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Posted by on July 22, 2008, 11:29 pm
I removed some old, dirty river rock from the landscaping trenches
around my house, and would like to replace it with something else.
There are some bushes every few feet. I'm undecided between some type
of wood chips, or an some type of rock. My house color is tan.
My main concern is that rock gets so dirty and unsightly over time. I
figure with woodchips, I can add new chips in the spring to renew the
look.
Any advice on what to consider? What is easy to clean out (twigs,
leaves, etc)? What is the least maintenance? Other alternatives?
Thanks!
Kurt
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Posted by Steve Barker DLT on July 22, 2008, 11:35 pm
Least maintenance? Concrete with holes for the bushes to grow through.
Asphalt if you prefer black.
steve
>I removed some old, dirty river rock from the landscaping trenches
> around my house, and would like to replace it with something else.
> There are some bushes every few feet. I'm undecided between some type
> of wood chips, or an some type of rock. My house color is tan.
>
> My main concern is that rock gets so dirty and unsightly over time. I
> figure with woodchips, I can add new chips in the spring to renew the
> look.
>
> Any advice on what to consider? What is easy to clean out (twigs,
> leaves, etc)? What is the least maintenance? Other alternatives?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kurt
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Posted by SteveB on July 22, 2008, 11:36 pm
airkings@gmail.com wrote:
> I removed some old, dirty river rock from the landscaping trenches
> around my house, and would like to replace it with something else.
> There are some bushes every few feet. I'm undecided between some type
> of wood chips, or an some type of rock. My house color is tan.
>
> My main concern is that rock gets so dirty and unsightly over time. I
> figure with woodchips, I can add new chips in the spring to renew the
> look.
>
> Any advice on what to consider? What is easy to clean out (twigs,
> leaves, etc)? What is the least maintenance? Other alternatives?
You are on the right track.
Stone looks nice as long as you keep it cleaned. You'll have to
regularly remove leaves, then every few years remove the rock to
replace the landscape fabric underneath. You do have the landscape
fabric, don't you?
Use mulch instead of woodchips. The chips tend to wash away. Heck, even
a strong wind will scatter them. I like the finely chopped mulch,
myself. It looks nice and breaks down more evenly.
--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX
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Posted by on July 23, 2008, 6:36 am
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:36:17 +0000 (UTC), "SteveB"
>airkings@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> I removed some old, dirty river rock from the landscaping trenches
>> around my house, and would like to replace it with something else.
>> There are some bushes every few feet. I'm undecided between some type
>> of wood chips, or an some type of rock. My house color is tan.
>>
>> My main concern is that rock gets so dirty and unsightly over time. I
>> figure with woodchips, I can add new chips in the spring to renew the
>> look.
>>
>> Any advice on what to consider? What is easy to clean out (twigs,
>> leaves, etc)? What is the least maintenance? Other alternatives?
>
>You are on the right track.
>
>Stone looks nice as long as you keep it cleaned. You'll have to
>regularly remove leaves, then every few years remove the rock to
>replace the landscape fabric underneath. You do have the landscape
>fabric, don't you?
>
>Use mulch instead of woodchips. The chips tend to wash away. Heck, even
>a strong wind will scatter them. I like the finely chopped mulch,
>myself. It looks nice and breaks down more evenly.
If you want to go one better with the mulch idea, use cypress. It's very fibrous
and stringy, so it becomes a woven mat that really keeps out weeds, is bug
resistant, and lasts a long time. It's a little more expensive than cedar or
other chips, but covers better and lasts longer. It also stays where you put it.
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Posted by willshak on July 22, 2008, 11:57 pm
on 7/22/2008 11:29 PM airkings@gmail.com said the following:
> I removed some old, dirty river rock from the landscaping trenches
> around my house, and would like to replace it with something else.
> There are some bushes every few feet. I'm undecided between some type
> of wood chips, or an some type of rock. My house color is tan.
>
> My main concern is that rock gets so dirty and unsightly over time. I
> figure with woodchips, I can add new chips in the spring to renew the
> look.
>
> Any advice on what to consider? What is easy to clean out (twigs,
> leaves, etc)? What is the least maintenance? Other alternatives?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kurt
>
There's a third alternative. The processed rubber chips that are made
from old tires. About twice the price of the wood mulch, but less likely
to blow away or wash away like the wood chips. They stay cleaner than
stones.
If you don't have a lot of area to cover, it is sold in bags in the
garden section of the big box stores, or some other garden centers.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
in the original Orange County
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