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Posted by nanook13 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 26, 06 at 17:04
| I'm going to post a few quick pics although I'm documenting the whole process and will put everything on the forum once I'm done and have time. Dry laying very thick and heavy stone. 4 inches of gravel and about 2 inches of sand. I'll add ground cover in the spring. The reason there is a stretch of dirt along the back wall is because I'm going to use that as a small planting bed to soften the wall. I'll dry stack some smaller stones to use for a small wall to raise it a few inches above the patio. Before I did this it was conrete and some overgrown azaleas.
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What will you use as filler between the stones? Quickrite? Nothing? I'm thinking about doing a project like this in my boyfriends back yard. But don't know
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RE: Pics of stone patio (in progress)
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| I'm just going to use some construction sand and then topsoil for the rest. The stones are large and should stay in place (I hope). I'm going to plany a groundcover in the spaces between the rocks in the spring. I'm thinking of Irish or Scotish Moss. Maybe blue star creeper. |
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| Nice thick stone! It should stay in place fairly well. One thing I read to do was to put landscape fabric over the gravel, and the sand on top of that. Otherwise the sand gradually keeps slipping through the gravel, causing eventual shifting of the pavers. Something you may consider before finishing the rest of it. |
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| I laid some falgstone a few years ago which were spaced quite far a part - much more space they you have. I then tried several ground covers to see which I liked best, including Irish and Scotch moss and tyme. I found that the plants grew too big and covered much of my flagstone. Based on the pictures, I had more space between stones and the stones were bigger. I am no expert but I think that you might have to do a lot of regular trimming or have very few stones showing in a couple of years. |
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| Madtripper, thanks for the info. Well, I've spent a lot of time putting the stones together to minimize the space between them. I was considering Scotish or Irish moss as well and hope it won't overgrow. I may need to reconsider how I am going to use groundcover. Any suggestions? |
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I'm not sure if the area is shady or not, but regular wild moss is what I used. I gathered moss out of my neighbor's garden and from the woods and just stuck it between the stones. My path is in the shade and is watered by my sprinkler system, but it's not a wet area. I tried to get moss from a similar area so it would grow. It takes a while to stick to the ground, but eventually it does. Before it really takes hold, it's difficult to sweep without sweeping the moss away. Here's a picture of a path I just finished this past summer. The moss was just recently added.
 In the sunny area of my path, I used elfin thyme. I think it's the smallest kind of thyme. It's only been there for a little over a year and it is starting to cover the stones, but not too bad. I think that walking on it might keep it under control. I have woolly thyme on some stone steps and that is covering the rocks at a faster pace.
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RE: Pics of stone patio (in progress)
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| Thanks. Very informative and nothing is better than pics. Your paths look awesome. My patio will receive full afternoon sun so anything that goes there will need to be able to tolerate full sun. I don't use a water sprinkler so it won't get moisture everyday. That may limit my choices but elfin thyme sounds good. |
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