Accidents will always happen in and around the garden when children are playing, after all we can’t keep an eye on them all of the time, we are only human. One of the things we can do though is make sure that where they play is as safe as it can be.
Rubber mulch is usually considered for use just around the plants, and it is very good for this. It lasts a lot longer than wooden mulch, does not give the plants fungal diseases and does not smell horrible when it gets wet. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Garden, Playground, Playground Area, Playground Surfacing, Rubber Mulch, recycle, recycled rubber mulch
Most of the bridle paths around the area where I live, are all covered with stones and gravel, which to be honest is some of the cheapest, dirtiest and sharpest type of material to be put anywhere. I’ve seen this material being used on building sites, to be put in the footings of a building and nothing else, because that is all it is good for. I am also sure this happens all around the world.
The other thing that is used on some of the bridle paths, is wooden mulch. This is thought to be good for the environment around it and for the horses that are using on it, but we should all know by now that wooden mulch can be expensive to use and needs a great deal of cleaning from a horses foot. Also it can cause fungal infections, not just in the horses foot, but also in the plants near where it is laid. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Arena Footing, Rubber, Rubber Mulch, recycled rubber mulch, wooden mulch
Looking around the town where I live the other day, I was surprised to see, or not see, as the case was, that there are very few places that actually sell rubber mulch and if they do sell it, they do not have enough in stock, to supply a sufficient amount.
This is only in shops in a small town though, when I started to look further from home, I found that the only places to find rubber mulch, were the larger garden centers. This was all well and good, but the prices where not at a competitive rate, they would not make any concessions for a large order and would not consider a discount of any sorts.
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Posted in Rubber Mulch, recycled rubber mulch, wooden mulch