tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post4038221465889720154..comments2023-11-13T06:25:27.206-05:00Comments on Our Little Acre: Why Is It Called Flagstone?Kylee Baumlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-64351337845404126092007-06-15T08:44:00.000-04:002007-06-15T08:44:00.000-04:00Same here with the amending in the gardens and I h...Same here with the amending in the gardens and I have heaving, but only with certain things (heucheras especially).<BR/><BR/>I hope you won't be cursing me later if you don't do the base layer, but this is just our experience with it and without it.<BR/><BR/>One thing the base layer would make easier is to get the flagstone level. Romie found that to be more of a challenge with flagstone than brick, of course, since each stone is different.<BR/><BR/>Good luck, ki!Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-68569404328508047012007-06-15T08:25:00.000-04:002007-06-15T08:25:00.000-04:00Thanks very much for the information Kylee! We hav...Thanks very much for the information Kylee! We have clay soil too so I'll try it without the base layer. It will save me a ton of work. I noticed that some plants were heaved right out of the planting beds so I was concerned about heaving but the beds are amended soil rather than clay so I hope this will work.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-63570512860076748562007-06-14T08:47:00.000-04:002007-06-14T08:47:00.000-04:00Ki, it's probably best to do the base layer, becau...Ki, it's probably best to do the base layer, because yes, we do have heaving here. But we've done it both ways and we find not much difference in how they behave.<BR/><BR/>We have a bricked patio that Romie did many years ago and for that, he did put a base layer of pea gravel and sand and he still has had to redo parts of it over the years. We also have a brick walkway around half of our house and he didn't do a base layer with that, and he hasn't had to redo that much over the approximately 15 years we've had it. Most of it hasn't had to be redone at all.<BR/><BR/>My parents have the same brick pathway around part of their house and my dad did the base layer and he has had to redo parts of his, same as us.<BR/><BR/>So...while my personal feeling is that the base layer is a good thing, our experience in our area (with our heavy clay soil) is that it hasn't mattered much.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-42711333585881306832007-06-14T08:40:00.000-04:002007-06-14T08:40:00.000-04:00Great looking path!I've been thinking for several ...Great looking path!<BR/><BR/>I've been thinking for several years about putting a flagstone path completely around our house but the amount of work always puts me off. I noticed that you put the stones directly into the ground. Won't you have ground heave in the winter and lift those stones right out of the ground? All the books I've read on the subject instructs to put down a good base layer usually abut 5" thick layer of crushed rocks and setting the stones in a layer of sand 2-3" deep.<BR/><BR/>I'd be very interested to know if you have ground heave because I'd rather not go through all the work of lay down a base layer if I don't have to.Kihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576859749293959381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-76517201904446508162007-06-12T21:03:00.000-04:002007-06-12T21:03:00.000-04:00Wow... Kylee, pat Romie on the back for me (if he'...Wow... Kylee, pat Romie on the back for me (if he's feeling up to it, that is) and tell him he does GREAT work! That looks absolutely perfect.<BR/><BR/>I bought some Stepables this year, too. Mine are silene (bladder campion) and I couldn't resist them because they have blue leaves that turn pinkish in the cold weather and stay that way. I'm using mine as a groundcover, though, not to walk on. I keep eying the moss that you bought, though. If it goes on sale (since I don't "need" it for a project, I won't pay full price) I will not be held responsible for my buying... ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-90764817454759904232007-06-12T15:43:00.000-04:002007-06-12T15:43:00.000-04:00Great story Kylee and it sounds like your Romie an...Great story Kylee and it sounds like your Romie and my under-gardener should have a talk about their head-gardeners some time. ;-)<BR/><BR/>The finished result looks great. Just wait until you see it all in a few months time, it will be wonderful!!!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-45432149061263234222007-06-12T11:26:00.000-04:002007-06-12T11:26:00.000-04:00mmm, I have some irish moss and thyme in my rock w...mmm, I have some irish moss and thyme in my rock walkway,, it is lovely. We didn't know it was there for several years, my husband found it one day, it was covered in grass! but it is a fun project. It is a little dry here (Utah)for the irish moss, but it is hanging in there.Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-13196356593749057432007-06-11T23:49:00.000-04:002007-06-11T23:49:00.000-04:00Fantastic job with the beautiful walkway. I just ...Fantastic job with the beautiful walkway. I just love it. And the plants will be so pretty. They look quite nice already.<BR/><BR/>I'll bet it was a rather back breaking job. It sounds so quick and easy when you write about it, but I'm sure it was a big undertaking.<BR/><BR/>You two should be very proud.Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806756079227306837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070488376505303445.post-20781585296555509632007-06-11T23:09:00.000-04:002007-06-11T23:09:00.000-04:00I had to laugh when I read your post - my father r...I had to laugh when I read your post - my father reacts exactly the same way to my mum. These days, at 82, he grumbles some but off they go to do my mum's latest project. <BR/><BR/>This was a great idea of yours. The flagstone path looks inviting and suits the area to perfection. The plants will be great between the stones - by summer's end, it will seem as if the path has been there for years!katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.com