Kent,
United Kingdom 
hi help. pls. i have an area of garden, which is 20 ft x 6 ft. presently has gravel, but been there 14 yrs very tatty, want to replace with bark, i only have 3 largish bay trees there, no other plants, will probably put a couple of pot conifers later on, which bark should i use, is it a good idea, as i want to make it look sort of woody, was going to replace with granite chippings, but quite like woody look. ideas please. thank you.
13 May, 2021
Answers
thank you so much. i think too that will be good.xxxxx
14 May, 2021
I think the bark chippings will look more 'natural'.
You may find local tree surgeons may be able to supply bark chippings cheaper than buying them by the bag at a gc. Aim for a depth of 2-4" for it to be a long lasting surface. Some builder's merchants also sell it so it is worth checking.
13 May, 2021