Making the right choice

Make the right choice Make the right choice

With a large range of decorative aggregates, it is important you choose the right one. Style and project type are key to the material choice.

Style - Deciding on a look is crucial to product selection. We show both modern and traditional garden creation ideas throughout the brochure.

Modern - White, blues and greys really work well in contemporary designs as most of these colours will be in the surrounding materials such as paving, pots, features or fence paints.

Traditional - Creams, yellows, beiges and browns tend to be more suited to a traditional or wildlife garden.

Hard angular 14-20mm chippings are recommended. Granite, flint, basalt or quartz are ideal.

Angular stone knits together while rounded materials easily displace. Less than 14mm is likely to get stuck in tyres, greater than 20mm will increase tyre wear.

Darker tones will not discolour as quickly.

Pathways

Angular 10-20mm gravels are suggested. Size can be as little as 10mm before it starts to get caught in shoe treads, while larger than 20mm will be more difficult to walk over.

Materials similar to those used for driveways are best, however marbles and dolomites are also suitable.

Consider stabilising grids on slopes greater than 1:20.

Water Features & Ponds

Any shape of material can be used depending on the required look.

Rounded products reduce the risk of puncturing pond liners. Many stones look more vivid when wet.

If your pond includes fish avoid all types of marble, dolomites and limestones.

Raised Beds & Borders

With no traffic all products can be used. However, you should consider scale and the sun.

The best beds and borders often use a combination of aggregates, pebbles, cobbles and boulders.