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Advice on what material to fill walls with
jamiebc1470
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Sorry not so clear with the title
Here is a picture link to one of my walls
X https://imgur.com/gallery/Nb2Ib3F
I'm looking to add some white stone to the tops of my walls to give is a nice look... My worry is, I bought lots of white limestone for the front of my house last year and all ready it's mostly all turned green... I would really like to avoid this!
Any ideas of a stone or something white, or anything else I can fill my walls with that won't turn green overtime?
I'm open for any suggestions as I'm inexperienced to gardening in general
Thanks so much!
Here is a picture link to one of my walls
X https://imgur.com/gallery/Nb2Ib3F
I'm looking to add some white stone to the tops of my walls to give is a nice look... My worry is, I bought lots of white limestone for the front of my house last year and all ready it's mostly all turned green... I would really like to avoid this!
Any ideas of a stone or something white, or anything else I can fill my walls with that won't turn green overtime?
I'm open for any suggestions as I'm inexperienced to gardening in general
Thanks so much!
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It's quite a soft stone and will slowly dissolve in rain water (which is slightly acidic) which in turn will make the soil underneath very alkaline which is unlikely to suit most plants.
If the area is a bit shady, whatever you put there will go green to some extent.
I'm sure there are better alternatives available.
Some stone that has a shiny surface will probably work best
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Hopefully get some advice for an other alternative material to use.
How about some largish rounded natural pebbles?
They would be a nice contrast and look good when wet or dry.
If they go green you can take them off and wash them (I do!).
How about a contrast, slate might look good?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Yes pebbles could work.... And yes doesn't have to be white I suppose.
Thinking pebbles might be really expensive to cover 2x walls.
Keep ideas coming !!!
How about bark?.... Would that work well and keep its colour?
no more white, slate would be good
In the sticks near Peterborough
Fill it with plants - you don't have to do it now.
Plan now and get the plants in spring.
If you like the spiky architectural look there are plants that will suit, or if you want something softer, there are candidates.
Tell us what you'd like and I'm sure you'll get plenty of suggestions
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.