stone

How to make decorative crushed stone:

the stone, crushed into small fractions, is washed;

placed in any unit. A concrete mixer will work too;

add dye and the more the better. The color of crushed stone will depend on its quantity;

after the concrete mixer turns on, and the crushed stone is twisted in containers from 20 minutes to an hour;

crushed stone is evenly distributed over the surface and allowed to dry.

The use of bright decorative rubble in landscape design

Keep in mind that the better the dye, the longer the crushed stone will not lose its color and remain as bright and saturated.

Flower bed decoration with decorative crushed stone

Where decorative crushed stone is used:

on garden paths;

evenly distributed on flower beds and flower beds;

draw up inscriptions on paths and flower beds;

Garden path decoration

decorate near cottages and houses in the form of bedding around the walls;

laid on the bottom of ponds and along the banks;

frame monuments, etc.NS.

Decorative crushed stone along the path at the summer cottage

Measures when laying decorative crushed stone:

Prepare the soil first. Level the surface with a trowel or spatula. Remove all weeds and plant roots.

The next step is to isolate the soil. Lay a plastic wrap or make a 5 cm thick concrete screed. It is necessary not to forget to make a drainage channel in the lowest place during the period of high precipitation.

Decorating the fountain with decorative rubble

The place where the rubble will be poured must be framed by installing a barrier.

Next comes the preparatory stage before backfilling. Sand needs to be tamped. Its height must be at least 3-5 cm.

Backfill stage. Carefully open the bag with a sharp tool, pour the crushed stone onto the preparatory layer and level it over the entire surface.

Colored crushed stone for landscape design

Where is crushed stone used in the garden

Where there is a lot of shade, wetlands, where flowers are problematic to grow because of the bright scorching sun, this is the place for a rocky landscape.

Artificial river from decorative rubble

In decorative ponds and streams, crushed stone also has its place and looks quite beautiful against the background of fish.

In the composition of design

alpine slides rubble is a must. It is laid at the base of the slide and in free places they fill the space with it. This makes it possible to make the alpine landscape more natural, similar to a natural mountain slope.

Decorative rubble lettering

On sites you can often see photos of landscape design in the Japanese style, where you can't do without decorative rubble at all. A special feature of such a garden is the use of stones of various sizes and shapes.

Landscaping in Japanese style with decorative rubble

Large stones serve as islands and mountains, while small rubble is scattered over the entire free area, imitating the water element. They take care of such a garden using a special tool. With a rake, you can create grooves in the rubble that resemble flowing water.

Laying decorative chips at their summer cottage

Technical characteristics of black crushed stone

Black crushed stone with a fine fraction is usually used for decoration, and medium and large - as a technological layer in drainage or capillary work. Medium and large crushed stone is placed directly on the road without any additional processing.

Technical characteristics of black crushed stone

The most important quality for black crushed stone is its adhesion properties. It should be noted that this building material will withstand any heavy loads.

Its proper indicators are:

strength properties;

frost resistance;

density;

radioactive indicators.

The sun from decorative rubble

Strength properties

As we remember from school, the indicator of the resistance of the material can be determined by pressing on it or squeezing. The tensile strength of black crushed stone is 20MPa. When processing crushed stone, bitumen will not worsen its strength properties. Therefore, if the initial material is of low strength, then after processing the black crushed stone will become stronger.

Frost resistance

The frost resistance index is determined by placing crushed stone in a solution of sodium sulfate, followed by drying. The service life of crushed stone is calculated from 15 years to 400 years.

Decorative crushed stone is frost-resistant

Density

Quite an important indicator, which depends on the configuration of the stone in it. If the percentage of lamellar and cuboidal forms in crushed stone is minimal, therefore, the density and quality characteristics of crushed stone are high.

Decorative crushed stone is very durable

Radioactive indicators

According to sanitary standards, crushed stone and other building materials must have a certificate indicating the class of radioactivity. The first class of radioactivity is suitable for the refinement of garden paths and grounds, and the second class is intended for construction work.

Crushed stone radioactivity

Where is black crushed stone used?

It can be applied:

in decoration;

in construction.

Natural black crushed stone

With a fine fraction, black crushed stone is used:

in the arrangement of tombs;

in the filling of garden and park roads;

as an additional material to the overall design.

Glass crushed stone in landscape design

Landscaping will give any corner an unusual beauty, uniqueness, create coziness. And colored rubble in landscape design will bring harmony and bring you closer to nature on your garden plot.