I don't like gravel. That's it.

  • noisy
  • scatters all over the neighborhood.
  • hard to walk on
  • dogs and cats crap in it
  • kids chuck it around and put it in their mouth.
  • doesn't even look good.
  • difficult and heavy to remove once you have come to terms will all of the above.

Gravel advocates... explain your case for gravelling your garden/drive.

Gravel sceptics, feel free to share your distaste.

  • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago

    I don't have gravel, but I'm considering using some round the back of the house in a few places, whenever we get round to doing up the "garden".

    • Opportunist/casual burglars and thieves tend not to cross it because it's noisy, "Crunch, crunch, let's rob next door instead".
    • If you have weed-proof membrane under it, it's low maintenance.
    • You can plant things deliberately through it, which get water and grow happily, whilst being defended from weeds.
    • As long as you have a way of transporting the bags, it's petty easy to install by an amateur.
    • Allows soak-away of rain/flood water.
    • Durable and cheap to repair - no cracking from tree roots/weather, repair by pouring more stones in.
    • Doesn't become slippy/slimey/muddy with rain or flood.
    • Turns wheelie-bin day into an exciting all-terrain rally adventure :)

    All the things you say are totally true though, it's just sometimes a case of weighing things up in your specific circumstances.

  • florge@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago
    • Sounds nice when you drive over it
    • Hobbit deterrent
    • Makes it easy to perform power slides when you're bored on the long drive up to the manor
  • solarvector@lemmy.zip
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    9 months ago
    • It can be cheaply re-graded
    • Helps control erosion while allowing water penetration
    • Isn't mud
    • Less dusty than dirt when dry
    • Doesn't have oil and tar runoff
    • Better traction in snow and ice
    • Is the basis for concrete and asphalt
  • Bobson_Dugnutt [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Mike Gravel was a pretty cool guy

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gravel

  • booty [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    i like the noise gravel makes when you step on it, the fact that it scatters everywhere is visually interesting, i think it feels nice to walk on, i dont give a fuck what kids do and i think it looks nice.

    you got me with the animal poop thing, though, that kinda sucks.

  • wewbull@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago

    Lawn mowers also pick up stray stones and fling them in random directions at great velocity.