You truely don't know what you have. I have spent the last 5 years doing dry stack walls with the same stuff. It is incredable. Start with the smallest 1st. then gradually go up in size, with the top stone covering the the lower two. work in really small ones in the gaps to help block some holes that soil can exscape from. I have terraced my 3/4 acre lot with these, and had to go find a few more to finish the projects. I also have 24" high round free standing bed for flowers (8 ft diameter). You can free form any size and shape beds you want. I also inter mix really large stones periodically to change the dynamics of the the bed, and then peice together the smaller stones around and up over the larger rock. once you figure it out, you will be hooked. Have some fun.

I strongly recommend painting the stones if you don't like the pinks, it would create a big impact.. You have to use a water pressure washer adding some vinegar to clean and remove the grease, let dry for 24hrs, You will need an exterior acrylic primer & sealer for the first coat and 1 or 2 coats of exterior paint in the dark rich greige for the stones and much lighter for the walls creating a nice contrast with the roof. You should go to your local paint store for the perfect primer and paint to use for durability in your climat.

yes, like Katie mentioned, Romabio. Classico. they have different shades of white and beige you could use. you could even mix the colors. it's all natural. same type of stone and it was done on this fireplace. in the white. looks really good. you'd make sure you got the mortar joints to lighten those up along w/the rock. All of the stone and brick were done in the same white romabio color, and light gray for an accent. super easy Only takes 1-2 coats. AND< if you don't like it, it washes off within the first 72 hours would look something like this I'd prob lime wash the stone in a nice white, do a nice white stucco, and then do the fascia in trim in a contrasting color like Iron Ore or Peppercorn. Then I'd do the garage door in a medium gray or the dark Iron ore shade. You'd end up w/something like this: (minus the spiders) want the grays? try these: I love this color palette. Do the white or cream, and bring in the Iron Ore for all of the trim and garage door. try and add some cedar or redwood somewhere If you don't want the white, you can get the Romabio masonry paint and have it tinted to any color. Then you could do this warm gray palette and use the rust color for the door

Squeegee + a microfiber towel to sop up any leftover standing puddles. The goal isn't to get it all bone dry, just absorb enough extra so the tile and grout can dry quickly on its own. Also keep the shower door open and run the exhaust fan for awhile.