How would I keep a crushed rock path clean?
by Peggy Cox
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I would like to make a crushed rock path in front of my flower beds, but I am worried about how I will remove leaves and grass clippings. Can anyone offer advice?
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Leaf blower once a week
Hello Peggy removing leaves and grass clippings would be less of a maintenance problem —easily treated with a leaf blower.
Please consider —if weeds will invade your gravel or stone. We had a 200 foot pea gravel driveway and it was a nightmare to maintain it to be weed free. While the pea gravel looked great and add a country charm we couldn’t wait to get rid of it. It needed to be treated with round up or flame weeded on a very routine basis. Is this something that could cause you extra aggravation or unwanted chore? Just something to think about.
You can use a leaf blower to remove debris when required
That's beautiful, and the perfect solution. Any advice on getting the blocks level and low enough the mower can go over them?
When we get storms with high winds, every kind of weed seed blows into our yard. It is a constant battle to fight weeds.
Another thing to be considered is how wooded is the area where you live. We have 70' trees everywhere! Here in Atlanta, we love our trees, but we also have tons of leaves to deal with, which brings tons of problems! There have been times when the interstate is almost closed down in heavy rains because the drains get clogged with leaves! That kind of leaf abundance is not blown away with a "soft blower!"
It is terrifying to see highway workers out in storm with pressure hoses trying to open up drains on the interstate!