How to Create a Garden Path
A garden path adds interest to any garden. A path allows visitors to easily walk through the garden or can lead visitors to a particular area. A garden path is relatively simple to make and you can customize it for your needs. Building a garden path is a good way to showcase special areas of your garden. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Wooden stakes
- String
- Spade
- Rake
- Tape measure
- Level
- Brick pavers
- Landscaping fabric
- Scissors
- Garden trowel
- Loose fill material, such as pebbles, bark nuggets, mulch or gravel
- Rubber mallet
Instructions
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Outline the path location with wooden stakes and string.
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Excavate the path location with a spade so that the path is three inches below the surface of the ground. Smooth the excavated area with the back of a rake.
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Dig trenches with a spade along both sides of the path so that the trenches are two inches deeper than the excavated path. Level the bottom of the trenches.
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Place a brick paver vertically in each trench to test the depth. Adjust the trench depth with a spade if the paver stands more than three inches above the ground. Remove the paver and set it aside.
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Lay landscaping fabric over the entire excavated path so that the fabric overlaps into the trenches a few inches. Overlay each section of landscaping fabric by six inches.
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Fill the trenches by setting paving bricks side by side in the trenches so they stand vertically with no gaps between them. Pack soil around the pavers with a garden trowel. Adjust the paver height as needed by adding or removing soil with a garden trowel.
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Pour loose fill material on top of the landscaping fabric in the excavated path location. Level it with a rake.
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Tap the inside faces of the brick pavers with a rubber mallet to help them settle into the soil.
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Tips & Warnings
Loose fill material may need to be added yearly because of rain washout.
References
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