How to choose the best stone for your pond

There are three main types of rocks or stones that AquaReale uses on our pond installations. One isn’t better than the other– they just offer different styles and looks. Here’s a quick look a the three types of stone we use for our projects: mica, field stone, and river rocks.

How to choose the best stone for your pond: Mica Stone

Mica stone is a regional stone, common throughout Philadelphia and Southeaster PA. This stone tends to blend well with older homes in our area. The deep blue gray color of the stone is very visually appealing. It also has a slight silver reflection that is lovely at night.

Mica is a natural occurring mineral that is based on a collection of silicate minerals and composed of varying amounts of potassium, iron, aluminum, magnesium and water . Mica forms flat six-sided monoclinic crystals along with an extraordinary split in the direction of larger surfaces. High in silica, this stone has the extensive capacity to remain elastic and tough even at high temperatures.

How to choose the best stone for your pond: Field Stone

Field stones come in different shapes and sizes, offering a lot of variety from one rock type. Pennsylvania Field Stone is very popular i this area. Some of these stones come with lichens. Lichens look like moss on the stones— giving it an aged look right away. The stones tend to come in muted earthen stones.

How to choose the best stone for your pond: River Rocks

River rocks are just like they sound– rocks that come out of rivers, not quarries. They run in size from the size of a pea to two ton boulders and bigger. They are rounded, and are what many people would expect and like to see in a pond setting. River rocks work very well in Asian-inspired pond settings.

River rock can be blue, green, red, pink, orange, coral, slate gray, or any combination of these colors. It can have stripes, spots and striations, or it can be solid colored.

But there is one thing that all landscaping river rocks have in common. They all have a softly rounded shape and a smooth finish. This is what makes them so popular in pond world

Which type rock is best for your pond? Contact us to see what’s best for you!