Make your own graveyard with yard boulders. By following this guide, you can design and install a unique and striking outdoor graveyard in your backyard, sure to attract attention and bring a spooky atmosphere to your landscape.
Gather and Layout Your Resources
Before beginning your graveyard project, it’s important to gather the necessary resources. Find the boulders you want to use as headstones and markers in your graveyard. Place the boulders in the desired location and arrange them in a way that makes sense and creates a cohesive layout. Decide on any additional elements you want to add such as plants or other decor to enhance the atmosphere and complete your design.
Design a Plan for the Graveyard’s Layout
Once you’ve gathered the materials and have an idea of what you want to create, it’s time to design a plan for the graveyard’s layout. Think about what elements need to be in the graveyard, like paths, trees or other plants, lights, and markers. Visualize how your cemetery will look with all these elements in place.Create an outline of where each element should be placed within the yard so that you know exactly how everything needs to fit together. Draw up a few drafts until you find a layout that looks exactly how you want it.
Place Your Boulders for the Optimal Look
Placement of the boulders is key to creating the look you want. Look at the yard layout, and plan which area or areas are best for the boulders. You can actually dig small trenches to easily place each boulder perfectly in one spot. Before you start placing them, make sure they are firm in the ground and that they won’t shift when weight is applied on top of them. After you have placed all the boulders in your design layout, you should have a gorgeous and unique graveyard that will be sure to turn heads!
Install Lighting to Give Your Boulders Life at Night
Installing outdoor lighting around and between the boulders is a great way to make your graveyard stand out even more at night and will help bring your creation to life. There are many different types of outdoor light fixtures that you can use for this project such as solar spotlights or low-voltage lights depending on how much brightness you want to add. With creative placement of the lighting, you can create an eerie or peaceful atmosphere depending on what you’re trying to achieve.
Incorporate Ornamental Plants and Other Decorations
In addition to the yard boulders, you can also add a variety of ornamental plants and other decorations. For a more natural look, using low-maintenance grasses, ground covers and flowers around your stones can make for an interesting design. You can also arrange it in striking patterns or choose to keep it more minimalist. If you want a spookier graveyard feel, consider adding some fog machines or statues of crypts and ghouls – there’s no limit to how creative you can be! Whatever you decide on though make sure not to overcomplicate the design or it may clutter the yard rather than complimenting it.
