At the bottom of the garden we have chickens. Unfortunately the area outside the chickens gets really muddy and boggy. This is partly due to walking over it a couple of times a day and it is a slightly low point.
During the summer months it is no problem but during winter it gets nasty! This year as a quick bodge I threw a couple of bags of play bark down at the beginning of winter - it did the trick and made it bearable through winter. I did have to replace it with another couple of bags as the first rotted away/sank into the mud.
At the moment it looks OK as it is drier but it has a bit of grass sprouting through it (used to be grass).
I like the look of the play bark - it blends in and doesn't look out of place. Over the summer I would like to make a proper job of the path to make it withstand the winter better.
I'm just not sure how to go about it.
As I said before water naturally gathers there.
I was thinking of digging down a bit and putting some weed control fabric down, then sand, then some gravel, then the play bark on top. Hoping this would then aid the water in draining away.
Would this last - or would it just mix together and turn into a mix of gravel and play bark? Would it just sink into the ground?
If it won't work can you suggest an alternative?
During the summer months it is no problem but during winter it gets nasty! This year as a quick bodge I threw a couple of bags of play bark down at the beginning of winter - it did the trick and made it bearable through winter. I did have to replace it with another couple of bags as the first rotted away/sank into the mud.
At the moment it looks OK as it is drier but it has a bit of grass sprouting through it (used to be grass).
I like the look of the play bark - it blends in and doesn't look out of place. Over the summer I would like to make a proper job of the path to make it withstand the winter better.
I'm just not sure how to go about it.
As I said before water naturally gathers there.
I was thinking of digging down a bit and putting some weed control fabric down, then sand, then some gravel, then the play bark on top. Hoping this would then aid the water in draining away.
Would this last - or would it just mix together and turn into a mix of gravel and play bark? Would it just sink into the ground?
If it won't work can you suggest an alternative?