recycled glass gravel [pb]

[cmat]

So apparently, the city of Austin is using a pulverizer to turn glass recyclables into non-sharp fragments-around the size of pea gravel-which they will give you for use in landscaping. It's cheaper than pea gravel (because it's free), environmentally responsible, and very pretty.

I learned about this from nyogtha and ayla_geffen, who were kind enough to let me

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[cmat]

I really want to go. I finally got some Texas-native wildflower seed. Maybe this coming weekend... and I'll bring mr_skullhead and his camera.

Unfortunately, it turns out glass gravel is not toad-habitat-creation friendly (it dries out too fast)... so discussions must be had.

[anjea]

Any pictures? I'd really like to see it! It sounds neat. The only ones I could find via Google were small, and they weren't in landscape settings...

[cmat]

I haven't found any good ones at all. That's why I had to bother N and A_F. See previous comment response, however.