Stone Landscaping Book

Chapter 1	Designing with Stone	4
	Exploring the Possibilities	6
	Pathways	10
	Walls	36
	Steps and Staircases	46
	Patios and Outdoor Living Spaces	52
	Container Spaces	58
	Garden Edging	60
	Rock Gardens	64
	Gravel Gardens	70
	Outcroppings and Accents	72
	Planter Boxes	78
	Fountains and Water Bowls	82
	Ruins	88
	Ponds	90
	Streams and Waterfalls	94
Chapter 2	Stonework Techniques	100
	Tools and Equipment	102
	Site Preparation	104
	Installing Base Materials	114
	Selecting and Purchasing Stone	116
	Working with Stone	122
Chapter 3	Projects in Stone	124
	Flagstone Paths	126
	Fieldstone and Cobblestone Paths	128
	Other Paths	130
	Retaining Walls	132
	Freestanding Walls	134
	Steps and Staircases	136
	Dry-laid Flagstone Patios	138
	Mortared Flagstone Patios	139
	Cut-stone patios	140
	Seating and Container Spaces	142
	Rock Slopes	143
	Outcroppings and Accents	145
	Cut-stone Planting Boxes and Containers	146
	Pebble and Boulder Fountains	147
	Pools, Ponds, and Waterfalls	149
	Dry Creek Beds	155
Chapter 4	Companion Plants	156
	Plants that Withstand Foot Traffic	158
	Plants that Grow in Crevices	160
	Water Plants	162
	Dwarf and Spreading Evergreens	164
	Planting your Garden	166
	Glossary	170
	Metric Conversions	172
	USDA Zone Map	173
	Index	174