Howdy,
We have a well traveled path (about 400') between our New
Hamp****re home, and our office barn.
The path was put in when we built our home five years ago,
and at that time, was surfaced with a mixture that was
primarily vegetable based (bark mulch etc.)
It looked fine, felt good under foot, stayed flat (so that I
could run my 6' tractor-driven snow thrower over it in the
winter) and had only two problems:
It "wore out" rather quickly: After about 18 months it
looked thin in many places, and in another year, was all but
gone.
Also, in shady areas it became mossy.
Now, we are completing some landscaping in another area, and
sought the advice of our landscaper about a new surface for
the path.
He suggested what he called "river stone" and showed us a
sample that we liked. The material is pleasantly colored, is
about 1/2" in diameter, but seemed so smooth as to cause me
come concern.
Our landscaper assured us that it would compact well to
produce a smooth and stable surface.
To my surprise, he was absolutely correct...
Until it got wet.
When wet, it is rather like walking on a bed of marbles.
And so, (with apology for the long introduction) we need
some suggestions:
We want a "woodsy" or "rustic" surface. We want low
maintenance for the path. And we must be able to run that
snowthrower over it.
What materials might you suggest?
Very sincere thanks,
--
Kenneth
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