Raj Green Sandstone

Partly. Raj Green is a blend rather than a green stone: expect greens running through buff, brown, grey and the occasional rust or plum, with the green strongest on some slabs and barely present on others. Laid as a whole patio it reads as a warm, earthy surface with a green cast rather than anything vivid. Wet, the greens come forward strongly; dry, they settle back. It is the most colourful of our sandstone ranges. 

In practice, yes. Raj Blend, Raj Green and Raj Multi are names the trade uses loosely for the same Indian sandstone, with suppliers choosing whichever best describes the batch in front of them. We sell ours as Raj Green. Because the names are interchangeable, two slabs sold under the same name can differ, which is why we always advise ordering your full quantity in one go rather than topping up later from another batch. 

Slightly, but not by much. Our Raj Green mixed packs are from £27.55 per m², against £25.50 for Kandla Grey and from £24.98 for Autumn Brown. The Raj Green Value range brings it down to around £22.43 per m². Single sizes run from £22.96 to roughly £28.53 per m². The circle kit is priced separately. 

Order around 22m² to allow roughly 10% for cuts and breakages. Mixed packs come in 5m², 10m², 15m² and 18m², so an 18m² pack plus a 5m² pack gives 23m² at £27.55 per m², around £634, or £516 in the Value range at £22.43. If you are fitting a circle into the patio, deduct its 6.4m² from the slab quantity but keep the waste allowance, as squaring off around a curve creates more cutting than a straight edge.

It mellows rather than fades. The greens soften slightly and the whole surface settles to a warmer, more traditional tone over the first few years, which most people prefer to the colour straight out of the pack. It happens evenly across the patio rather than in patches. A good clean restores more colour than people expect, and a matt sealer holds the tones closer to new. Sandstone keeps its colour far better than black limestone does.  

Yes, in the same stone. Our Raj Green wall coping comes with hand dressed edges or two-side bullnosed, both at around £15.00 each, so a raised bed or garden wall can be finished to match the paving. The bullnosed profile gives a softer, rounded front edge and the hand dressed a more rustic one. Order copings alongside the paving so they come from the same batch, as natural stone varies. 

Our Joint-It Simple comes in Dark Grey, Neutral and Grey, and Neutral is the one we would choose for Raj Green. Its buff tone picks up the browns and warmer greens in the blend and disappears into the patio, where a grey joint can look cold against them. Dark Grey is an option if you want the slabs framed and the pattern emphasised. All three are around £57 per 20kg tub, covering 12 to 15m².