Would you like a material for a garden path?

Suggested materials: Decorative stone gravel,Cobbles and pebbles, Ground effects, Slate

Decorative Gravel

  • Security feature, hear the trespassers
  • Allows drainage in wet areas
  • Surpress weeds
  • Adds texture and detail to landscaped areas

Ground Effects- Wood Chip, great for golf, parks, schools and homes for

  • Surpress  weeds
  • Prevents damage to grass in areas of high traffic.
  • Environmentally friendly, low carbon footprint
  • Adds visual detail and colour, texture interest to garden areas
  • Stable base for Wheel chairs, golf buggies and prams

How to lay

  1. We advise the use of a permeable membrane,ask us for a price, this allows drainage but minimises weed growth.
  2. Lay membrane over soil and overlap the edges
  3. Pour gravel /wood effects on top to a depth of aprox 50mm and rake to level out
  4. Stand back and enjoy.
 

Suggested material for your driveways and large paths

Decorative stone gravel / aggregate 20mm , please call us for advice on gravel, crush run requirements for drive ways.

Creating or edging pathways and borders
Slate mulch, gravel,14mm

Reducing weeds and slugs
Slate mulch ,gravel 14mm

Dont forget new planning regulations mean you may need planning for a concrete/tarmac driveway, patio area, save on planning application fees and beware of the environmental benefits and lay gravel on your driveways


 

 Suggested material for your Patio areas

All Decorative Gravel 14, 20mm

Ground Effects, woodchip various colours, provides a stable path for wheel chairs and prams

Also have you considered gravel, or woodeffects to dressing the tops of pots and containers; this has the advantage of reducing the pots drying out in the  summer and reduces weeding.


- Decorative stone gravel / aggregate 6-10mm
- Cobbles and pebbles

 Building rockeries
- Rockery stone

 Enhance water feaures
- Cobbles and pebbles
- Rockery stone

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 How much do you need?

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41.51.72.22.52.93.23.6
51.92.32.73.23.64.14.5
62.22.73.23.64.34.95.4
72.53.23.84.45.05.76.3
82.93.64.35.05.86.57.2
93.23.84.95.76.57.38.1
103.64.55.46.37.28.19.0

Example: 8metre path by 4 metres would need 2.9 tonne. based on 50mm depth of gravel
 
 Advice and further ideas for gravel uses 

 This site has a wealth of advice about garden design,  the new planning regulations from October,1, 2008

and advice on laying the gravel.

 
   

10mm and 6mm gravel(paving expert)