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Green Stone and Rocks for Your Yard: Color Ideas That Pop

Jade green polished pebbles, green stone for a yard

Green stone is one of the easiest ways to add natural color to a yard. It echoes the greens in your plants, cools down a hot looking landscape, and pairs beautifully with gold, charcoal, and earth tones. Whether you want a green ground cover, a bold accent boulder, or a sparkle of glass, here are the best green landscape rocks at Earth Stone Rock and how to use them.

Where green stone looks best

Green rock works as a ground cover in planting beds, a dry creek bed that mimics flowing water, a border along a path, or a single statement boulder. Because it ties into the color of your plants, it reads as natural rather than busy, even when you use a lot of it.

Green landscape rock options

Green decomposed granite

For a green ground cover or pathway, green decomposed granite is a favorite. Try Surf Green, Irish Knights Green, or the soft Monsoon Seas Grey Green for a muted, modern look.

Green gravel and landscape rock

For a chunkier texture, a green landscape rock like Surf Green Gravel adds color and great drainage to beds and borders.

Jade green pebbles

Smooth Jade Green Polished Pebbles bring a rich, glossy green that looks stunning around water features, in pots, and as a polished accent. See more in our pebble collection.

Green and moss boulders

Nothing anchors a green theme like a boulder. Catalina Cove Green and Irish Knights Green bring solid color, while moss covered boulders like Montana Moss, Mossback, and Oklahoma Moss add an aged, mossy green character. Browse the full boulder collection.

Green flagstone

For patios and walkways with a green tone, Sage Green Flagstone and Eufaula Jade Flagstone offer natural green coloring in a flat, walkable stone. See all options in the flagstone collection.

Green landscape and fire glass

For a modern sparkle, Green Landscape Glass and Crystal Green Landscape Glass shine as a ground cover or water feature accent, and green fire glass adds the same color to a gas fire pit. Explore the landscape glass collection.

Design tips for green stone

  • Pair with contrast. Green rock pops next to gold decomposed granite, charcoal stone, or light gravel.
  • Mix sizes. Combine a green ground cover with a few green boulders for a layered, natural look.
  • Echo your plants. Place green stone near greenery so the colors flow together.

Order a sample first

Natural stone color varies from batch to batch and looks different wet and dry, so we recommend ordering an affordable sample before you buy in bulk. When you are ready, use the calculator on any product page to figure out how much you need, then choose delivery to your area or free pickup at one of our yards. Need help picking the right green? Call us at (800) 215-7372.