Difference Between Patio Stones and Stepping Stones - All You Need to Know
Last Sunday morning me and Andy Smith, an avid garden designer by profession, took seats on the patio and enjoyed the morning coffee together. Since I too have an interest in gardens,we had a discussion about whether patio stones and stepping stones are the same things. I had a set of few questions which are listed below: What are stepping stones? Stepping stones are paths made of stones installed with a distance comfortable to take a step. It could be not more than one and a half feet long from center to center. How has the concept evolved? The term stepping stones originated from rocks or stone blocks placed in a flowing natural stream or river to cross it by just a careful walk. It is to save our feet from being wet in water. It is like a single bridge or causeway to cross a natural watercourse like a water feature in a landscape. Later on, the same concept got ground in the garden design when people either refuse to walk on damp grass to save their feet or save gra...