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DIY Gravel Flower Bed

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  • 10-06-2010 11:43am
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    alibabba
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    Hi

    Im looking to convert an area at the back of my house into gravel flower bed, ideally covering it with mypex then gravel/pebbles.
    Its about 6m x 25 m.

    I need to border the area with something to keep the mypex down and the pebbles from moving around. I was thinking of using Railway sleepers for this. Do you think the sleepers will work for this job functionally & price wise or can anyone recommend another method?

    Also , with that area, where can I pick up mypex at a good price, I am sure going into a DIY store I will pay well for it ?

    Any feedback is extremely grateful


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    Raytown Rocks
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    Hey Alibabba

    Now I am no DIY expert, but could you use decking boards and make up a border to keep the stones in. If you alreday have a decked area in the garden it may keep everything uniform.

    Just an idea

    Chef


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    alibabba
    Registered Users Posts: 1,240 ✭✭✭alibabba


    chef wrote: »
    Hey Alibabba

    Now I am no DIY expert, but could you use decking boards and make up a border to keep the stones in. If you alreday have a decked area in the garden it may keep everything uniform.

    Just an idea

    Chef

    Ya, i have a deck down alright. And I rang the timber supplier where I got the decking timber from about this. He said it would rot allot quicker than sleepers.


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    looksee
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    I have an area like that (its an excellent situation for plants, they love it) but I do not have any edging other than the paving on two sides, and a strip of timber on the other sides that separates the grass from the gravel. It is no higher than the top of the gravel. It has been there for about 3 or 4 years now and the gravel does not seem to move at all.


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    Raytown Rocks
    Registered Users Posts: 814 ✭✭✭Raytown Rocks


    alibabba wrote: »
    Ya, i have a deck down alright. And I rang the timber supplier where I got the decking timber from about this. He said it would rot allot quicker than sleepers.

    Surely if its all treated, ( frame and decking ) it should last.
    Although a sleeper being bigger and treated would last longer all right.
    Anyways was just a suggestion, hope it all works out for ya.


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    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    alibabba wrote: »
    Hi

    Im looking to convert an area at the back of my house into gravel flower bed, ideally covering it with mypex then gravel/pebbles.
    Its about 6m x 25 m.

    I need to border the area with something to keep the mypex down and the pebbles from moving around. I was thinking of using Railway sleepers for this. Do you think the sleepers will work for this job functionally & price wise or can anyone recommend another method?

    Also , with that area, where can I pick up mypex at a good price, I am sure going into a DIY store I will pay well for it ?

    Any feedback is extremely grateful

    You can buy nylon pegs specifically for securing the Mypex in position directly in the ground, much neater, quicker and more economical than using boards/sleepers. Tip: turn the Mypex over on the edge, ie double it up before securing with the pegs.

    Where are you located? Mypex is usually available form good nurseries/landscape suppliers. I doubt you would find it in a gardening center/DIY outlet?


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