Photograph by Mimi Giboin for Gardenista, from Every Garden Needs a Teepee. Repel Weeds Above: Beneath a pea gravel patio in Northern California is a weed barrier. Photograph courtesy of Ten Eyck Landscape Architects. Define a Destination Above: Carpet an outdoor room in a luxurious layer of wall-to-wall pea gravel. Photograph courtesy of Mosaic Gardens, from Rehab Diary: A Garden Makeover for a Ranch-Style House. You can echo the shape of a central fountain or round pool by rimming it with a pea gravel patio. Photograph courtesy of Foras Studio, from Steal This Look: Modern Brooklyn Backyard on a Budget.Īpply Circular Thinking Above: Pea gravel’s small size and shape makes it the ideal hardscaping material to create a non-linear patio. Widen Your Horizons Above: Make a long, narrow space feel wider by unifying all the elements with a pea gravel border. Photograph by Alison Engstrom, from Evening Light: A Painter’s Serene Summer Garden in Upstate New York. Set the Table Above: Pea gravel provides the perfect flooring for al fresco dining. Photograph by Liese Johannssen for Gardenista. For more, see Architect Visit: Barbara Chambers at Home in Mill Valley. Seen here, a patio in a garden in architect Barbara Chambers’ garden in Mill Valley, California. Annex the Patio Above: A simple pea gravel border extends the living space. Photograph courtesy of Charlie Hart, from Required Reading: Skymeadow by Charlie Hart. Define Garden and Vegetable Beds Above: Here, it’s used to pave the paths between various raised gardens. Treat the pea gravel like grout and lay the pavers equidistant from each other on a grid to create a checkerboard effect. Match pea gravel’s color with larger pavers and mix them to make a pattern. Design a Checkerboard Effect Above: Garden Visit: At Home with Jeweler Kathleen Whitaker in LA. Photograph courtesy of Verne, from Steal This Look: An Artful Gravel Garden in Antwerp. If you’re considering a pea gravel patio, here are nine of our favorite design ideas to steal: Lay a Magic Carpet Above: The courtyard in the Antwerp gallery-home of gallerist Veerle Wenes designed by Lens☊ss Architects features nothing but gravel, sparse vines, a single tree, and elevated concrete floor. We’ve rounded up everything you need to know about pea gravel in Hardscaping 101: Pea Gravel. Small, rounded stone pebbles feel good underfoot–and crunch satisfyingly when you walk on the forgiving surface. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons.Īt a cost of about $5 a square foot, a pea gravel patio is easy on the budget (especially if you open the 50-pound bags and rake the gravel yourself)–and can be a surprisingly elegant hardscape element in the garden. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. Low-Cost Luxe: 9 Pea Gravel Patio Ideas to Steal - Gardenista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action.
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