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Plum Slate Walling: Welsh Heritage Stone for Gardens

Plum Slate Walling: Welsh Heritage Stone for Gardens

18th December 2025

When selecting materials for a garden wall, raised bed, planter or landscaping feature, origin matters. With Plum Slate Walling from Stone & Surfaces Direct, you're not just choosing stone, you're choosing heritage, sustainability, and authenticity.

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De-Icing FAQs: Everything You Wanted to Know About Rock Salt

De-Icing FAQs: Everything You Wanted to Know About Rock Salt

15th December 2025

Whether you're buying rock salt for the first time or just want to brush up on best practices, this guide covers the most common questions customers ask us every winter.

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Best-Seller Stone Pairings for Landscaping Projects

Best-Seller Stone Pairings for Landscaping Projects

12th December 2025

When designing a garden, patio, or outdoor space, choosing individual products can be straightforward. The real challenge lies in selecting materials that work beautifully together, creating cohesive, balanced, and functional designs.

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Trade Guide: Using Stone Samples to Win Client Projects

Trade Guide: Using Stone Samples to Win Client Projects

9th December 2025

At Stone & Surfaces Direct, our sample service is designed to give trade professionals a tangible advantage, helping build client trust and guiding confident design decisions.

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7 Winter Maintenance Tasks You Can Tackle With Rock Salt

7 Winter Maintenance Tasks You Can Tackle With Rock Salt

8th December 2025

Whether you're a homeowner, school caretaker or facilities manager, adding rock salt to your winter prep checklist can save time, money and hassle.

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Kilkenny Limestone: Timeless Irish Stone for Modern Landscapes

Kilkenny Limestone: Timeless Irish Stone for Modern Landscapes

4th December 2025

Few stones offer the heritage, integrity and aesthetic appeal of Kilkenny Limestone - a material rooted in tradition, yet ideal for contemporary design.

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Beyond the Builders’ Merchant: Unique Natural Stone & Porcelain

Beyond the Builders’ Merchant: Unique Natural Stone & Porcelain

2nd December 2025

When you think of a “builders’ merchant,” what comes to mind? Standard concrete blocks, generic paving slabs, off-the-shelf gravel, mass-produced bricks. Useful, perhaps, but predictable.

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What Makes a Good Quality Rock Salt? Here's What to Look For

What Makes a Good Quality Rock Salt? Here's What to Look For

1st December 2025

When it comes to keeping paths, driveways, and public spaces safe in winter, choosing the best quality rock salt means better performance, longer-lasting coverage, and fewer refills.

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Trade Buying Guide: Natural Stone for Hard Landscaping Projects

Trade Buying Guide: Natural Stone for Hard Landscaping Projects

26th November 2025

In hard landscaping, choosing the right natural stone isn’t just about appearance. It’s about selecting a material that performs, endures and fits the demands of the job.

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Transform Your Outdoor Space with Self-Binding Gravel

Transform Your Outdoor Space with Self-Binding Gravel

24th November 2025

Whether you’re upgrading a driveway, shaping a garden path or designing a practical outdoor space, self-binding gravel offers a cost-effective, sustainable and attractive finish that’s easy to install and long-lasting.

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