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Old 26-10-2008, 02:46 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 26/10/08 14:09, in article
, "Rusty Hinge 2"
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It want to put down ground cover in front garden. The garden is about 8m
x 7m.


I'd really like to put down marble or granite aggregate, but at about
£6.00 per 5Kg I think the cost would be too much for me at the moment.


I guess then the only financially viable option is to use chipped bark.
One bag of chipped bark covers about 2.5 square metres. So, since I need
to cover about 56 square meters I'd need about 22 bags. Gosh, at £5.28 a
bag it's going to cost me £116.16. That's still a lot of money.


I don't suppose there is a cheaper alternative than chipped bark?


Do I need to lay down a plastic sheet to put ground cover on? TIA.


Creeping Jenny, wild strawberries, can't unforget its name, but a
spreading low-frowing thug with varigated deadnettle-like leaves,


Lamium?


bugle,
certain junipers, oh, the list is (almost) endless.



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