Black Dog Salvage, Inc. is the Roanoke-area place for clever gardeners and landscape designers to search out garden art and unique architectural salvage to use as their own landscape creations. Some articles are vintage and original, while other pieces are clever replicas.
While materials like pebbles and hardwood mulch are fine for garden paths in many cases, areas that experience high levels of rainfall are better suited to durable clay pavers.
This very simple compost bin gives you the opportunity to try composting without too much commitment, cost, or space needed. It will debunk some of your ideas about composting.