CED Stone landscape brochure

80 Section 7 Explore beautiful natural stone that has stood the test of time for hundreds of years. Stone has a wonderful tendency to improve in appearance over time; many streets in our British towns and cities have been laid for hundreds of years with lumpy, worn cobbles and aged paving flags. These stones have been naturally weathered over years of use by crowds, market carts, wagons and stage coaches; so using reclaimed stone is guaranteed to bring a special and historic character to your landscape. If a paving scheme needs to be replaced or taken up, the old materials are usually fully recyclable – making stone the ultimate sustainable product. Using eco-friendly stone materials doesn’t mean that you have to forfeit style – there are many examples of granite setts or yorkstone flags in Britain that have been reused multiple times and look better now than when they were first laid a hundred years ago. Looked after properly, these products could easily last for another hundred years. Reclaimed Stone 82 - 83