Gravel and Grass !

[Mr Grinch]

Hi All,

Is gravel and grass a good combination ? Would a gravel path work winding through a large lawned area ??

Mr G

[Deleted]

Hmmm, not sure. Might be tricky to cut the grass and to keep the gravel where you want it. Especially if you have little monsters! ;D

[Rosefriend]

No I wouldn't be too happy about it either Mr G. We have a large gravelled area and we have bordered it off with stones.

I don't think that your lawn mower would take all that amount of bashing if it had to mow up gravel on a regular basis either.

A gravel path winding up between flower beds though - I think that would look lovely, or even a small gravel area to break up a large bed and make it easier to maintain.

RF

[Mr Grinch]

mmm its what i thought !
At the moment i have a stepping stone type path running to the back of garden where my patio is. Its a bit of a pain as you have to constantly look down when your walking as the surrounding ground is so wet in winter ! I thought about linking each flag up with gravel so it made a continuous path but i too worried about the mess it would make when cutting the grass !
What about concrete ?? I looking for a cost effective option !

Mr G

[oldmoleskins]

by the time you've dropped the level by removing the turf and maybe a little more, you can edge the grass with 3x1 or 4x1 tanalised boarding, put 2 or 3 of inches of gravel in and still be just below the grass...

I've got this arrangement and find I can run the mower with two wheels down on the gravel to get a low cut over the board edge with no gravel/mower worries.

What I would say though is that you have to choose between a clean, weed-free/wormcast-free path (gravel over ground cover matting) which never feels right to me underfoot, and weedy/wormy gravel that needs constant attention through the growing season...

btw, 3x1 bends easily for a 'meander'.

OM.

[Mr Grinch]

Thanks oldmoleskins !

Im a bit of a tidy freak in the garden so gravel is not sounding the best option ! Would grass cutting sit in the gravel ? I think so !

Mr G

[Barbara]

why not put more stepping stones in
barbara

[Cheerypeabrain]

OR...you could lay a brick edge with old bricks (well you MIGHT have some!) I'd cut the path area out of the lawn, make sure that it's at least a brick depth, line with membrane and put a layer of sand on top, then lay the brick edging, with stepping stones spaced out as you want them and add the gravel, as long as the gravel level is lower than the brick tops you should be OK...IMO....but then...I know nothing .... ;D

[Jonah]

Hi Mr Grinch
When we lived in or old flat we made a path from the budget range of slabs at Wickes [Hamilton I think it's called], in fact we will probably use them here! They come in 3 sizes, we did a random width path and small patio, maybe you could use something like that, incorporating your slabs in the pattern. The big ones were very heavy though, but more economical if you use more of them than the small ones!