A Colourful Autumn

The nights are drawing in and the weather may be getting colder, but this doesn’t mean everything has to be grey. Adding life to your garden this autumn with a splash of colour could not be easier with the help of our fantastic range of gravels.

Why not boost the beauty of your autumn garden with gravels that not only complement the stunning oranges and brown of the season but also glisten beautifully after a classic British downpour? To help you, this guide explores how you can use different types of gravel to create stunning pathways, borders, and ground cover to make your garden standout and be a real thing of beauty this autumn.

What to do in your garden in autumn?

For many garden-lovers, autumn is a difficult time of the year and is associated with decay and the end of summer colour. However, in reality, autumn is the ideal season for redesigning your garden and focusing on garden structure. One great way to achieve an outdoor refresh is through the installation of new gravel features such as pathways or borders to help reduce maintenance and future weeding .

With cooler temperatures and increased rainfall, newly laid gravel and other garden materials like slate chippings settle well during the autumn months. Opt for a gravel-based garden facelift between September and November and your garden will look -better through the winter - - Replace your garden pathways, create new striking borders, or simply cover up exposed areas of soil with any of the stunning colours available and you will add colour to those grey, dark days ahead.

Best gravel options for adding autumn colour to your garden

Cotswold Gold 20mm

What better way to brighten up your autumn than with a warm gold gravel!

One of our most popular gravels this beautiful warm golden limestone is popular both for its beauty and value. This Cotswold chipping creates a warm, elegant finish on paths and driveways.

Multi Spar Gravel

The distinctive and multi-coloured Multi Spar Gravel complements the reds and browns of autumn nature and is perfect for gravel paths, looking fabulous with rockeries and around tree bases.

Cheshire Pink 14mm

Add a warm glow of pinks, browns and white to a crisp-aired autumn garden with our Cheshire pink gravel. Create borders, mulches and position around the garden for stylish yet subtle colour which complements any planting scheme.

How to use gravel in garden design

As well as being beautiful, decorative gravels are also a very practical addition to your garden; here are a few ways they can be used to improve your garden this autumn:

• To build pathways
  Whether you are redefining an existing garden pathway or creating a new one, gravel can be used to provide a stable, non-slip surface.
  
  
• To create garden borders
  Used to prevent soil erosion, keep weeds at bay, and create clean boundary lines in your lawn or individual flower beds, gravel is ideal for creating clean and well defined borders and edging.
  
  
• Used as an attractive ground cover
  If you have areas of your garden made up of exposed s-oil, gravel can be used to improve the attractiveness of your garden. It can also be used to create small gravel-based rockeries.

Autumn gardening tips: how to maintain your gravel garden

Maintaining your garden during autumn can be quite a -difficultjob. From mulching your flower borders and clearing fallen leaves from your lawn to covering ponds with leaf nets and safely storing patio furniture away for winter, there is lots to do. Fortunately, looking after -garden gravel during autumn is pretty straightforward. Here’s what you’ll need to do:

• Remove fallen leaves: try to clear any fallen leaves from the surface of the gravel surface regularly. This prevents them from breaking down and causing weed growth in - gravelled areas.
  
  
• Top it up: if you notice any areas where the gravel is thinning or looking bare, autumn is a good time to top it up to maintain an even coverage ahead of winter.
  
  
• Look out for weeds: while it's true that gravel helps suppress weeds, any that do appear can be easily removed by hand or using a weed killer. Autumn can be a good time to do this.

Find the perfect autumn garden gravel at Decorative Aggregates

Here at Decorative Aggregates, we stock a wide range of high-quality decorative garden gravels and chippings perfect for every size of garden space.Incredibly versatile, gravel can be used beautifully in modern and contemporary designs as well as traditional layouts. So whether you're updating your garden paths for halloween, creating new borders ahead of bonfire night, or simply adding some seasonal flair to see you through winter, our decorative gravels are the perfect solution.