Gardening DIY

Scarlet I was referring to gravel, puting it down on top of weed membrane, saves it sinking into the soil, and a decent covering will last for years, as for wood chippings, I am not a lover of those as I consider them a danger, they get to slippery when wet, as for a hard standing area in front of the greenhouse a decent level of course sand raked level place you slabs on top and level off as required, though 5 big dollops of cement, one inside area of each corner and one in the centre makes a better job, then fill sarounding area and paths with gravel