Not every garden owner is creative and/or skilled at crafts, but (almost) anyone can design a garden path themselves. Garden magazines, printed or online, provide numerous ideas and special programs for the PC help you with implementation and planning.
How can I make a garden path attractive?
For a successful garden path design, you should plan the route, path width and surface. Ensure harmonious accentuation, use garden areas and materials such as gravel or bark mulch for narrow paths.
What design tools are there?
The most important design elements for a garden path are the routing, the width and the surface of the path. If you would like to get an idea in advance of how your garden will look with the newly planned path, then make a drawing or use a garden design program for the computer. So you can play through different variants and decide on the most beautiful one.
How can I set accents through paths?
In a rather small garden, too many different elements can appear restless or chaotic, and this also applies to the paths. Don't choose too many different surfaces or path widths. Subtle accents can round off the harmonious overall picture. Maybe you want to illuminate your path or border it with a small hedge.
Separate different garden areas from each other using the paths, this will make your garden clear and “tidy”. Frequently used paths may well be slightly wider than those less used. They should also have a durable, weatherproof covering and a solid base. After all, this path should be easy to walk and safe even in rain, ice or snow.
Narrow and/or little-used paths are often designed as gravel paths or with bark mulch. Such paths appear more discreet than a concrete path. They are also easy to put on and particularly inexpensive.
The most important things in brief:
- Collect tips and suggestions from various sources
- plan carefully and calmly
- do it yourself or have it done?
- Get material, possibly have it delivered
- plan enough time for implementation
- if necessary, create a base layer
- carry out all work carefully
Tip
If you don't yet have an idea of what your new garden path should look like, get ideas on the Internet, from books and magazines or from garden specialists.
