[Baz]

Too late now, Peter, but for a base material for paths and parking sometimes I used "washed shell" but you may not have it in your area. It's basically very small sea shells. Almost like a coarse sand but more durable to walk on - very easy to handle and spread and somewhat decorative as well. Much finer texture than rock. I hate using rock myself so gravitate toward washed shell as much as possible when not using wood chips/bark.