7 Different Ways to Design a Simple Garden Walkway
Dream backyards don’t come together all at once. It takes years of gardening and landscaping to create an oasis right at home. And much like the journey of decorating inside your walls, you usually tackle it in small steps. So while you might have your idea on a professionally-installed patio one day, for now, you can give your yard a little love with a simple DIY garden path. Here are seven different ways to get it done. Stepping Stones Quite possibly the most simple solution, this one involves laying a small amount of flat pavers or stones in a row, about a step’s distance apart. If you’re laying your path through a lawn, remove the grass underneath where you want each stone to sit (you can “trace” around the stones), and make the earth below each one as level as possible to minimize wobbly rocks. Gravel With a (mostly) level surface, all you need to do is pour loose gravel or pebbles over your entire intended walkway and smooth it out. You can line the border with lumber, plast...
