An ordinary stone, divorced from the surrounding environment, has become the endorsement of "cold", "hard" and "stubborn" and has no aura; But once put on the stage of landscape design, it is not necessary to build a mountain platform, even if it is only a small piece, it will be a spiritual protagonist with both affection and strong human feelings. "Stone is ancient, water is far away", "There is water in the mountains, and the vegetation is beautiful". The rocks, water, flowers and trees in the garden complement each other and shine brilliantly on the garden stage, which together fulfill the dream of modern human beings returning to nature. The application of rocks in landscape design has a long history. From ancient carelessness to modern meticulous indoor garden design, there are rocks everywhere. Judging from the aesthetic taste and design concept of modern people, the application function of rocks has been particularly prominent. No matter from material selection, configuration technique and application mode, rock has richer and broader design connotation, which has been explored and developed on the basis of inheriting tradition. The rocks in the garden pay more attention to the handling and grasping of details and parts, and more and more embody the spirit of "seeing in details". The natural character of rocks determines that they are the favorite and unparalleled natural affinity of designers. As a product of nature, the natural artistic conception that rocks can achieve without modification and plain face is incomparable to those carefully crafted and deliberately imitated cement or artificial products. People have no qualms about sitting by streams and ponds with rock revetment, sitting on rocks scattered randomly in the forest and walking on cobblestone paths, which is the natural affinity between rocks and people; The combination of rock and water, flowers and trees is innate. Diversity and richness: the nature of nature also creates the richness and diversity of rocks. There are many kinds of garden stones in China, including 100. Common stones are lake stone, Shi Ying, Huangshi, bluestone, Mianchuan stone, granite and cobblestone. They are either rough or delicate; Or angular, or round and smooth; Yuan Ye is simple or elegant, each with its own personality. Designers can always find what they like, and it is also the best garden configuration, in terms of color, line, texture, texture and form. Clean and easy to manage: There seems to be a natural sense of alienation between stones, dirt and garbage. You don't need to take care of flowers and trees often, and you don't need to worry about being dirty and corrupt like a water body. With a light sweep, you can restore natural cleanliness. Although it is not the kind of light that shines on people, people can sit on the rocks calmly at any time of fatigue, which is a kind of psychological trust. Eternal stability: Compared with changeable water bodies, flowers and trees, its stability is more favored by designers. A garden design, with proper and unique arrangement of rocks, is like a model with a natural good figure, with half the beauty and success, and just the right embellishment is often the highlight of the design, which makes the beautiful scenery vivid and covers up the defects. Diversified and flexible design layout forms: the rock layout in modern gardens is gradually liberated from the traditional forms and more abundant and flexible. A series of garden roads need not be fixed with cement and pebbles, and pebbles can also be directly laid on the foundation; The gurgling stream pool is not necessarily real water, but can be replaced by pebbles and gravel of various colors, without worrying about its dryness and foul smell, but flowing like a snake; As for flower beds, you can also change the old-fashioned appearance. The natural rock edge makes the flower bed more lively. A simple rock can also be a sculpture with humanistic connotation, a unique symbol, or even a monument. In addition, the availability of rock materials, the convenience of construction, the low cost and the rapid completion of scenery are also extremely important in today's economic and environmental benefits. The design of rocks in the garden perfectly embodies the aesthetic taste, and more and more people understand the aesthetic taste and appreciation, which puts forward higher requirements for garden design. Rock design in gardens should follow aesthetic principles and laws, especially in the following aspects. It embodies the principle of diversity and unity: although rocks are natural, they are resistant to carving and have strong plasticity. Modern craftsmen can dispose of it at will, so rocks can be properly used in various gardens from nature to convention, from classical to modern, and can meet the basic requirements of the unity of style and form. The diversity of rock varieties ensures the unity of colors and lines, and suitable stones can be found. It embodies the principles of balance, contrast and harmony: a small stone is sometimes a wand in the hands of a designer, which can quickly reach balance. For example, the original tree on one side in front of the building only needs to point a naughty lying stone on the other side, and a light balance will emerge immediately without any sudden feeling; The entrance of Garden Road is designed with shrubs on one side and hard stones embedded with copper brands on the other, creating a tasteful and lively balance. If several tiger-skin masonry doorposts with different heights are set at the entrance, another simple balance will be presented. Rock is in sharp contrast with water, flowers and trees, one is rigid, the other is soft, and the other is static. Being a natural product, grasping the proportion of color, texture, quantity and position can create a harmonious beauty that is spontaneous but higher than nature. It embodies the principle of paying attention to texture: the same rock has different texture. Moss-covered rocks and smooth marble and pebbles have good texture, while pebbles and gravel pavements have medium texture. Masonry retaining wall is a natural revetment, and the unpolished rock is rough in texture. The textures of rocks, flowers and trees are similar and harmonious, and they set each other off in an interesting way, which is faint and calm, especially subtle. The beauty of stone design in gardens can be seen everywhere: a smooth pebble placed in a river sand reflects the beauty of harmony; Ivy is planted on the rough masonry steps, and cypress is planted on the rocky retaining wall, which reflects the quietness and elegance of nature; Or a few clumps of succulents fall off in the cracks of a few stubborn stones, and the small scenery suddenly enters the line of sight. The special texture of rocks adds more interest to the garden. It embodies the principle of simplicity: simplicity is not pale and empty, but a kind of simplicity and innocence, which expresses the designer's thoughts and emotions in a "washing and training" way, which is a point that designers should deliberately pursue, and rocks are the first choice to realize this desire. For example, in coconut groves with different densities, it is a simple and practical beauty to decorate a stool with a few hard stones, which has a unique southern flavor; Putting a long stone directly on the ground, writing down the meaning of the scenic spot with a pen, and adding some flowers and trees, is an ancient, elegant and steady beauty; It is another simple and interesting beauty to directly move a few large pebbles and stack them for children to crawl and play. Let nature take its course, the design and application of rocks are light and exquisite, avoiding clutter; Dense and dense are expensive, avoid boring and cumbersome; It is important to integrate and avoid rigidity and lack of natural gas. In addition, it is worth adding that rocks have penetrated into the room more and more with the garden design: a large wall of the living room is opened and several ancient stone plates with cultural connotations are embedded, reflecting nostalgia, while the classical and elegant cultural atmosphere is also coming; Large-scale transparent window lighting, dry landscape in narrow space, combined with indoor foliage plants, decorate a three-dimensional indoor desktop garden, with pebbles and sandstone as part of the decoration, so as to achieve "more mountains and more stones"; Or in a concave corner of the room, clever light projection will pile up pebbles of different sizes and exquisite and smooth porcelain, which will activate the dead corner and become an interesting scene; Or open a cobblestone gym indoors to soothe the tired hearts of modern urbanites ... Hard rock, as the protagonist in modern garden design, is also affectionate. 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