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Antwort auf: This old house has instructions and videos http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20588294,00.html http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20280414,00.html http://search.thisoldhouse.com/search.html?bu=0&x=0&y=0&Ntt=stone+patio&Ntx=mode+matchall

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Antwort auf: I had to throw my two cents in here too as I have a stone patio and love to grow things in between the cracks. The stones are in a base of sand and then I added potting soil on top of that. Kind of messy to start, but after it gets packed in and watered you can grow just about anything. My favorites are creeping thyme, alssysum and moss. You'd be surprised how little soil is required to get these things to grow. I've also found, that since it is bordered by flower beds, that every seed that falls from the beds onto the patio grows. It's kind of like a hothouse since the rocks get warmer faster than the soil. I have petunias, nicotiana, cosmos, marigold and cleomes coming up all summer long, and the really nice part is that since their root systems are so small you can water them and pull them up and transplant them. Good luck and enjoy!

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Antwort auf: This is installed using proper paver installation guidelines. Nine inches of soil were excavated, the area was lined with geotextile fabric, six inches of compacted gravel were installed (compacting every two inches), one inch of bedding sand and, finally, the pavers. The patio is installed at a proper pitch to ensure runoff. The pavers are a mix of custom cut Maya slabs and Antika pavers, both Techo-Bloc products. The border is secured with Edge Restraints and the joints are filled with polymeric sand.

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Antwort auf: There is running bamboo and there is clumping bamboo :-) One is a very aggressive spreader and the other is a very well-behaved garden addition. Not all bamboos are created equal!!

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Antwort auf: The built in seating bench is built with CMU ( concrete blocks) then finished with a colored smooth wall stucco finish.

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Antwort auf: This highly regarded nursery sells ground cover you can step on ("stepables"), I love Wooly Thyme in my garden between steps. http://www.stepables.com/

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