What colour gravel for new driveway / parking space
R S
2 years ago
We are about to embark on digging up our front garden to create an additional parking spot. But what color gravel? What will work with the house brick? I have a google street view image of our house and I have pasted a picture of flamingo gravel on paint (the size of the gravel is obviously not to scale compared to house.
. Do you think it is too light?
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Daisy England
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Sonia
2 years agoI prefer natural coloured pea gravel like you get at the seaside, something like this. It’s easier to walk on than the larger gravel.
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