✨ Give Your Garden a Christmas Glow-Up with Cartmore Garden Chips!

Right, hands up if you’ve already started thinking about Christmas. We certainly have! While you’re busy decking the halls indoors, don’t forget the front of your house—it’s the first thing your festive guests will see!

Honestly, you don’t need a massive garden renovation to give your home that stunning kerb appeal. A quick, affordable update using some gorgeous decorative garden chips from Cartmore is all it takes to make a huge difference.

Forget mud and tired-looking gravel; let’s see how Cartmore’s range can give your garden an instant Christmas facelift!

1. The Classic ‘Winter Wonderland’ Vibe 

If you dream of a picture-perfect white Christmas (without the hassle of shovelling snow!), this is the look for you. It’s clean, bright, and an absolute classic.

• Our Top Pick: You simply must check out the 20mm Cavelston Artic White Marble.
• How to Use It: These crisp white chippings are a game-changer. They make your pathways look instantly wider and brighter—perfect for guiding guests to your front door. If you’ve got any dark, evergreen shrubs or potted miniature fir trees, just ring the base of the pots with this marble. The stark white contrast makes those deep greens pop, and it looks utterly magical under the glow of some warm fairy lights. It’s like instant frost, but better!

2. Warming Things Up with Festive Colour 

Maybe a full white-out isn’t your style. If you prefer rich, traditional colours to feel warm and welcoming, Cartmore has a few brilliant options that really capture the spirit of the season.

• For Traditional Cheer: You can’t go wrong with 20mm Cavelston Red. Use this to create a stunning accent area right by your entrance. Imagine a beautifully traditional Christmas coloured red and white border against a grey wall—it’s an instant hint of Christmas colour that looks fantastic alongside your front door wreath.
• Sophisticated Sparkle: Looking for something modern and cool? The 20mm Cavelston Steel is a superb choice. It’s a gorgeous metallic grey that looks incredibly chic. When hit by cool, bright-white LED lights, these aggregates practically shimmer. It’s a beautifully subtle, frosty look that screams understated luxury.
• The Cosy Welcome: If you prefer earthy tones, try the 20mm Cavelston Spice or Cavelston Sunset. It’s a wonderful blend of warm colours that perfectly complements wooden planters and gives off a truly homely, inviting feel. It’s the equivalent of wrapping your garden in a cosy blanket!

3. Top Tips for a Tidy, Easy Makeover

This really is a simple weekend job. Here are a few little pointers to make the project even easier:

• Don’t Skip the Fabric! Before you chuck down any of your beautiful new chips, make sure you’ve laid down a weed suppressant membrane (or weed control fabric). This rolls of material stop weeds from pushing through and, crucially, prevents your lovely chippings from sinking into the soil. It saves you loads of work in the long run!
• Get the Bag Size Right: Cartmore offers their chips in handy 25kg small bags (ideal for topping up planters or small borders) and big, economical 800kg bulk bags for covering a driveway or a large patio area. Do a quick measurement of your space so you know exactly what you need!
• Layer it Up Nicely: We usually recommend aiming for a depth of about 50mm of chippings on pathways. This ensures good coverage and means you won’t see the ground underneath. Don’t be shy; a thick layer looks so much better and stays put!

Honestly, a fresh layer of Cartmore’s decorative aggregates is the easiest and most effective way to give your garden a stunning, stylish makeover this Christmas.

It truly is the perfect way to welcome family and friends! Look at the full range here.

 

Who are Cartmore?

Cartmore Building Supplies, established in Lochgelly, Fife in 1986, has grown to become Fife’s largest independent builders’ merchant. With branches conveniently located in Lochgelly and Denny, we offer a top-class service complemented by quick and efficient deliveries from our own fleet.

We are unique among builders’ merchants due to our own bagging, blending, and washing facilities, which allow us to create a distinctive range of decorative aggregates and roughcasting chips. Our extensive product range includes heavy-side building materials such as landscaping materials, concrete blocks, bricks, roughcasting supplies, gravels, sand, drainage, timber, insulation, and tools. We are proud to supply a wide range of building materials to both trade and public customers, serving as a major supplier to many of the UK’s largest housebuilders and working closely with Scotland’s regional developers.

Our branches feature extensive hard landscaping displays that set a high standard in the UK sector. Cartmore is an award-winning company recognised for excellence in the UK.

We also operate Scotland’s first Fibo Collect, concrete, mortar, and screed production facility at Lochgelly. Cartmore Building Supplies isn’t just another builders’ merchant—we are your complete, independent building supply partner. Contact us for more information!

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