How Do You Create A Gravel Garden?
Sometimes a gardener or landscaper is presented with a large area of sparse landscape. Gravel is an inexpensive and flexible alternative to paving or a lawn, although it is not suitable for a patio.Gravel blends beautifully with plants, needs little maintenance, and can be used in both formal and informal designs. It is also a useful ‘filler’ material to use among other hard surfaces, or in irregularly shaped areas where paving will not easily fit and a lawn would be difficult to mow. Just follow a few guidelines and you can install your own gravel garden. Explore options and select the gravel for the garden. Gravel comes in many different shapes, sizes and colors. Some types are angular, others rounded, some are white and others assorted shades of green or red. The gravels available will depend on where you live, and which ones can be transported economically from further away. Ask to see the gravel wet. All of them will look different in sun or shade, when wet or dry. The subtle chan
