Paving Stones and Landscaping Rocks for Water Features

When planning a garden water feature, it’s important to consider the rockery stone or decorative gravel and shingle you’re going to use. Choosing the right product will not only enhance your water feature, it will also ensure safety and longevity.

At AWBS we have a wide range of paving stones, landscaping rocks and decorative aggregates specifically designed for use alongside water features.

Landscaping rocks, decorative gravel and shingle

Rockery stone is extremely versatile, whether part of a rockery garden, water feature or a stand-alone ornamental garden stone.

However, you should ensure any landscaping rocks you use with a water feature are non-porous and colour fast. Slate, flint and boulders are ideal, with slate being very hardwearing. Avoid sandstone, as it’s porous and will discolour when wet. Any stone or coloured gravel that leaks colour can be harmful to fish, so shouldn’t be used as pond stone or pond gravel.

Hand selected to ensure authentic shape and colour, all AWBS’s rockery stone is sourced ethically, from the very best quarries in the UK, giving you a fantastic choice of styles and sizes

Our Gold Flint decorative gravel offers rich, golden browns, and Grampian Pink is naturally eroded, with brown, lilac, pink and white flecks throughout. The stunning Black Granite chipping is extremely hardwearing and resistant to algae and moss, while Plum Slate and Green Slate bring magnificently vibrant colours to any rockery.

Wood-effect paving stones

To perfectly complement any water feature, the Stonemarket Timberstone range of wood effect concrete paving stones is moulded to give a highly desirable rustic timber effect, without the rotting, warping or splintering associated with real timber.

This delightful collection boasts a range of styles, including Timberstone sleepers, and Timberstone log stepping stones, which lend themselves impeccably to a natural setting and are the ideal choice for pond paving. With a coarse grain for a truly authentic look, Timberstone paving stones give a firm under-foot grip, so the area doesn’t become slippery and dangerous.

Buy with confidence

For your convenience when choosing landscaping rocks , decorative gravel or paving stones, all the products suitable for use with a water feature are clearly highlighted with a symbol in our brochure. To find out more, please contact us or visit the display gardens at AWBS branches with ample parking located at Oxford, Yarnton and Swindon