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Crushed shells are a unique and effective landscaping component that can enhance the look of your driveway, walkway, garden and patio. The use of shell offers a colonial look, along with other numerous benefits to your landscape.

One of the most common uses of crushed shell is to pave a pathway through the garden. Along with providing the desired aesthetic effects, these shells will act as an additive by supplying calcium to the soil as they decay. This would save you the burden of adding soil additives, and would also provide you the benefits of a green living by curbing the use of chemicals in your surroundings.

Another benefit that crushed shell has on offer for your garden is that they prevent the growth of weeds and other unwanted plants by forming a protective layer over the soil. They even prevent the soil from losing excess moisture, thus keeping your garden green and healthy

Crushed shell is a preferred choice to be used in driveways as well, for a unique and contemporary look. Not only do these shells create a well defined driveway, they also prevent your car from getting stuck in the sand. Although the shells have a rusty color in the beginning, but prolonged exposure to the sun bleaches them and gives them a bright white texture. This texture reflects any light during the night time, thus aiding in path finding.

One of the major concerns that most individuals share while using crushed shell is the decaying odor emitted by them. This is due to the presence of small bits of shell fish still remaining inside these shells, which decay after you place them in your driveway, garden, or patio. The best way to prevent this problem from occurring is to buy washed shells from a professional landscaping dealer, who has chemically treated the shells to remove any odor or decaying material. These chemically treated shells will enable you to use them as per your needs and requirements.

Cool Ponds is one of the most trusted names in the field of supplying high quality landscaping and pond supplies such as washed shells, lime screen, silica mason sand, pond fish and other pond supplies. At Cool ponds, you can find excellent grade washed shells, which are available by the cubic yard, half yard or 40lb bag.