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2nd hand electric leaf blower from FBM/eBay will be the cheapest solution.
There was some chat about self binding gravel in the architecture thread recently. It'll be easier to sweep. But Idk if it's the right look.
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planters of some kind
You can buy these premium fake lead fibreglass ones. They're really good as they're light for the initial setup, not crazy money and very durable/frost proof. My mum as ones that must be at least 5yrs old and still look like lead.
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inability to sweep it clean.
Bastard neighbour behaviour is to hoover it twice a year with a garden vac.
It won't pick up stones just the leaves and organic shite.
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Another one. Currently we have slate covering the front garden. It gets loads of leaves/bits on it from a tree in the street. Also falls on the path. I'm fixing the path bit with Everedge edging, but are there any better, possibly more compact aggregates that would pack down better and be easy to keep looking clean?
My partner isn't a fan of the slate, but I think mainly not a fan of the inability to sweep it clean. I want something that drains well so def not paved. Having seen that a ton of gravel is not too expensive, I'm willing to change it, but not if it's just as bad/better.
Pic attached. Plan is to move the bins to in front of the bike shed, add large paving slabs as a path to the bins and bike shed and put planters of some kind, maybe corten where the bins currently are.
Edit, very much trying to do this on the cheap and there is a distinct slope from the bike shed to the path that I don't want to have to level.
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