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Natural colored stones can be
sourced throughout Australia, under license, from old river and creek beds where
their removal does not harm the ecosystem. These stones are quarried, then
tumbled to give a smooth rounded edge which adds a touch of class wherever used.
Local decorative pebbles are increasingly being used throughout the landscaping
of new display homes to provide a low maintenance, low water requirement home
environment. Attractive exterior inorganic mulches like pebbles suppress weeds
and retain soil moisture when applied over already moist soil. They don’t break
down over time and with the wide range of colors available can look great
providing a modern stylish garden appearance.
The alternative source of decorative pebbles is the growing range of colors and
sizes available in the imported pebbles. Whilst the initial major source of
these was from non enviro-friendly areas of beaches and rivers in India and
Indonesia, the recent trend had been to the wide range of natural colored
pebbles which are manufactured particularly in China and Italy. The two types of
pebbles sourced are either polished and waxed or are manufactured stone that is
tumbled from quarried rock to the desired size.
Polished pebbles are sourced from huge mounds of pebbles produced as a
by-product to sand mining operations. Stacks up to 4 meters high and covering
areas as large as a football field provide the pebbles that are hand picked for
the color required (usually black). These pebbles are then taken to local
villages where they are polished by tumbling, then waxed and bagged.
Imported decorative pebbles are increasingly being used in a wide variety of
applications including interior and exterior landscaping, roofscaping and the
latest trend in decorative concrete – “seeded exposed aggregate”.
One of the many aspects drawing landscape architects and designers to this
finish is the complete versatility in design and color produced by the product.
With over 100 different color oxides available to select from for the concrete
color the wide range of over 40 different colors pebbles available provide a
limitless color combination to work with.
Apart from color selections, designers can also incorporate exciting features in
the project works. Polystyrene cut-outs which are set in the concrete when the
initial pour is done can be subsequently removed and replaced with a contrasting
feature concrete/pebble combination. Side borders can vary, from the many
decorative pavers and bricks available, to hand laid pebble borders using any of
the 100+ colors and sizes available.
A particularly popular range of pebbles are sourced from an Italian marble
manufacturer who tumbles marble off-cuts to provide a colorful range of smooth
edged marble pebbles. These environment friendly pebbles contain all the
variations naturally found in marble providing an exceedingly decorative and
appealing appearance.
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