Walkways

After an exhausting work week, tomorrow brings a chance to "play" in our garden.  This weekend we will be installing a stone walkway from our driveway to our front door.

A key element in installing an attractive walkways is using materials that will blend with your yards existing decor.  In our case we will be using the large flagstones that we have rescued from the side of the road.

We will be using more of these flat flagstones to extend the walkway from this area to our driveway.  Eventually this will be filled in by creeping thyme.

You can see the use of similar rock in other landscape features on our property.  When possible use local stone/rock, it will give a more natural appearance.

This is the area that our pathway will go down toward our driveway on the left. 

 When using stone: Keep in mind that it will seldom crack when properly installed, but can shift so that your pathway becomes a tripping hazard to pedestrians.  So many homeowners enjoy using this natural material for pathways because of its good looks.  Let's face it...rock is beautiful.