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Posted by badbob 93710 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 15, 05 at 14:04
Hello, my name is Bob, I am trying to redo my backyard in a Japanese style. One problem I am having is finding the proper Gravel to use in my garden to make the designs in it when raked?......Any thoughts?
Thanks, Bob
P.S. Any thoughts on how to keep bamboo from cracking? I made a couple water spouts and a Deer scare and all the bamboo is spliting. |
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RE: Granite chips or Gravel for raking?
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Hi Bob,
I use limestone chippings size 8 to 10 mm in my Japanese garden.
George. |
Here is a link that might be useful: George's Japanese Garden
RE: Granite chips or Gravel for raking?
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See if a local feed store has something called "turkey grit". This may work well for you
Dave |
RE: Granite chips or Gravel for raking?
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| We use Arkansas Washed gravel from a local landscape stone supplier. It's mostly white with grey and black flecks. Bamboo needs to be kept moist all the time to prevent cracking. We leave our spouts dripping continually. They eventually wear out - anywhere from 3-10 years they have lasted in the Chicago region. Garden Berry |
RE: Granite chips or Gravel for raking?
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| Hello from Melbourne, FL. This is my first day on this site. The following is from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record, Plants & Garden 1961-62 (new series vol. 17 no. 4)
The "Sand Gardens" Of Japan
...there are centuries-old "abstract" gardens in Japan in which sand or gravel are used more frequently, because it can be raked in meaningful patterens.
In constructing the replica of the Ryoanji Temple Stone Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the gravel problem required a satisfactory solution. Washed gravel cannot satisfactorry be raked into surface patterens. Crushed gravel of uniformly-sized particles can be raked into patterens, but if it is to hold the pattern and at the same time present a satisfactory appearance (texture, light and shadow, etc.), it is necessary to combine two or three sizes of gravel particles.
After several experiments, it was found that poultry grit from the North Carolina Granite Corporation, Mt Airy, NC came closet to giving the effect obtained by the Japanese in their Ryoanji Garden in Kyoto.
Of the many size combinations we tested, one of the best proved to be:
2 parts "Grower" size
1 part "Turkey" size
1 part "Turkey Finisher"
The different sizes were thoroughly mixed, applied evenly over a flat surface, and raked into a the "wavelet" pattern.
The mixture can be recommended both for texture and holding quality. The wavelet pattern holds its form for several weeks, depending on the weather.
While mixtures with a higher percentage of small grit held the pattern very satisfactory, they were chaclky in appearance and did not resemble the orginal Ryoanji mix. --- Landon H. Winchester, (Assistant Horticulturist, Brooklyn Botanic Garden). I added the following:
http://www.ncgranite.com/gritmailer.pdf
grower: 3/32 - 3/16 inch (2.3813 - 4.7625 mm)
turkey: 5/16 - 7/16 inch (7.9375 - 11.1125 mm)
turkey finisher: 7/16 - 5/8 inch (11.1125 - 15-8725 mm) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Gran-i-grit broucher
RE: Granite chips or Gravel for raking?
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- Posted by jolj 7b/8a-S.C.,USA (My Page) on
Sun, May 1, 11 at 15:35
Gran-i-grit sounds good.
George in UK, love the site , the pines & the shishi odoshi. |
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