I'm trying to decide what sort of exterior I want to do on the walls and cap of our pond. I'm deciding between a flagstone veneer, brick, or river rock. I'm sort of leaning toward flagstone, b/c I can use additional stones to create a little "patio" near the pond just by clearing the grass and laying the stones in a little bit of sand (I want to do a little bench or something near the pond.) Also, with the flagstones, I can border out the flowerbeds to look like little paths, and just lay them at random in ugly corners to tie the yard together. If I do brick or river rocks, it would be harder to tie those elements around the yard, and create a flat seating area without making a mess or mortaring a whole wall or something.
opinions, please?
flagstone...?
brick..?
river rocks..?
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