Autumn Shade boulders

Autumn Shade is an easy boulder to place because its color is quiet. The stone is basalt, and it reads mostly brown with gray moving through it, the same tones you see in bark, soil and dry grass. That makes it a natural fit beside plants, mulch and gravel. Walk the yard, turn a few pieces over and choose the faces you like best.

Brown basalt with gray in it

Autumn Shade is basalt stone that is earth colored, mostly brown with hues of gray. Each boulder carries its own balance of the two, so some pieces lean warmer and some lean cooler.

Color shifts when stone is wet. Ask staff to hose a piece down so you can see both looks before you load up.

Where Autumn Shade boulders fit

Boulders are used for walls, focal accents, waterfalls and the edges of pools and ponds. An earth colored stone like this one blends into a planting bed instead of standing apart from it, which suits low-water and native gardens well.

For layout ideas, see our boulder landscaping page. If the stone will sit in or near water, tell staff so they can confirm it suits the job.

Buying and moving boulders

Boulders at the yard run from about 6 to 8 inches, around 30 pounds, up to roughly 4 by 4 feet and about 4,000 pounds. They are sold by weight. Read boulder sizes and weights to plan what you can handle.

A dolly can be rented by the day for moving rock at home, and staff can refer you to a crane placement company for the largest pieces.

Popular uses

• Accent boulders in planting beds
• Dry creek bed edges
• Low boulder walls and borders
• Groupings in drought-tolerant yards
• Anchors at path corners