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What kind of ground cover?

esw23esw23 Posts: 2
in Garden design
I would like to put some gravel/slates/pebbles or other ground cover in the area that has been dug out (in the picture). Originally I wanted bark but we do get few cats in the area so I gave up on that idea and I am now thinking something stone based. I would love to hear some ideas what might be the best option for us - we have small-ish kids so possibly small gravel isn't best as that would be spread all over the grass; the planters are (will be) used for vegetables so need to walk on it too so not purely decorative. 
Many thanks for advice!

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  • esw23esw23 Posts: 2

  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    I have a patch in my front which hasn't been planted up, and it had bark there.  Whenever I entered my house, I would always get a whiff of something nasty, and could never figure it out (not knowing anything about cats).  After doing some 'gardening' there and removing the bark to rearrange a few plants, the smell went, and I concluded it must have been cat urine - they urinated on the bark chips, and the bark soaked it up and it stank :(

    So unless you get some cat deterrent, I would think about the bark carefully! This is just my experience.  Its just soil there at the moment (while I try to figure out how to lay low maintenance ground cover) but I will definitely be planting the area up.

    I have read somewhere that cats use gravel as well as their toilet!
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    My choice would be slate. Plenty of onlibe suppliers who will deliver bulk bags or bagged but it loojs quite a large area so could you turf some?
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