Mulch glue

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    Has anybody had experience with mulch glue. I have several areas of decorative bark chippings that get decimated every time the wind blows. I have seen on YouTube people that apply a glu solution over the top. Does this work? Is it environmentally and pet friendly?

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      I was thinking about something like that on a small gravel area I have, never liked gravel but it was the easy option, it wont settle though.
       
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        I thought gravel and glue was called concrete?
         
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          Sounds like a resin bound driveway but with mulch. Won’t the mulch still rot leaving you with just glue?
           
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            I was thinking of getting a gallon of water proof PVA and diluting it to a runny consistency and applying it with a watering can.:dunno:
             
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              @pete that was the plan I had. The first place I am trying to tidy up is the area where my cat is buried. I have bought a nice planter and a solar light feature to brighten it up. I intend to replace the soil in that area and replace it with bark chippings. I would like to try to keep it neat.

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                As an alternative you could use gravel or some fake grass.
                Whatever you use put some weed membrane under it.
                 
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                  Or slate?
                   
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                    This is what I ended up with. I had already bought the bark chippings but I wanted to try something heavier. I was planning on buying coloured slate but when I got to the shop I thought the slate would look to dark. That is a fairly dark part of the garden. These white cobbles just happened to be at the front of the shop so I took a gamble.

                    I'm not sure if I like it or not yet. Originally I was going to buy either a purple or a gold planter. I saw these stone effect ones and I though they looked elegant. It was going to stand on bark chippings. As it stands now it is all very bland.

                    Before I cleaned it up, it looked this:
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                    That to me stands out a lot better. Any comments would be appreciated as always.

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                      I think I’d have gone with slate, against the white planter. I agree, slate is a bit dark, but colours up really well when wet. Just personal choice :)
                       
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