White Dolomite as a decorative aggregate?
NickC wrote:
I am about to give my front garden a "make-over" and I intend to have a
low maintenance area with a white gravel and a few interesting plants.
I have seen white dolomite available, and it would give the effect I am
looking for, but would it affect the pH of the ground and cause a
problem getting suitable plants?
Are there any other white aggregates I could use that are more inert?
Thanks,
Nick.
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NickC
Dolomite is a rather inert form of limestone, and would require quite a
bit of acidic rain to leech. Marble is even more inert.Granite &
Quartzite (white metamorphic sandstone) are as inert as they go.
That being said, I have a marble chip pathway through a native woodland
plant garden & I am always picking voluteers from among the pebbles.
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