How to cover large area under two huge shady maples?

Question

We have 33 by 23 foot area, and the front one third is covered with five huge rocks and a mosiac slate pathway.

The rest is only covered by a weed mat so far- and we have a trucking company behind us with two acres of mostly weeds bordering this area, in the backyard.

We were going to fill with mulch, but that will get blown away by the leafblower (I've heard that letting leaves lay there is a bad idea).

Japanese rock garden sand is the worst thing with leafblowers,

small pebbles may not be such a good idea,

but large rocks are dangerous when covered with leaves, if we have to go steppign through them just to get all of them out of there.

What to do, then?

Answer 1

If I understand you correctly you have weed matting down on this area at the moment?Why not put down pea gravel, or lime chips,or scoria over the matting?Get it well bedded in,and you will be able to suck up or blow the leaves away.