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Stonework

At Dubberley Landscape, we love natural stone so much that almost all of our designs incorporate some type of stone. Stonework using boulders, river rock, gravel, and flagstone creates a blend of naturalistic beauty and function for walkways, walls, borders, dry stream beds, and more.

Stonework Steps Slide

Retaining Walls

A retaining wall is a great way to turn a difficult-to-maintain hill into an aesthetically pleasing and functional landscape feature. Choose from a number of different materials, from boulders and choprock for a more natural effect to concrete wall blocks or bricks to match your home.

Moss Boulder Retaining Wall With Native Plantings

Protect Soil

  • Erosion control on hilly, sloped surfaces from rain and irrigation runoff
  • Reduces foundation damage from soil washing away
  • Keeps essential topsoil in place

Water Management

  • Improves drainage and allows rainwater to infiltrate the soil
  • Reduces need for irrigation
  • Protects ecosystem and drinking water from pollution runoff  

Reclaim Space

  • Creates usable planting beds where otherwise nothing will grow
  • Makes difficult terrains accessible
  • More outdoor living space for patios, walkways, and entertaining

Dry Stream Beds

Dry stream beds function as a means of getting water from point A to B, but more importantly they can be a beautiful, naturalistic way to capture and divert rainwater from the roof to where you need it – on your property and in the soil, not the sewer drain down the street.

Dry stream beds provide many of the same benefits listed above, such as erosion control and water management. For more details, read the dry stream bed blog post.

Outdoor Living

Stonework in the landscape creates usable outdoor spaces to increase your living areas and make your garden more accessible. Add or expand existing patios, create flagstone pathways, strategically place stone seating, fountains and other functional and decorative elements to make the most of outdoor living.

Dry Strem Bed With Native Plantings
Dry stream bed with native plantings

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Dubberley Landscape specializes in designing and building sustainable landscapes featuring stonework, native plants, and rain gardens. Contact Carrie Dubberley to get started with your project.

Stonework FAQ

If you have any questions not answered here, please contact Carrie.

A dry stream bed consists of a meandering channel that is lined with various stones such as moss boulders, river rock and gravel for a naturalistic look. A well-designed stream bed is used to control the flow of rainwater through the garden, typically from a downspout or runoff from an impermeable surface like a patio area. It directs the water to a lower area that can handle the volume, such as a flower bed or sod, allowing it to infiltrate slowly into the soil instead of draining to the street or storm drain. This helps reduce flooding, runoff pollution, and the need for irrigation, while also protecting the foundation of the home. It can also be used as a walkway.

A retaining wall is a structure that provides stability and retains soil behind it, usually built on sloping land. Retaining walls can be constructed out of many types of materials, like poured concrete or blocks, bricks, natural rock or boulders.

Soil management on sloped lots is the primary function of retaining walls. They present a barrier that prevents soil from shifting or sliding down-slope, especially when there is heavy rain or lack of trees or other vegetation to hold soil in place. This in turn provides erosion control, controls the flow of water, and creates usable planting space.

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