Careful planning makes sense before implementation, so that you can be satisfied with your new garden path for a long time. What is the purpose of the path? Should it only connect two dots or should it also be decorative? Which attachment meets your requirements?

The course of the path should be well thought out

Step by step to the garden path:

  • Get suggestions and tips
  • determine needs
  • Plan the route (route, surface, costs)
  • procure material
  • Create path

Where can I find good suggestions and examples?

Go to a garden center or look at catalogs from the relevant companies, there you will find free tips and examples for a wide variety of garden paths. Garden magazines are also a veritable treasure trove of ideas and suggestions, but they cost a bit of money. If you like working on the computer, you can do internet research or a computer program for garden design.

Which covering is suitable for garden paths?

Which covering you choose for your garden path depends on various factors, first of all it is your taste, but the costs and the expected use of the path also play a role. You can create little-used paths very well with gravel or crushed stone. Even a heavy rain shower will not harm you, the water can easily seep away.

A garden path made of wood, on the other hand, should be located in a predominantly dry area, because moisture quickly makes it slippery. The situation is similar with a covering made of bark mulch, it rots if it is continuously wet or damp and then has to be renewed regularly. Bark mulch is a very cheap option for this. If there is a green waste recycling plant near you, ask there.

If you would like to create a particularly decorative and/or individual garden path, then natural stones might be worth considering. A pretty mosaic could also adorn your new garden path and become a real eye-catcher. However, these two variants are not among the cheapest garden paths. However, if you install it yourself, the costs are limited. In addition, such a high-quality path is quite durable and does not require constant renewal.

How wide should my path be?

There are also guidelines for the width of a garden path that you can at least use as a guide. A distinction is made between main and secondary routes. Main paths are used a lot, so two people should be able to walk comfortably next to each other. On the way to the entrance of an apartment building, you better count on space for three people.

A width of approx. 60 cm is calculated per person. Accordingly, the path to the front door of a family home should be about 120 cm wide, plus about 30 cm for carrying a bag. This gives you a total width of 1.5 m.

Byways may well be narrower. If they are used often and maybe driven over with a wheelbarrow, then we recommend fixing them with paving slabs, for example, and a width of approx. 60 to 80 cm. You can certainly lay the panels yourself. On the other hand, a width of 40 cm is sufficient for paths that are rarely used.

What might affect the width of the garden path?

If your planned path leads along hedges or walls, then plan a distance of about 30 cm so that the path is really easy to walk on. If there are plants growing along the path that may hang over the path, you should rather make this path a little wider.

Do I always have to create a substructure?

A carefully laid substructure always helps to stabilize your path. It is particularly important when the path is heavily used, such as a driveway to the garage or the sidewalk to the front door of a practice.

A substructure is also useful where the ground is very uneven and needs to be straightened, or if you want to prevent weeds from growing on the new path as best as possible. A special weed fleece (€21.70) can help you a lot with this. It is water permeable and easy to use.

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Plan your garden path carefully, this will save you from unpleasant surprises afterwards, be it the final price or the appearance of the path.

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