Design and construction notes for a small patio garden
Tag Archives: crushed rock
Urbanite: Using old concrete for new construction
Using urbanite paving with crushed rock creates a pervious walkable surface.
Stabilizing and firming gravel paths
We install new gravel paths, reinforced with a cellular containment grid to keep them firm and allow us to wheel things over them relatively easily.
Gravel Paving II
With the garden tour happening the next day, we decided that the paths should have some kind of relatively level walking surface. So, instead of relaxing and letting our muscles recover from the previous work, we moved two yards of road base, tamped it down and wet it to reduce dust. The road base shouldContinue reading “Gravel Paving II”