Glossary of Terms
Stone Forest Glossary of Terms
Aggregates—sand, soil, gravel and a number of other loose soil particles that range in size, shape and color and may be used in the mixing of cement or for other uses within the landscape.
Arizona Oak—flagstone color from the desert of Arizona with shades of tans and peaches.
Arizona Sunset—flagstone color with shades of subtle roses and tans.
Ashlar—architectural fieldstones that are cut in random-sized squares and rectangles used for walls, fireplaces, columns and to pave any surface. Available in 3- to 5-inch thickness or in premium 2- to 3- inch thickness.
Bricks & Cobbles—similar to manufactured bricks in shape but larger. Cobbles also have rounded edges. These natural flagstones are used for stack walls, fireplaces, columns, edging and borders.
Broken Ends—these are extra pieces of fieldstone that are left when producing Ashlar so they have one or two broken sides and an irregular shape. Range from 2 to 5 inches thick and suitable for creating stack stone walls, columns, fireplaces or in water features.
Bulk Fieldstone—mixtures of thin stack fieldstone, medium stack fieldstone, fieldstone veneer and cap fieldstone.
Canyon Creek—flagstone that is native to Oklahoma and shows colors of dark brown, buff and tan.
Cap Veneer Fieldstone—fieldstone that is 8 to 18 inches in width and 3 to 5 inches thick, often used in wall caps.
Chestnut—flagstone color that includes hues of golden buff and honey.
Chop, Builders & Wall Stone—large, thick, random-shaped pieces of flagstone that are flat on top and bottom for easy installation. Thickness ranges from 1 inch to 6 inches.
Chopped Stack Fieldstone—stack fieldstone that is snapped on the edges to expose the interior color of the stone.
Clean Fill Dirt—red clay-colored dirt without large rocks or sticks in it that is good for backfilling and grading.
Cleft Flooring—dimensional-cut flagstone that has a natural surface on one or both sides to produce a high-grade flooring stone and that is available in standard 6-inch increments or custom sizes. Thickness ranges from 1 inch to 2 inches.
Concrete Pavers—manufactured concrete products cut in multiple shapes, sizes and colors for landscape and home use. Commonly used in driveways, pathways or patios and may be used interlocking or spaced out, mortared or dry-set.
Crab Orchard Blue/Grey—Tennessee flagstone color that ranges from different shades of blue to slate gray and sometimes even mixes a little brown in it.
Crab Orchard Brown—a popular natural stone color born in the hills of Tennessee and dominated by a broad range of multicolor browns and tans but also includes tones of rust, peach, rose and gold.
Crimson Stone—marble- to quarter-size decorative gravel native to the Southeast. It has a distinct red and black mixed color and is used in paths, ponds, landscape beds and driveways and as a great alternative to lava rock.
Crimson Stone Walkway–pea- to marble-size decorative gravel that is red and black. Its angular shape makes the stone lock together with use to create solid paths and walkways.
Crushed Stone Base (Crush-N-Run)—crushed granite material which is the foundation alternative to concrete, used as a base for paver and stone patios, walls and driveways.
Crushed Granite—granite gravel that is grey in color and commonly used for drainage, erosion control and driveways. Multiple sizes are available:
#34—medium-sized gravel from 2 to 3 inches
#57—medium-sized gravel from ½ inch to ¾ inch
#89—small-sized gravel from fine to 3/8 inch
Surge Stone—large-sized granite gravel from 4 to 8 inches
Rip Rap Type 3—large-sized granite gravel from 4 to 12 inches
Cut Stepping Stones—flagstone that is 2 to 4 inches thick and cut into squares which are approximately 6 inches long. Often used as column or fireplace caps and as stepping stones and may be used in walkways and patios. Custom sizes may be ordered.
Cut Step Treads—flagstone that is 3 to 6 inches thick and cut into rectangles suitable for steps. May also be used in fireplace and column caps. Usually have around an 18 depth and 30 inch and 48 inch width.
Dry Creek Bed—decorative and useful landscape solution that uses natural stone to control soil erosion while providing a garden focal point.
Dry-Set Project—stone or concrete product projects that do not use mortar to hold individual pieces in place. Multiple products may be used to help secure individual pieces.
Flagstone—a durable sedimentary stone that forms in thin, smooth layers perfect for building patios, walkways, pool decks, stepping stones, steps, and walls caps for fireplaces and columns. Flagstone can be found in a variety of thickness from less than 1 inch to more than 2 inches and in a variety of colors.
Thin Flagstone—flagstone that is less than 1 inch thick
Standard Flagstone—flagstone that is 1 to 2 inches thick
Thick Flagstone—flagstone that is more than 2 inches thick
Fieldstone—the most versatile stone in the industry, fieldstone had been battered by the elements for hundreds of years to give it a unique, natural appearance. This easily shaped stone is often brown, tan or gray on the outside but colorful on the inside. Often used for stacked stone walls, borders, fireplaces, edging, columns and water features.
Thin Stack Fieldstone—flat fieldstone that has been sorted into small sizes ranging from 1 to 2 inches thick and 3 to 5 inches long.
Medium Stack Fieldstone—fieldstone that has been sorted into sizes approximately 2 to 4 inches thick and 5 to 7 inches long.
Thick Stack Fieldstone—fieldstone that has been sorted into sizes approximately 4 to 8 inches thick and 6 inches or more long.
Extra Thick Stack Fieldstone—fieldstone that has been sorted into sizes approximately 5 inches or thicker and 12 to 18 inches long.
Long Stack Fieldstone—fieldstone that has been sorted into sizes approximately 3 to 8 inches thick and 7 to 24 inches long.
Garden Boulders—natural stone that is 8 to 30 inches in diameter and provides an essential construction material for natural ponds and waterfalls. Also used for garden accents and boulder walls.
Garden Path Gravel—a pea- to marble-size decorative gravel that has an angular shape that locks together with use to create solid paths and walkways.
Granite Sand—also known as M-10 sand, it is grey in color and made of very fine particles of granite. Good for use as bedding sand under pavers or stones, to fill in joints of dry-set patios, as pathways and to stabilize dry-set stone walls.
Hardscape—all-encompassing term for landscape material and products that are not alive, including rocks, pavers, boulders, mulch, aggregates and water features.
Landscape Boulders—rounded and smoothed natural stone in a variety of shapes and sizes from 50 pounds to one-man boulders (or one-ton boulders). Used to construct massive walls, water features, benches, accents or garden focal points.
Ledge Boulders—large, flat irregular boulders that are 12 inches or more thick and great for diving rocks in ponds and pools, bridges and large stepping stones.
Masonry Sand—clean, white sand used for mixing mortar, topdressing lawns and filling sand boxes.
Milled Flooring—a dimensional cut flagstone that is milled on both sides to produce a high-grade flooring stone. Milling the stone creates a smooth and colorful surface. Thickness is approximately 1 inch and size is generally around 6 inches unless custom sized.
Mocha—flagstone color that is a consistent dark brown and has a smooth yet unrefined texture.
Mulch—a ground covering that deters the growth of weeds, helps the soil and plants to retain moisture while preventing erosion, insulates plant roots and is aesthetically pleasing. Mulches come in a variety of forms from gravel to pine straw to bagged mulch which may be a variety of natural wood pieces and bark.
Organic Planting Soil—blended soil containing light organics, pine bark and mushroom compost.
Ozark Mountain—flagstone color that beautifully mixes black and tan tones and often includes shades of ivory.
Pea Gravel—decorative gravel native to the Southeast and good for use in paths, ponds, dry creek beds, landscape beds and driveways. Standard pea gravel is a pea- to marble-size.
Pennsylvania Blue Stone (Full Color)—this flagstone coloring is a highly prized architectural building material from Pennsylvania and New York which contains shades of earthy blues, greens, gray and bold lilacs.
Pond-less Waterfall—a waterfall system that has all the benefits of a flowing waterfall without a pond or standing pool of water.
Premium Stand-Up Stone—large pieces of flagstone that are stood up vertically on the pallet.
ProMatch™ Program—Stone Forest trademarked program where qualified landscape contractors are matched with interested homeowners to complete a home or landscape improvement project.
Quarried Stack Stone—affordable flagstone that has been broken into small sizes suitable for producing stack stone walls and ranging in thickness from 1 to 6 inches.
Retaining Wall—constructed wall, often made from natural stone or manufactured concrete products, for decorative or structural use.
River Gravel—decorative gravel native to the Southeast and used in paths, ponds, driveways, dry creek beds and landscape beds.
Large River Gravel—a quarter to golf ball size
Extra Large River Gravel—a golf ball to baseball size
River Rock—natural stone that has been reshaped, curved and smoothed by the sands of time. Found in streams and rivers and often used in dry creek beds and water features but may also be creatively used to veneer walls and fireplaces, and to create borders, edging and garden accents.
Tennessee River Rock—earthy tans and browns
Ozark River Rock—darker and denser than Tennessee River Rock
Kewanee River Rock—quarried from once-active riverbeds in Colorado, each stone is a different color including light and dark grays and dark red
River Sand—coarse, brown sand that has been dredged from a river bed in North Georgia and is good for topdressing lawns.
Rubble—often called rubble strips because they are square pieces 4 to 6 inches in width with varying lengths up to 4 inches long. Used for stack walls, fireplaces, columns, edging and borders.
Screened Top Soil—rich, dark top soil used for filling low or bare spots, planting trees or shrubs, beds and installation of new lawns.
Shot Pea Gravel—the smallest sized decorative stone which is larger than a sand grain but smaller than a pea. Textured and round with brown and white mixed colors.
Slabs—large pieces of flagstone that are stacked horizontally on pallets.
Steppers—fieldstone that is irregular shaped and 3 to 8 inches thick and perfect for rustic, worn stepping stones.
Tumbled Stack Stone—smaller pieces of flagstone that have been tumbled to produce rounded edges and are often used in walls to give the project an established feel. Thickness ranges from 1 to 6 inches.
Tumbled Stepping Stones—Flagstone that is randomly shaped from 12 to 20 inches in width and has been tumbled to create smooth edges. Usually 2 to 3 inches thick and used as stepping stones or as a veneer for an aged look.
Veneer Stone—natural fieldstone that is thin enough to cover or build a wall, columns, fireplace, foundations and water features.
Thin Veneer—fieldstone that is 8 to 18 inches in width and 2 to 4 inches thick
Medium Veneer—fieldstone that is 8 to 18 inches in width and 3 to 5 inches thick
Water Feature—decorative landscape feature that incorporates water, may be as simple as a tabletop fountain or as intricate as a full eco-system pond.