Water Features
It is obvious that today everyone wants to have a water features in the garden. They can be very small or quite large and bold, their serve to add tranquility to your garden. When you plan to add a water feature to your garden, think of adding a natural stone to it in a variety of ways. You can add character to the feature if you place larger stones around its edge. Other options to use pebbles are: to cover the base of the water feature and all the cords or pumps that are used to power it. Before choosing your stone it is advised to wet a sample in order to see how it can look in the water feature. Ponds
The same principle should be used while decorating ponds: wet your sample to determine the color of the stone. When collected natural stone is usually dusty, so the real color can be seen when the dust washes off. You pond can look very beautiful with built-up edging. There is a huge variety of materials available, among which are: feature rocks, wood, metal and many others. It is also possible to mix and match stones of different sizes to achieve more natural look.  Pebbles as Mulch
Mulching is something more gardeners are doing in the garden. This is the process of adding a layer of material over the top of the soil to assist in the water retention. This means less watering and helps you save time and water supplies. Not everyone has an endless supply of water or the enthusiasm to maintain lawns and pebbles can become a great alternative for people who live in naturally dry areas.
The other advantage of the use of pebbles as mulch is that due to them you can reduce weeding in the garden beds. You can easily pull the few weeds that are going to grow among pebbles. As the plants mature and fill up the planting spaces the weeds will have less space to grow. In order that the grass couldn’t come up through the pebble mulch it is advised to place a heavy layer of newspaper and cover it with a layer of plastic or weed mat. The newspapers and the plastic assist in retaining moisture which is very important for mulching. On top of this plastic the pebbles that were recently in the planting holes are spread in a thick layer. For edging you can use larger flat rocks.
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