Slate

Decorative slate (sometimes referred to as slate chippings) can complement any garden feature from your pond to your flower beds, bringing texture and intrigue. Due to different levels of iron content when the slate was formed many years ago slate is widely available in three natural colours: blue, plum, and green. The hard decision is choosing which one as they are all beautiful. Another benefit is the aesthetic change decorative slate gives when wet, providing that all important shiny slate effect.

Not only is it popular for landscaping but it’s also been used for centuries for mixing with topsoil (you will likely want the 20mm for this) to create a mulch. Sometimes this is preferred over other products such as bark as it remains in place without rotting. Slate will absorb heat and retain water which is great for your garden in summer and helps you keep the maintenance to a minimum.

It's hard to believe that one of the most popular decorative stones in any garden is so natural and has been around for thousands of years.

At Loads of Stone, we have Slate Chippings available in 20mm or 40mm estimated sizes, ranging in bags from 20kg up to 850kg bags. If you require a loose load, give us a call as this is a price on application which is delivered to your door.

Don't forget to check out our gravels & chippings and cobbles & pebbles so you can choose what suits you and your garden the best!

Also, we supply groundtex, draintex, and landtex for all your landscaping, building and growing projects; we make sure your project is built to last.