Some stones we could take home and others we should make an effort to go and experience. Landscaping is about relationship: what moved first? The stones? The river? The wind? The trees? The sun? Are they getting along?
Category Archives: Nature
Hogg Falls, Lake Huron Ontario
What catches your fancy? The falls, the rocks, the trees or the birds and animals?
Eugenia Falls, Lake Huron Ontario
We have recently bought a book on waterfalls in Ontario and find it really beneficial to have a road map to go and find all these wonderful destinations right in our back yards.
McGowan Falls, Huron Lake Ontario
Some stones we can take home and for those we can’t we would invite you to go see and experience for yourself. Landscaping is about relationship with the elements: What moved? The rocks did not so the trees grow around them. The rocks did not … Read More →
Granite Boulders, Thornbury Marina, Ontario
What makes granite boulders so appealing is the colours, the sense of touch left behind by water, wind and fire.
Wallstone and Flagstone, Thornbury, Ontario
Ordinary broken flagstones make a beautiful patio or walkway. Wallstones build elegant flower beds. They look smart in both commercial or residential applications.
Feature Rocks
What sets a good designer / landscaper apart is the ability to realize the full potential of a stone in amongst a pile.
Misery Bay, Manitoulin Island
Misery Bay is an excellent example of alvars -naturally open habitats with either a thin covering of soil or no soil over a base of limestone or dolostone. The unique geological, post-glacial historic and physical stress characteristics that define an alvar set the stage for … Read More →
Fossils Found at Misery Bay, Manitoulin Island
Misery Bay is set on bedrock that was formed 430 million years ago, twice as far back as the dinosaurs, when this area was part of a warm shallow tropical sea that was teeming with life. Sediments built up on top of this muddy ocean … Read More →
Bridal Veil Falls in Kagawong, Manitoulin Island
Bridal Veil Falls is recognized as one of the nicest plunge-class waterfalls in Ontario. About 40 feet in height, the water falls over a prominent limestone formation and lands in a pretty plunge pool at the base of the falls. The vertical gorge walls create … Read More →
Inukshuk, Manitoulin Island
On Manitoulin Island we notice lighthouses and inukshuks. They are both directional markers. Lighthouses warn sailors of rocks and dangers ahead but at the same time are beacons of light that help guide ships in the right path and offer safe havens. Inukshuks are stone … Read More →
Inglis Falls
In conversation with designers I have made an observation that designers rather enjoy weathered, more natural random looks but often get resistance from installers who prefer to work with cubical, more uniformed stones. In Nature’s backyard the plan takes years to develop. We may not … Read More →