Blog

The Ultimate Guide to Gravel

Gravel reduces garden upkeep, plus it’s economical and easy to work with. It instantly transforms a garden, drive, path or pond, making it a hugely popular aggregate.Whether your ground is flat, sloping or uneven,...

How To Get Kids Excited About Gardening!

Kids love dirt. They love animals. They love playing outside. What better activity than getting them involved in your gardening? But how can you spark their interest in the first place?Grow foodGrowing food is the perfec...

Use our monthly calendar to keep on top of your gardening and when it’s the best time for each job - or just take a look for some green-fingered inspiration.Every gardening job has an ideal time - not necessarily th...

The Ultimate Guide To Slate Chippings

Slate chippings are hugely versatile and the ideal material for everything from paths, driveways and borders right through to water feature edging and stunning rockeries.Slate has never been so popular, so here at ...

Top Garden Trends For 2019

Last Updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019Here at Decorative Aggregates, we’ve supplied gardeners - both private and trade - with materials since 1984. With the new year approaching, our thoughts have turned to what 20...

Simple guide to laying a gravel garden path

Maintaining a pristine garden presents a variety of challenges, including the physical, financial and creative. The desire for clean and attractive garden features, with minimal maintenance and cost, has led to the increasing p...

Weed-busting: Protecting Your Garden Gravel & Slate Chippings

Gravel and slate surfaces are a popular component for any garden and, when applied and maintained correctly, result in a beautiful, versatile and low-maintenance solution. The popularity of these surfaces continues to grow than...

Try Something New

Classic FlintIf you’re really looking to brighten up your garden this year why not try something different with our Classic Flint gravel. It is a beautiful mix of natural red, white and black flint. It is one of the bes...

Bring your Garden to Life

Is your garden looking dull after the spell of bad weather, why not get your garden ready for spring with our different colored slate materials.We have a range of green, plum, grey and blue all in 20 or 40mm.If you can’...

Decorative Glass

Time to try something different?You can brighten up the garden with our fantastic range of Glass Chippings.The glass is heated until molten and then a colour pigment is added. It is then left to cool down and crushed into g...