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10 Best Black Rock Landscaping Ideas

In this article, I will give ten creative and low maintenance black rock landscaping ideas that will surely maze you if you can build them. And when you add those whites in the design the black rocks will shine like hell.

I highly recommend you mix and match with different types of gravel, rock, and stone to make your own design. So here are those black rock landscaping ideas.

1. Build a Black Side Yard

river rock black garden
IconlandscapesolutionsCC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The side yard looks awesome with those white and black combinations. All you need is to buy the black pebbles and use your old home floor tiles there and they will fit perfectly.

Just make sure to add a few plants with it so that the design becomes complete. Thi sis the best low-maintenance idea I can give you.

2. Go Full Black in the Garden

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You can buy these back rocks online and just lay them in your garden to build an edge supporting the big rocks. The yard will look full black.

3. Build Something Unique

gaerden makeover with gravel
Kyle Pearce on Flickr

I was searching for black rock landscaping ideas and this came across my eyes. This is not exactly the thing I was looking for but I can not ignore it.

If your yard does not mess up by the wind of your dog then you can design this. I think it looks great.

4. Build a Riverbed

black and white rock
stonescape on Flickr

If you ever seen a river bed they all look like this, mixed with many types of peebles. The bed looks great when there is rain, it will surely catch your eye. You can design it easily with a few small white pebbles and large black rocks.

5. Edge Your Walkway

walkway with black rock
Pistils Landscape on Flickr

The back rocks can be used to use the walkway beautifully. Try it or use it to separate your garden bed. Then plant some flowers or plant alongside it.

6. Build a Garden Bed

pea gravel garden
Jeremy Levine on Flickr

Just like the first idea build a garden bed with black and white rocks. But this time use the floor tiles as steps and lay them everywhere. The design will surely shine.

7. Edge with Flower and Gravel

gravel walkway
Valeria DelgadoCC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

This idea is not exactly black rock landscaping. But it is a very close one. The gravel looks similar and I have chosen it so that you can get an idea and replace the brown rock with the back and edge with flowers. Hope you got my point.

8. Fix them on the Ground

rock landscaping
TANAKA Juuyoh on Pxhere.com

Use concrete to permanently fix them on the ground so they do not loosen up. It will build a pathway and will catch the eyes. Use the big rocks and step away for a better design.

9. Build a Wall with Black Rocks

Yes, you can build a wall with black rocks by just following the below picture.

landscape house wall

10. Lay those Big Rocks

big rock garden

If you do not want anything fancy then lay those big rocks in the yard and let it do its job. The big rocks look just fine and you never have to do a single thing to maintain them. Just wash them once a month.

Last Words

So these are the best black rock landscaping ideas for any yard and all of them are low maintenance. Choose the one that you like the most and fits your landscaping needs. I wish you the best of luck. Take care.

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Nazim Ali

Nazim Ali is an engineer who loves fixing things at home. He loves to try new things and share the knowledge with the world.