CoFo Project: Puzzled Together and Permeable 🧩

We’re no strangers to hauling big slabs of flagstone around. It’s heavy lifting, but unlike conventional concrete, a well-laid flagstone surface lets water sink back into the ground. Our install leads have to put on their puzzling caps for the day to piece it all together, but the end result is better for your property and your local waterways/sewers. We say: percolate, don’t displace when it comes to rainwater and our most recent hardscaping job brought this motto to life with LOTS of flagstone…

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During our design process, we are often internalizing permaculture zone planning principles. It’s all about putting elements in the landscape according to how often you use or visit them. So, logically, Zone 1 is the are where you'll spend the most time whether that’s harvesting or hanging outside with your morning coffee. Generally, our projects involve installing flagstone in these high foot-traffic Zone 1 areas. Beyond Zone 1, a Zone 2 might include crops or weekly maintained areas, Zone 3 may be for larger-scale production, Zone 4 is semi-managed wild space, and Zone 5 is essentially the wilderness!

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For this project, we filled the joints between flagstones with a small egg rock aggregate, which will support the drainage. It also creates tiny microhabitats! Those small gaps and crevices double as shelter for passing beetles and other small critters.

Do you want to achieve this kind of look? It’s undeniable how beautiful natural stone can look in the landscape and we’re here if you need help. And remember, all existing clients get free consultations!