"We tend to think of paving as essentially utilitarian," begins this article by Lee Anne White. But White then proceeds to reveal the creative possibilities at our disposal when installing paving stones and similar materials. She specifically mentions combinations of "pea gravel and cobbles, stained wood and cut stone, brick and tile, flagstone and river rock, mulch and timbers, decomposed granite and marbles." Get some ideas for your own yard from this article on getting creative with paving stones.


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