Green Tips from Stone Forest
To promote sustainable, eco-friendly living, we offer a number of innovative products and projects for the home and landscape. Our Green Tips section will introduce you to a number of green-friendly products available at Stone Forest as well as useful practices for do-it-yourself landscape sustainability. And since we like to practice what we preach, we have incorporated most of our green products into our Outdoor Living Showcase. So check back often for updated homeowner projects and green tips, and visit us in Kennesaw to see these environmentally friendly landscape solutions in action.
Green Tips
Go with the Flow!more
Soil erosion is a common problem for Georgia residents as a majority of homeowners have a natural slope to their yard. Water erosion is the most damaging and common type of erosion in Atlanta because our area annually receives 50-60 inches of rainfall. Most soil erosion and drainage solutions unnaturally redirect water. This can cause a landscape eyesore and is not environmentally friendly. However, eco-savvy homeowners are learning to go with the flow by installing dry creek beds which provide an easy-to-create and beautiful garden focal point as well as a landscape solution for soil erosion. See more. »
Harvesting Rain for a Sunny Daymore
Atlanta annually receives 50-60 inches of rainfall. Unfortunately rain does not always fall when we need it, specifically in the burning heat of the summer months; and much of the rainfall is wasted on impermeable surfaces. But now, environmentally savvy homeowners have an abundance of rain harvesting options to collect this precious resource and use it for a sunny day! See more. »
Pave a Greener Pathmore
Eco-friendly and aesthetically pleasing driveways and pathways now come in a variety of colors, patterns and shapes. Enhance the architectural appeal of your home while helping to replenish Mother Nature with interlocking permeable concrete pavers. Get rid of unsightly cracked driveways and impenetrable surfaces that cause runoff water to pool and run into drainage systems while giving your driveway a stylish new look. See more. »