Gardening Reference

“Garden Paths”

Garden Path basics:
The types of paths you need to create are dependent on the traffic they are to endure. The practical sort that are used for places people need to go, such as from the garden gate to the front door need solid foundations, a generous width, and they should take the shortest possible route.

Choosing a surface:
There are many different surfaces that you can use for paths, including:

Gravel:
Gravel is a popular choice for front paths, drives and seating areas, as it’s cheap, quick and easy to lay. Rake gravel over a base of pounded-down rubble.

Brick:
A well laid out brick path gives character to most garden settings particularly to the cottage garden environment. Combinations and patterns used when laying a paved brick area can make for a variety of pleasing effects. Engineering bricks are often recommended for well used garden paths as ordinary house-bricks will crumble and turn to rubble after continued frost. There are other types of strong bricks with cut surfaces, which are fairly weather resistant and will serve you at reasonable cost. Read more…

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