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Maintaining A Gravel Landscape
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Joy Us garden
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After a few years, it was time to replenish the gravel landscaping in my front yard.
After a few years, it was time to replenish the gravel landscaping in my front yard.
Gravel landscaping is easy maintenance but it definitely requiring a little attention every now and then. The fallen leaves and blossoms don’t bother me too much, but after my Jacaranda does its yearly post-flowering dump, I do sweep up all the debris. The dirt was showing through in some spots so it was time for a little topping off. And that’s basically all I do to maintain my gravel ground cover.
I love all the various rock materials but the plantings on 3 sides really soften the hardscaping.
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In this video, see what we did to give the gravel landscaping a facelift.
Here’s where the rock borders the driveway. 1/4″ California Gold covers most of the yard & I used 3/4″ in the small strip in between.
On the side that borders the street, I did raised beds. Yes, more plants!
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Published August 19th, 2015 2:18 PM
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Gina Sur on May 13, 2017
Thank you, Nell! We ripped out our grass lawn almost two years ago (because of the drought) and still haven't done anything with it. I didn't want artificial grass or bark. I really like the gravel! The concern I have is that my yard isn't flat. I'm wondering if the gravel will work. Gina
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