Landscaping Ideas: The Beauty of Bark
The superb selection of landscaping products available to purchase from Greengates Builders Merchant Accrington are popular all year round but even more so during the warmer months of spring and summer. It's an ideal time to start working on your outdoor space, making it more beautiful and increasing its practical value.
In this edition of the Greengates blog, we're going to be looking at the many benefits you can enjoy when using our premium-quality bark chippings. They have lots of uses around the garden both aesthetic and functional.
Let's start with their aesthetic appeal. Bark is of course a totally natural material and that means it ties in perfectly with the visuals of practically every garden. Their muted, subtle colours are supremely attractive wherever you choose to use them, whether that's in plant containers, garden beds, paths, trails, play areas or just about anywhere else.
Gardens and other outdoor spaces look especially beautiful when they are neat, tidy and organised. Bark chippings can help a great deal in this regard, helping to delineate the area and add visual texture by creating and defining different sections. This creates a structure and order that is pleasing to the eye.
Weeds are the bane of many a gardener and there are several ways to control them such as weedkiller and geotextiles. Layers of bark chippings offer a natural, environmentally-friendly way to control weeds, acting as a physical barrier to sunlight. Without sunlight, the weeds struggle to grow. As well as keeping the garden looking nice, the lack of weeds means you have to spend less effort, money and time working. This gives you more time to simply enjoy your outdoor space. Sorted!
Good soil health is crucial and bark chippings work in various ways to help achieve this goal. The chippings provide a reliable layer of insulation which keeps evaporation of moisture to a minimum, an especially useful property during the dry and hot summer months. It also means that you have to use less water, making it a sustainable option. As a natural material, bark decomposes over time, improving both the aeration and structure of the underlying soil.
Bark chippings are excellent to use as a surfacing material, whether that is a play area, pathway or any other area which is walked upon. In comparison to bare soil or gravel, the bark provides a safe and wonderfully-soft walking and playing experience.
We offer three options of bark chippings, all available at the most competitive price. Choose from:
- Bulk Bag Bark: our most cost-effective option for large-scale projects
- Melcourt Bulk Bag Play Bark: with dust and fines removed, this option is especially suitable for use in play areas
- Ornamental Bark: made from Spruce trees, these bark chippings are designed to deliver the most beautiful visual aesthetic
Please visit the product pages for full details and feel free to send us photos of any projects you complete using these superlative bark chippings. We'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy Easter from all at Greengates!