How to use aggregates in your back garden
*This is a collaborative post.
You might think that aggregates are just rocks but don’t let that stop you from using them in your back garden, patio or garden path. You might think that rocks are not glamourous or exciting, but they can often add to the aesthetics of a garden with the right use.
What are aggregates?
To clearly explain what are aggregates I spoke to Mainland Aggregates. Mainland Aggregates stock aggregates and a variety of other landscape products as well as specialist sports and leisure surfaces, including equestrian silica sand and more. There are three main types of aggregates: decorative aggregates, quarried aggregates and recycled aggregates. The ones I use the most are decorative aggregates which I use around my patio, garden and driveway.
What are decorative aggregates?
“Decorative aggregates are small rocks, such as gravel, chippings, cobbles and pebbles, that are used for landscape projects. These affordable decorative elements are ideal to decorate outdoor spaces of both residential properties and commercial properties.” Explains DIY Daddy Blog. You might have seen aggregates around the edges of gardens, footpaths, driveways or even surrounding water features. Homes and Gardens comments that landscaping with rocks will add character and interest to your back garden design. “Landscaping ideas with rocks are a creative way to add depth and dimension to the yard. The beautifully weathered appearance of rocks helps to forge a connection between a manmade landscape and the natural world, as well as adding year-round structure to your design.”
How to use aggregates
- Garden paths
- Footpaths
- Patios
- Water features
- Garden borders
- Driveways
Different types of aggregates will be better suited for certain applications. Whilst smaller aggregates, such as slate chippings are best suited for driveways, larger aggregates, such as gabion stones are designed to fill gabion baskets. Rice Cakes and Raisins has recently shared how garden fences can be created with gabion baskets. “To create gabion fences, gabion baskets are filled with a variety of gabion stones and stacked on top of each other.”
Have you used aggregates in your garden design?
