Does anyone know where I can buy largish quantities of slate chips. My
front
garden is on a slope and we get lots of ash saplings trying to take over.
I'm thinking of planting some shrubs through anti weed matting, covering
the
matting with slate chips and holding those back with junior sleepers. The
rest will be lawned so I can chop the heads off any ash saplings!

All advice / comments welcomed as I'm very much a beginner.

Thanks,

Sue

You will find them at garden centres, but this will probably be quite an
expensive way to buy them. Try your local Quarry/sand&gravel suppliers and
ask for price per tonne. If they don't sell it, they probably will know
who
does. Also try demolition contractors.

Steve


Thanks, the high cost of buying bags from the garden centre was my reason
for asking.
I haven't found any suppliers locally and hadn't thought of demolition
contractors even
though my brother is one! Strangely they bought bags for their garden.
Still, he keeps
me well supplied with chimney pots, ridge tiles etc. so I can't complain.

Sue