Kota Blue Limestone Patio Ideas

February 26, 2016

People often assume that a good-looking patio has to be expensive. Not so. We show you some great limestone patio ideas using value-for-money Kota Blue.

Kota Blue limestone imparts a cool feel and draws in light to this sun-dappled patio by Steve Hooper Landscapes.

Designer favourite

You may remember that designer Rae Wilkinson used Kota Blue in her Living Landscapes' HUG garden at Hampton Court Flower Show 2015, awarded Silver Gilt. She's one of many garden designers to love the riven blue limestone paving for its naturally flat surface. This, with its even colouring and sawn edges make it a stylish paving that looks good in more traditional settings too. Rae paired it with blue and silver planting. Its gentle blue tones complement a calming colour palette, but it's equally worth considering if you want a foil to hot and zingy borders. Take a look at Rae's Silver Gilt-award winning garden.

Using a narrow format for the paving slabs gives this Kota Blue limestone patio by J and S Scapes a modern feel that complements the furniture and rectilinear styling.

Blue and White

Crisp sawn edges complement the even split of Kota Blue slabs and help give this patio by J & S Scapes a modern feel to complement the furniture and straight lines of the simple bench.

Rymill Construction chose gold-coloured jointing to add a luxurious complement to the bespoke cut Kota Blue limestone circle with granite setts

Circles and squares

A paving circle creates a focal point for the outdoor dining table in this patio by Rymill Construction, where an inner ring of small, toning granite setts highlights the bespoke curved slabs and adds transitional detailing between curves and squares.

Kota Blue Limestone with buff grouting makes a complementary foundation to this collection of planted pots on this patio by Steve Hooper Landscapes.

Cool and shady

Stephen Hooper Landscapes chose the blue limestone to create a cool feel to a patio that draws plenty of dappled sunshine. Using buff-coloured jointing makes it a complement to the surrounding materials and planters.

Nic Howard Garden Design chose project pack sizing for this traditional-looking Kota Blue limestone patio

Project Pack Perfection

Project packs are an ideal choice for more traditional settings, where the mix of slab sizes makes a more relaxed aesthetic. In this design by Nic Howard, the Kota Blue tones with the colour scheme of the house while looking totally at home with the old brick wall.

Kota Blue: Value-for-money patio paving

For such stylish paving, it's a very cost-effective choice. Limestones have, at times, received a bad press because softer varieties can suffer in the acid rain that falls in the UK. We supply Kota Blue because it makes the grade as being hard-wearing and durable. See our Kota Blue Paving FAQs for more answers to your questions about this blue limestone paving, . Large patio? We offer tips for paving a large area. Or do you find Kota just a little too blue? Check out our grey limestone patio options. Post updated: June 2023