Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 30, 2010 6:41 pm What would be the best type of mulch (like they have in playgrounds) to use around a kid's swing set at home? There's grass/weeds under it at the moment, do I kill this off first or dig it up? Also - Can I use the same sort of mulch for nearby garden beds? eimaj Re: Which mulch for kid's play area? 2Nov 30, 2010 7:21 pm We are going to use rubber mulch - you can get it from Clarke Rubber - ebay etc etc It is expensive but lasts ages, you can get a range of colours and its safe. We plan on digging up weeds, laying weed mat and then the rubber mulch spread thickly on top My karma ran over your dogma Re: Which mulch for kid's play area? 4Dec 01, 2010 4:36 pm You can get softfall or playground mulch for landscape yard, we are using this under the trampoline but we are laying it on weed mat. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Which mulch for kid's play area? 5Dec 13, 2010 2:02 am If you have ever read my posts on rubber mulches there is noo way you'd be using that anywhere near your kids! I would strongly suggest you keep that away from them. Some ugly research has been done linking that with cancers. Still allowed to be used and sold in Australia for around kids play grounds though. The chemicals that leach from old tyres and recycled rubber products are nasty. Plain old pine bark will be fine Re: Which mulch for kid's play area? 6Dec 13, 2010 4:13 pm Fu Manchu If you have ever read my posts on rubber mulches there is noo way you'd be using that anywhere near your kids! I would strongly suggest you keep that away from them. Some ugly research has been done linking that with cancers. Still allowed to be used and sold in Australia for around kids play grounds though. The chemicals that leach from old tyres and recycled rubber products are nasty. Plain old pine bark will be fine Thanks Fu, I think I will go with the pinebark then. eimaj Re: Which mulch for kid's play area? 7Dec 15, 2010 4:59 pm Here is a photo of the softfall bark we put down under the trampoline on the weekend. We did this so we didn't have to move it mow under it. It is the same stuff the use in a lot of kids playgrounds. http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b456/take2_photo/IMG_0053.jpg?t=1292392583 Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Which mulch for kid's play area? 9Dec 15, 2010 9:37 pm We put hoop bark around the edges, we used that to cover the sloping gardens so it would not wash away. Cheers Lou http://take2-customdesigndownslope.blogspot.com 07-10-09 omg they have cut the block 14-05-10 we finally have the keys Re: Which mulch for kid's play area? 10Dec 16, 2010 1:15 pm The mulch you get from your local tree lopping bloke is what you will want to get. That will not blow away nor wash away because it will be made ou of a variety of material and particle sizes The pine bark may do you head in. CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 11641 Even if it's not being sub-divided and you want to keep it as Torrens title, you will still need to talk to a town planner or Council themselves, to see if they will allow… 1 6830 Hi We have finally decided to complete a KDR on our corner plot in NE Melbourne suburbs. Given its a corner plot approx. 400 sqm just a standard design may not fit the… 0 3980 |