Landscaping using Natural Flagstone

Natural flagstone comes in many shapes, sizes, and colors; properly used in a landscape design flagstone can add an elevated level of elegance to any landscape design. Here are a few of the different kinds of stone available, and methods of how we at Nature's Own Landscaping & Design install them.

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  Square Cut Dry Laid Flagstone

     Flagstone can be laid one of two ways; either dry laid or mortared. The dry laid method is much similar to how we install interlock, and consist of: Excavating down 11". Back filling with 8-9" of Granular A Aggregate. Compacting all the gravel with adequate tampers. Installing a 1" bedding layer for the flagstone. Square cut flagstone generally comes pre-cut in different size squares. Laying out all ...
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  Square Cut Mortared Flagstone

  Flagstone can be laid one of two ways; either dry laid or mortared. The mortared method consist of:  Excavating down 11". Back filling with 6" of 3/4 clear Aggregate. Compacting all the gravel with adequate tampers. Installing a 3-4" concrete slab.  In a lot of cases, if there is existing concrete it can be inspected and if adequatly installed we will be able to install the flagstone to the existing concrete. Squar...
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  Random Dry Laid Flagstone

  Random dry laid flagstone is one of the most popular ways to install flagstone. It has a much more natural look than the other methods, and can be a little more cost effective than the other methods also. Its great for using around mature trees where you might not be able to excavate to the 11" required for interlock. You don't want to remove too many of the roots from mature trees, so with random flagstone being a little more rugged you can ...
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  Random Mortared Flagstone

  This photo shows an example of a Manitoulin random mortared flagstone patio.  Depending on the situation mortared flagstone is either installed on a 3-4" layer of concrete with a 1" bed of mortar between the flagstone and the concrete.  There are many different options for flagstone that can be used!  Some of them include Wiarton Flagstone (most common), others include India Stone and Sandstone. Flagstone can be laid...
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