Garden paths
What kind of paths do you have in the area between the beds? Lined with stones look very beautiful. We have collected tiles and want to lay out a path at the entrance and between the plantings. We don’t know how best to pour sand under the tiles or just lay them on poured concrete. How are the roads laid out?
The paths in my garden are unpaved, just ordinary paths trodden down over the years.
But in the garden plot in the yard I made it out of flagstone, and there was grass between the layers. It looks very cool and most importantly natural.
I’m also interested in how it’s possible to have tile paths in the garden. I don’t even know if it’s convenient... We just have trodden paths and that’s all.
We considered the option of paths made of tiles, but still abandoned it, since tiles are quite short-lived compared to pebbles, for example, or a wooden frame. Plus, in rainy weather it can be slippery.
Short-lived? I have one path at my dacha that was made from paving slabs, I wouldn’t lie, about 12 years ago, if not more. And there are no problems with the tiles at all. There are no crowds of people walking around your site. Wear is minimal.
Doesn't it rain here? Walking along the paths, even if they are well-trodden after the rain, is muddy. And just tile paths solve this issue very well.I don’t know about you, but here in the spring and autumn, it often rains.
Of course, garden paths made of paving slabs are a very good idea. There will never be puddles on them, even immediately after rain, because the water will go into the seams between the tiles, and then through the base of sand and crushed stone into the ground.
We only have the main path tiled. We laid it on concrete, only the tiles must not be smooth, otherwise you will often fall, especially in the rain. We haven’t figured out how to make the rest of the paths yet, maybe we’ll create something with the help of decorative pebbles, we have a lot of them lying around the dacha.
At our dacha, the paths are tiled, but we didn’t concrete anything first, we just laid everything on the sand. Of course, in some places there is grass between the tiles, but it does not spoil the appearance.
And I want to make tiles for the garden path myself. A small formwork is taken, laid out with stones in various patterns and filled with concrete. I saw it on the Internet. It’s very beautiful, but I just can’t get my hands on it yet.
This is a very painstaking work, especially if the stones and glass are not sprinkled haphazardly, but laid out in patterns. But the beauty will be amazing!
We only laid out a path to the house and outbuildings, but in the garden itself there are little beds and no tiles, and why lay out paths there, because plowing the area will be inconvenient.
At my parents’ dacha, two paths are lined with 10-centimeter-deep stumps, or rather wooden rings. They look very nice, but when it rains they get very dirty.
What a great idea! I would also agree to such paths, but I’m wondering if they become slippery when it rains?
I think they do, especially if the wood is saturated with something to prevent mold and decay. Then the wood cut will be polished over time and will be quite slippery. Although, I could be wrong.
Even the presence of good impregnation will not save a path made from wood cuts. However, you will constantly walk on it; the top layer, which is saturated, will simply be erased. Such paths look good, but they are not practical.
Even the presence of good impregnation will not save a path made from wood cuts. However, you will constantly walk on it; the top layer, which is saturated, will simply be erased. Such paths look good, but they are not practical.
The impregnation penetrates deeply into the wood, and saw cuts made of oak or larch will wear out for a very long time. In addition, the lower part of the cuts is painted with bitumen mastic. Such a path will last at least 10 years.
Now a very unusual material has appeared - luminous stones for paths. I don’t really understand how they work, most likely on solar batteries or the material itself accumulates energy, due to which it then glows like phosphorus. But this path looks very interesting.
We lined it with stones, inspired by this, it turned out great and is easy to clean!
Our paths are paved with natural stone. After 6 years, these stones began to fall off, and since they were all of different shapes, it was very difficult to select new ones of the desired shape.Now I would lay out the paths with ordinary paving slabs, which are easy to lay and less hassle during repairs.
First, the soil is cut along the width of the path, then a backfill of crushed stone, 100 mm thick, is arranged, and it is compacted. A layer of sand is poured on top and it is also compacted. Then they put up curbs and lay a path of paving slabs. It is also compacted from above using a vibrating tamper.
It is best to lay paving slabs. It is all the same in shape, and then there will be no problems dismantling it and inserting a new one. Non-slip and quite durable if you follow the installation technology
Of course, such a path will be good, but if you prepare tree cuts, treat them from below with bitumen, and impregnate them on top several times with hot drying oil, then such a path will be much cheaper.
My husband and I laid out paths from broken bricks, with the straight sides facing up. They made small depressions in the ground under the paths, laid them out evenly and covered them with sand. Then everything was filled with water. You need to pour sand and fill it with water several times so that the brick lies tightly. It turned out cheap and very beautiful.
In order for the garden path to serve for a long time and not become deformed, all layers in it must be compacted. First, cut a strip in the ground for the base, sprinkle it with a layer of crushed stone and tamp it down so that the crushed stone goes into the ground. Then, crushed stone base and tamping again, then a layer of sand - tamping. The top layer is the covering of the path with bricks and it is also compacted with a vibratory rammer, it looks like a small sled.