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I don't like gravel. That's it.

  • noisy
  • scatters all over the neighborhood.
  • hard to walk on
  • dogs and cats crap in it
  • kids chuck it around and put it in their mouth.
  • doesn't even look good.
  • difficult and heavy to remove once you have come to terms will all of the above.

Gravel advocates... explain your case for gravelling your garden/drive.

Gravel sceptics, feel free to share your distaste.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

I don't have gravel, but I'm considering using some round the back of the house in a few places, whenever we get round to doing up the "garden".

  • Opportunist/casual burglars and thieves tend not to cross it because it's noisy, "Crunch, crunch, let's rob next door instead".
  • If you have weed-proof membrane under it, it's low maintenance.
  • You can plant things deliberately through it, which get water and grow happily, whilst being defended from weeds.
  • As long as you have a way of transporting the bags, it's petty easy to install by an amateur.
  • Allows soak-away of rain/flood water.
  • Durable and cheap to repair - no cracking from tree roots/weather, repair by pouring more stones in.
  • Doesn't become slippy/slimey/muddy with rain or flood.
  • Turns wheelie-bin day into an exciting all-terrain rally adventure :)

All the things you say are totally true though, it's just sometimes a case of weighing things up in your specific circumstances.