All weather garden surfaces??

clairedb

I've just moved house and part of the garden has chipped slate, this is a good all-weather surface and looks nice but my toddler keeps throwing the stones and putting them in her mouth so it's not ideal. Are there any other all-weather surfaces which aren't too expensive apart from paving or decking?

It's only a small garden and I already have a paved area and don't really want more paving as I'd prefer something which is permeable so the rain drains through.and I've heard decking gets a bit slippery, is raised and needs a lot of installation?

It's for a triangular area about 3m long and 3m wide. I was thinking of some kind of matting or similar but it doesn't seem to be widely available.

{Aside: do toddlers get bored with stones after a while?! :embarasse}

27col

Try some Astroturf from your local garden centre. Or you can find something similar on line. My bowls club uses an artificial all weather surface.