The Stone Art Chronicles
featuring the ongoing adventures of Devin DevineAsk Devin: plastic edging for flagstone?
Devin Devine stone masonry consultant devin@devineescapes.com plastic edging for flagstone? I posted a few DIY-landscape and how-to-hardscape type articles on my blog last year. Ever since then, I've been getting emails* with related questions. Let me...
Your Patio and Weeds–control, kill, prevent, or what?
UPDATED Weeds between pavers, weeds between flagstone joints TLDR: leave the weeds alone. On a natural, irregular stone patio, they often don't look too bad and with joints set tight and filled with stone dust, you usually don't get "too many". But if you must, must...
Flagstone: what to use, sand, cement, or gravel?
Devin Devine, contractor based out of Blakeslee Pennsylvania, projects competed across the USA contact devin@devineescapes.com serious inquiries only This DIY article; and the rest of the how-to section of my blog, cover much of the basics of how-to properly build...
Hiding a Storm Drain
And replacing it with an outdoor fireplace and hand-made stone benches. So what we had here was a piece of yard with a storm drain. The storm drain was installed at right about surface level, really not doing to much to catch run-off. My client had already placed a...
Flagstone Repair Explained
Flagstone repair can be a tricky matter, and confusing for the home-owner. Especially in the case of wet-laid flagstone, flagstone patios and walkways that have been laid in a bed or mortar. This article shall hopefully explain the issues at play and make it easier for home owners to find the right contractor for the job.
Building a Dry Stone Sphere
Devin Devine, stone sculptor based out of the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania serious inquiries contact devin@devineescapes.com UPDATE sphere 2022 Before: The before shot was taken months before, maybe in March when the dogwood was in bloom and the ferns were still...
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