Pea shingle

boo80

The previous owner of our house was not into the garden at all, so we've spent months picking through slate, bark and shingle. My problem now is there is still loads of pea shingle left in the garden, and I've no idea how to get rid of it! I've tried using a garden sieve, but the shingle is smaller than the holes, so it goes right through. Any ideas?

forgotmyname

2 cheap plastic sieve's one inside the other, Thats what i use to rid the compost for large lumps.

Wilkinsons £2 or £3 each?

[Deleted User]

kitchen sieve

sirbrainy

Colander and hose the soil out

alanobrien

Why bother, work it in, its good for drainage.

boo80

alanobrien wrote: »

Why bother, work it in, its good for drainage.

Is it really? There just seems to be so much of it! It's all over the lawn (or what there is of a lawn) and through the beds.

Thanks for the replies. x x

Linda32

boo80 wrote: »

Is it really? There just seems to be so much of it! It's all over the lawn (or what there is of a lawn) and through the beds.

Thanks for the replies. x x

Hi,

I'd leave it as well, you'll have a job and an half on trying to get rid of it. As you say, you've already spent months trying to get rid of it and these still loads left

~~Diane~~

Mine was just the same this time last year. I got rid of as much as I could then gave it a good digging over a the used a garden seive. I then marked out my borders and tramped down the ground that would become the lawn and sprinkled a few bags of cheap compost on top then seeded it. Now I have 2 lovely lawns and borders that were once gravel pits.