Aqua Magazine
A New Stone Age
By Jenna Elliott
May 2008

Favoring a specific rock is common in the realm of landscape architecture. It's important for a designer to know how a rock will age with the landscape before deciding which one will work best for the client.

"I like [quarry rock] because it has the reds and the dark tones in it," says Sean Cooley, co-owner of Cooley's Custom Pools, Oakdale, Calif. "Especially at sunset and at night, the color, the deep reds really come out in it. I think it's one of the most beautiful rocks out there.

"I like those because they are kind of angular, with a very sharp edge for the most part. What I tell homeowners when I'm selling one of those is the more dangerous the rock looks in place — sharp, sharp edges, drop-offs, very square, very angular — the better the waterfall looks.

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