This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
Pebble boarder despair.
Greentankgurl
Posts: 2
Hi all,
I recently purchased my own house and got a lovely garden in the process.
My soil type is very clay and the lawn is like a bog. But this doesn't bother me.
What bother's me is these pebbles boarders the previous owner has put in.
I always wanted a garden with lots of flowers that attracted bee's and butterflies and small veg patch. I started to remove the pebbles but i got about 2ft deep and there was still a ton of these damn pebbles.
My dad suggested raised beds which the idea is great but surely i would still need to remove these pebbles so the roots can actually grow?
Any advice to on what to do next would be a big help as ive never had a garden before. xD
Thanks.
0
Posts
How big are these pebbles?
Can you post us a picture of the pebbles and the border?
To post a pic you need to click on the green tree icon on the toolbar at the top of where you type your post, and then follow the instructions.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I wondered that too
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi they are various sizes. ranging from 5p size to 50p sizes. If its meant to be drainage it's not going a great job. There is a noticeable dip in the lawn which we are planing on fixing.
e
Putting that depth of pebbles in does seem like a very extreme thing to do, and was almost certainly done for a reason, and damp, from what you say about the lawn, seems a likely contender. It is likely that whatever problem the previous occupant had will come back if you replace your pebbles with soil. Why not ask your new neighbours about it? They will probably know the 'lie of the land'. If there is excess water in the area, maybe plant a willow cos they suck water up like sponges, although careful with the size - they get big, so maybe a small habit one?
That looks to me as if it's intended as an edging to prevent damage to the fencing from damp soil - there's no gravel board at the bottom of the fence - and as John Mcleod says, to act as drainage channels.
They're not wide enough to use as flower beds anyway.
If you want flower beds then I would create them inside the lawn area. The gravel area will enable you to paint your fence easily without walking on your plants and will be very useful.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree, leave those pebbles where they are.
Raised beds could be an answer if you're still boggy now the winter's over, but not there up against the fence
In the sticks near Peterborough