Why Winter is the Perfect Time for Hardscape

January 20, 2021

With the cold air and Winter season upon us, our organic landscaping slows down and makes the perfect opportunity for hardscape landscaping projects. Hardscapes are projects involving bricks, stone, cement, and construction of outdoor living spaces and walkways. Hardscaping involves heavy materials and heavy foot traffic and machinery around your grass, flowers, shrubs, trees, and waiting until winter helps minimize damage to the natural landscaping on your property. RSSY can help design, source, and execute your hardscape project without damaging your existing landscape. Call us today for details.

Hardscaping Ideas for Your Home This Fall

November 16, 2020
Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons of the year. With it brings that cooler weather easily associated with comfy sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes and just an overall feeling of coziness. Whether you live in a townhouse or in a small or large home, it’s easy to step into the season with the help of these great Fall Hardscaping ideas.
 
1. Autumn Patios
2. Landscape Steps
3. Walkways & Driveways
4. Firepits & Fireplaces
5. Rock Gardens
6. Arbors & Trellises
 
If you’re looking to design a new hardscape from scratch, visit our RSSY yard and talk to our sales staff who will help you accomplish just that.
 
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Hardscaping Ideas to Get Your Home Ready for the Fall

October 27, 2020
Celebrate slopes with terraces. Cooler fall weather makes terracing a much more comfortable enterprise. Building terraces into your hillside will transform a barren, steep slope into a beautiful showpiece.
 
Spruce up your seating areas. A big group of friends and family with your holiday cooking will cause an overflow into your outdoor space. Be prepared for this by expanding your outdoor seating areas with comfortable, flexible furniture.
 
Are you ready to get a start on any of the above Fall hardscaping ideas to get your home ready for the fall and winter? If so, contact our design center and talk to one of our sales persons for more ideas and pricing. Visit our web site to see all our hardscaping products and materials.
 
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Fabulous Fall Hardscaping Ideas

Enhance curb appeal. Impress your guests by re-paving your patios, driveways and walkways. Pavers can be matched to your existing landscape and their permeable nature is ideal in a climate where freezing and thawing is the norm. Don’t forget to install beautiful lighting elements that will illuminate your design and increase safety.
 
Add another patio. Does a part of your yard remain unused for most of the year? Perhaps it’s time to add a patio. Patio spaces can be as simple as a square of attractive pavers bedecked with chairs and a table. It’s also another great space to sip a cup of coffee, converse with a friend, or to watch the stars.
 
Are you ready to get a start on any of the above Fall hardscaping ideas to get your home ready for the fall and winter? If so, contact our design center and talk to one of our sales persons for more ideas and pricing. Visit our web site to see all our hardscaping products and materials.
 
 

Cut and Irregular Flagstone for Your Patio

October 2, 2020

Rock Stone and Sand Yard (RSSY) stocks a large selection of Cut (Dimensional) and Irregular Flagstone. Flagstone is one of the best materials for patios primarily due to its narrow-packed joints that allow water to permeate instead of running off. Flagstone patios also have a very natural, organic look due to their shape and earthy shades of browns, reds, grays and blues. The most common types of flagstone used for paving patios are sandstone, slate and limestone. Please visit our website or stop by today for your next flagstone job. Experienced salespersons are waiting.

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Architectural Stone Accessories

August 24, 2020

Rock Stone and Sand Yard (RSSY) has Water Table and Sills, Trim Packages, Hearths and Mantels, Column Caps, Corner Caps and Wall Caps, and all your concrete supplies and tools. Stop by all talk with one of our sales representatives and find out all the landscaping and hardscaping stone accessories we have to offer. Thanks for your business.

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Accenting Your Home with Natural Elements

May 8, 2020

Spring cleaning and fix-up isn’t just for the inside of your home, you know. Accenting the exterior and especially the entrance of your home with natural elements, stonework, lighting, and even water features, makes for a far more inviting space for your future guests arriving to your home. Call RSSY today for landscaping and hardscaping ideas to easily enhance the exterior of your home.

Choose the Right Flagstone to Build Your Patio

March 1, 2019

RSSY has an extensive inventory of colored (browns, reds, grays, blues) Flagstone which is one of the best materials for patios primarily due to its narrow packed joints that allow water to permeate instead of running off. Visit our yard today and choose the right Flagstone to build your patio this Spring.

Using Flagstone in Reston, VA – Professional Tips From RSSY

June 27, 2014

Flagstone Stairs at Reston, VA Home Flagstone in Reston, VA, is one of the finest materials available to create enduring patios. Flagstone is a durable and naturally slip-resistant, safer patio surface that lasts for years. Since it allows water to permeate instead of creating damaging runoff, flagstone in Reston, VA, is considered environmentally-beneficial and is highly desirable.

Flagstone patios also have a natural, organic quality in earthy shades of grays, blues, browns and reds. The most common types of flagstone in Reston, VA, used for paving and patios are sandstone, slate and limestone. The closer the quarry, the less you pay for shipping costs. So much of the flagstone in Reston, VA, is quarried in Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania.

Flagstone patio prices also depend on the method of  installation. Mortaring flagstones on a concrete slab is more expensive than dry laying flagstones in Reston, VA, over a graded base of sand and gravel. Here are some additional tips about using flagstone in Reston, VA, from the landscape experts at RSSY:

  • Select flagstone by color and look for a wide variety of shapes and sizes
  • Curb costs by using flagstone in Reston, VA, in conjunction with alternate paving and landscape materials
  • See the wide RSSY selection of fill gravel for joints between flagstone in Reston, VA,
  • Include larger slabs of flagstone in Reston, VA, to create a unique walkwayFlagstone Steps with Stone Veneer
  • Ask the RSSY landscape professionals about dressing up mortared joints
  • Create patterns with a combination of irregular and cut flagstones for Reston, VA, outdoor patios and walkways with individual style
  • Grow grass or ground cover in the joints between flagstones
  • Save money by avoiding unnecessary cutting of flagstones in Reston, VA, when you design your outdoor flagstone landscape features
  • Create  naturalistic steps visually enhanced for safety
  • Creating contrast around your pool with flagstone in Reston, VA
  • Construct a permeable flagstone patio that permits rain water to safely re-enter the ground
  • Proper drainage design in the surrounding landscape ensures your flagstone patio in Reston, VA, has a smooth, safe, durable surface.

Flagstone Border for Paver Patio in Reston, VA

RSSY carries all of your landscape  materials, including an amazing selection of flagstone and natural stone, plus pavers from Belgard and Nicolock. Work with the landscape experts at RSSY and get personalized service and specific landscape recommendations for your projects.

No matter what ideas, needs or questions you have about using flagstone in Reston, VA, in your outdoor landscape design, the flagstone experts at RSSY will be your project advisor every step of the way.

Patio Stone for Manassas, VA Timeless Landscapes

April 15, 2014

Patio Stone in Manassas, VA

RSSY supplies a wide variety of patio stone for Manassas, VA landscape projects. Our products coordinate to meet all of your stone construction and landscaping needs. Carolina Rose Flagstone, Greenbriar Thick stacking stone, and timeless, elegant fieldstone are just a fraction of the stone we offer for patios, fireplaces, walkways, waterfalls, garden walls, or anything you can imagine.

Whether your landscape style is traditional, modern, or eclectic, it can reflect your personal flair. Patio stone in Manassas, VA with a simple fire pit, fireplace or water feature can provide a lasting focal point and gathering place for your outdoor living. Tailor your patio stone in Manassas, VA by including contrasting stone patterns and colors, matching walkways or a retaining wall with a seat cap for durable, permanent built-in seating convenience.

Our design expertise, attention to detail and exceptional client services are just a few of the many reasons Northern Virginia homeowners, contractors, and landscape professionals prefer doing business with RSSY.  We  tailor our design to fit your style and landscape, working with you to ensure that your project needs are meet and that you get the patio stone in Manassas, VA that fits your budget.

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Knowing the right materials and the perfect patio stone in Manassas, VA for your job is important. At RSSY we carefully hand pick each selection for your consideration.  Some of our many varieties include a selection of patio stone, Palomino flagstone, Fieldstone steppers and Maple Creek garden stone. Our products can be used for a number of practical enhancement purposes such as proper drainage and stormwater management, hard paving of pedestrian traffic ways including driveways, walkways, steps and landings, not to mention adding fabulous constructed features such as tiered terraces or a grand patio in Manassas, VA with durable stone steps, planters and garden walls, as well as fireplaces or fire pits.

civil-war bluestone wall-300x225Since the Civil War, blue stone walls are seen in a broken ribbon through the Northern Virginia countryside, a testament to the strength and longevity of a natural patio stone.  Manassas, VA homeowners and landscapers see the investment value of a well-designed and installed stone patio in a wider hardscape design. Contact the professionals at RSSY to explore your stone patio options, and bring long-lasting outdoor elegance to your home today.

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