cobble steps with large mortar joints

These cobble steps probably started out as planted joint or sand joint cobble paving and the mortar was added later. It even looks like the mortar has faux joints within its lines to appear like more cobbles.

brick banding and terracotta paving

I wouldn't normally use brick and terracotta together, but if you get complimenting hues like this terracotta field with a brick band you can pull it off.

limestone fountian coping

For a French taste, use a carved limestone coping for your fountain or water feature as well as a antique terra cotta adjacent paving.

brick lawn step

A lawn step is just as it sounds, a step in the lawn. It can be gentle or have a sharp change in grade to be used just like a hardscape step. Using a brick riser and tread for a lawn step can give a rustic idea a sophisticated look.

Gravel ranch road

There are two ways to skin a cat. You can create a meadow ranch road by driving in the same path over many years, or you can choose your favorite gravel (gravel here is California Gold), have it compacted in the tire width of your choice and hydroseed the surrounding area and middle strip with a meadow grass seed mix like this Eco-Lawn shown here.

flagstone path process

Here you can see a mid-construction view of a large and small combination flagstone path. The stone is river rock and random Bluestone.