Things You'll Need:
- Two garden hoses
- Tape measure
- Shovel
- Garden landscape fabric
- Sand
- Garden rake
- Flat rocks
- Broom
- Water
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Step 1
Lay the garden hose on the ground and form one side of the walkway. You can curve the walkway in any shape of your choice. Use the tape measure to lay out the other side of the path by measuring the distance between the two hoses. Be sure to keep an equal distance through the pathway to give a symmetrical appearance to the stone.
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Step 2
Dig out the sod and soil to the proper depth from between the two layout hoses with the shovel. Remove all sod and dirt from the area. The proper depth of the pathway should be two to three inches deeper than the thickest rock you are going to use.
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Step 3
Line the new pathway with garden fabric. This will keep weeds from growing through the soil and allow water to drain down through the sand bed. Fill the new dug out pathway with 2 to 3 inches of sand. Use the garden rake to smooth out the sand to an even depth throughout the path.
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Step 4
Lay the flat stone to your own desired pattern and shape. Be sure to keep gaps to a minimum between the stones. Any wider than a couple of inches may create a tripping problem for the stone walkway. Seat all stones firmly in the sand.
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Step 5
Fill the area between the stones with sand and use the broom to brush any excess from the top of the new stone walkway. Use the water and hose to soak the new walkway into the sand and allow it to settle into the sand bed. You may have to add more sand during this process.
Comments
GreenGardenChic said
on 10/15/2008 Great article. Flat rocks, I can never find them! That would make building a walkway so much easier.