Excess gravel, a tree and some turf?

Hi,

I'm a new member with little gardening experience. Here's the situation:

- medium sized garden which has had all the soil tilled over with a power digger.
- will be enriching it before laying some turf over majority of garden.
- area at back will be left for salad/veg with shed to left
- decent sized trampoline will be moved around from time to time to keep turf healthy.
- there is an area with gravel, most of which has been heaped by me against a large tree. The gravel is mixed up withsome soil and dead leaves off the large evergreen. There's a large amount of this.

My dilemma is:

- what should I do with the gravel?

I am looking to create a very small pond at the back. Perhaps some sort of raised bed around the tree could be created or a bench of some sort with the gravel as filler? I just hate the idea of the hassle and cost of disposing of it.

Thoughts?

 

You could dig the gravel back into the soil before you turf. It will give the soil/lawn some extra drainage.

 

Thanks!

I considered this but them the question is how much gravel is 'too much gravel' when it comes to drainage? Don't want to overdo it.

 

MrSingh,
It's difficult to suggest how much to use without knowing the plot size or the amount of gravel you have.
Could you post pictures, that would help please.