Stone Landscaping

The use of stone landscaping products is fundamental to providing enhanced curb appeal for almost any homeowner. Stone landscaping products are used in lawn pathways, retaining walls, patios, decks in pool areas, foundations, porches, gazebos, benches, and other concrete structures.

Stone landscaping products can bring life to any garden area. There are a myriad of stone products on the market today in different shapes, sizes, and wonderful colors to accent virtually any area of your lawn or backyard. The stunning appeal that can be achieved through using stone landscaping is, however, very dependent on the creativity of the landscape designer that is preparing the plan for your home!

Stone patios are a very common use of stone landscaping products. Stone patios can be incorporated almost any place in your yard – in a sheltered area, directly adjacent to your house, or within a shade tree or other standout landscape feature. Stone patios can be built on many different levels creating a terrace effect. Stunning effects can be achieved by providing benches, walls, and different shrubbery to enhance the levels and provide a natural flow to your landscape.

Stone walls or retaining walls can be beautiful as well as highly functional. At low heights, stone walls also serve as outdoor benches. If your area is restricted in size, a wide stone wall blended into the fall of your yard can also serve as a patio area. Elevated stone walls can visually block an area you don't want your visitors to see.

The possibilities for using stone landscaping for leisure and entertaining are endless! An outdoor stone kitchen adds immediate livability to your home. Outdoor kitchens can be equipped with sinks, refrigerators, and stovetop burners - as well as the more traditional outdoor grill. You can have a complete cooking experience right in the privacy of your backyard in a truly "natural" setting.

Today there are many concrete based stone landscaping products. Landscape Creations has joined Unilock® as a Unilock® Authorized Contractor for the Chicago area. Unilock® products provide the long term wear performance, the color stability, and the strength needed to enjoy your patio or retaining wall for years to come. We also offer Unilock® Elements. Elements are prebuilt design features such as outdoor fireplaces, grill islands, water features, and brick ovens. Pre-built Elements are designed to complement and blend with each other, thereby providing that well-coordinated look and feel to your outdoor living space.

However, if you prefer the use of "natural stone landscaping", Landscape Creations can integrate natural stone into your landscape setting. Natural stone landscaping includes materials such as crushed rock, cut stones, flagstone, lannon stone, or the use of decorative accent boulders.

Whatever landscaping stone you use, you should make sure the materials blend well with the surrounding area and are consistent with their intended use. High traffic and entertainment areas should use smooth stones that are not slippery when they become wet. Heavily shaded areas should be brightened by using light-colored stone landscaping. Dark colored stones should be used in highly sunny areas to cut down on the brightness of the area.

Whatever your stone landscaping needs, Landscape Creations can very likely help. We serve the Chicago area with quality landscape design and stone landscaping services. Read about our awards and customer testimonials. If you're planning a backyard landscaping renovation, visit our backyard landscaping page for tips. We are a member of the Chicago area Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating. 

To implement your customized landscape design solution, contact us today at 630-620-5428 or use the contact us form on this site.