Rolling stones

Stone can add a crisp edge to your lawns and borders, and you can choose from a wide array, says Kya de Longchamps

DECORATIVE aggregates, or stones as we commonly know them, are a fascinating addition to any landscaping theme and offer a whole range of aesthetic and practical advantages for a relatively small spend.

They add a crisp edge to lawns and borders, texture underfoot; a surface for walking on in all weather and a rain permeable mulch. The choice of material is vast and includes everything from dramatically coloured slate chips to velvety tumbled pebbles, the glassy glitter of broken flint, sumptuously coloured gravel mixes and fine flowing gritty ground cover from quarries across the world.