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Creating a low maintenance yet attractive garden is easy with decorative aggregates, creating less need for time consuming garden maintenance and more time to relax in. Using garden gravel to decorate your pathways, driveways or other outdoor areas can offset many other aspects of your garden or other outdoor area with natural materials such as crushed stone, slate chippings or marble.
There are numerous advantages to using garden gravel and other decorative aggregates in your outdoor space. Slate chippings and other forms of gravel have a timeless quality about them which can make them the ideal long-term decorative addition to any outdoor space, as it does not date easily and will not have to be replaced.
Using decorative stone and chippings can be used in garden landscaping to provide a garden with an individual look, as it is available in a wide variety of different colours and materials ranging from red to blue. Natural garden gravel can dramatically alter the appearance of a garden from the ordinary to the extraordinary, with very little work involved. Garden gravel and decorative aggregates require very little upkeep, thus saving you a great deal of money and time spent mowing grass and weeding.
Decorative stone and chippings such as slate chippings are also very useful in areas such as a gravel driveway. A gravel driveway does not necessarily have to mean the kind of grand affair seen only on the path towards stately homes. They are suitable for any gravel driveway, no matter how small (As a minor but nonetheless important side note, decorative aggregates make a very satisfying crunching sound when you drive over them.)
Patio areas also make the ideal place for decorative stone and chippings too, so take this into account when planning your garden landscaping. They are much easier to maintain than tiling or even wooden decking. Slate chipping also comes in a range of colours which can be combined to make your patio a highly attractive feature in your garden. Garden gravel also has a multitude of purposes when for flower or plant bedding, and not all of them are purely decorative; they also serve to bind the soil together, they reduce soil erosion caused by heavy rain and they help the soil underneath to maintain moisture levels, creating an ideal environment for plants and flowers and an excellent form of drainage.
When you are planning your garden landscaping, consider the size of your lawn. If it is particularly substantial, then decorative aggregates can be useful in helping to reduce the amount of time and money spent on maintaining the grass. Small areas or winding paths across the lawn help to add interest to the conventional expanse of green and can also be used to surround plants or pond areas, as well as other water features.
With such a broad spectrum of colours and materials, you can allow your imagination to run riot when deciding how you want your garden to look, and decorative aggregates can provide an excellent solution for your garden landscaping needs.
