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Before & After
Nicky Nicky
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After shifting 1 tonne of gravel and waiting a few weeks I just wanted to share my new and improved patch of the garden.
Hopefully you all can tell which is the before and which is the after. Only problem now is figuring out how to keep the gravel clean of the damn leaves that keep falling on it. Any ideas anyone? 
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Well done, it's a real improvement!
Wow! What an improvement! Excellent work.. it looks so inviting, I want to go explore where the path leads.
I use a small child's leaf rake for my random leaves. Nice and narrow, and as it's so cheap and has a plastic handle I've taken to leaving it outside against a wall for whenever I'm walking by and see something needs tending.
Great job Nicky
I know what you mean about leaves- but it's also very satisfying when you clear them all away
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I love having 'before' photos to check with afterwards. Your path is so smart now, Nicky, bet you are very proud of yourself. I also have this leaf problem, can't rake them off, can't hoover or blow them off, just end up with a dirty looking path for next year.
Hope you have better luck.
I did try putting a sock over the hoover and turn it to low setting and that worked to some degree from there it would only pick up the leaves. But it was a long and slow process.
Hey, Blue Onion, I'll try that child's rake trick. Thanks for the idea.
Well done, what a transformation! Love the new look.
I'm sure that took hours and hours (and days) but it was worth the effort. Lovely
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It looks beautiful. congratulations on all of your hard work