Slate chippings/gravel plus wheelie bins = nightmare?

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We're having quotes for our extremely small front garden done.. new brick wall and railings, gate, Victorian tiled path etc. One thing we're undecided on is whether or not to go for slate chippings or slate paving at the front. I think paving looks a bit stark and soulless but my other half thinks wheeling the bins over gravel/chippings is going to do her head in. Does anyone have slate chippings and can confirm/deny? Personally I'd rather put up with a bit of agro once a week for a nicer looking front garden.

This is similar to what we're aiming for, and similar in size too. There's only just enough room for both bins!

EDIT: Bins will be parked neatly on the non-front door side of the bay. IE to the left on this pic.

 

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Thanks guys. Might bow to the other half on this one. She also just pointed out it's not just about spilling the chippings onto the path, but heaving the bin over the divider/border thing would be annoying too, and it'll probably slowly get damaged too.

If its a small basically unused space, use slabs and break up the remaining space with some pots with flowers or similar in them

Yeah, I think this is the way forward.

 

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You can get hexagonal grids, such as Core Drive, which stabilise the gravel and make it a more solid platform. They work great in my experience.

That’s interesting actually. Spoke to the garden guy and he is veering us away from chippings. Says the edgings get damaged and it’s not just the annoyance of chippings ending up on your path but they can scratch the tiles up as well.

If this is the extent of your worries in 2023 things are going well for you.

Cheers mate.

Our drive mostly looks like this.

So you built a track for your bins?