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| Unwashed and dangerous when wet. |
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| Washed & safe |
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| Unwashed & like black ice! |
Our house is surrounded by York flag stones. A few years back, we dropped in (mostly leftover) York stone stepping stones around the garden to save wear and tear on grass paths in autumn and winter when, leaf clearance means that trips to the compost heap with wheelbarrows are numerous. It doesn't take many journeys in the wet for grass to turn quickly to mud. We have found one major drawback to our stepping stones. With the growth of algae on them, when wet: walking on them is exactly the same as walking on ice and even more hazardous. More hazardous because it's so unexpected. This has meant that we have been purposely avoiding the very remedy to worn grass! Despite the already sodden garden conditions, we have been forced to add to this state by using a power washer to rid the stone of algae. I figured the use of chemicals on the stone probably wouldn't do the surrounding grass much good and really couldn't come up with a better solution. Power washing means that the stone is perfectly safe to walk on but doesn't prevent future accumulations of algae and makes the surrounding grass even more soggy. Does any clever person out there have any thoughts on the subject or better still: remedies?
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| Running out of daylight! |
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