ChatterBank1 min ago
Bark chippings
I'm a complete gardening novice but luckily 2 years ago we moved into a house where the previous owners were quite good gardeners.
Back garden is traditional flower beds and lawn. The flower beds have bark chippings between the plants. But we have 2 cats and after 2 years of the using the flower beds as a giant cat litter tray, the chippings need renewing/topping up.
It is recommended to remove all the old chippings before putting new ones down or can I just top up? Also, would there be any benefit from lightly digging over the flower beds before putting the new bark chippings down?
Finally, is there a formula to work out how many bags of chippings I need to get? I've estimated the flower bed area to be 150 sq feet.
Thanks
Back garden is traditional flower beds and lawn. The flower beds have bark chippings between the plants. But we have 2 cats and after 2 years of the using the flower beds as a giant cat litter tray, the chippings need renewing/topping up.
It is recommended to remove all the old chippings before putting new ones down or can I just top up? Also, would there be any benefit from lightly digging over the flower beds before putting the new bark chippings down?
Finally, is there a formula to work out how many bags of chippings I need to get? I've estimated the flower bed area to be 150 sq feet.
Thanks
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