8. Lawn alternatives - more on bark and cocoa shell for a low maintenance garden
Bark is softer underfoot than gravel, and less likely to tread into the house, but does blow around after the local blackbirds have rearranged it. Bark is available in various grades, from coarse to very fine to suit different applications.
Cocoa shell stays put once it's got wet, and has a lovely chocolatey smell but the downside is that dogs will guzzle it and poison themselves. So only for gardens without dogs.
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