Design a garden path

[Matheous]

Anyone have good links please?.....

[nonomaybe]

I'm not sure what you are actually looking for as a garden path is simply ........ a garden path.
One basic rule however is to look at the "desire" line. that is the direction in which you incline to go down your garden, if feasible this should be the way that your path will go. I used to also advocate curves particularly in gardens where the rectangular lines of the building(s) and garden(if so shaped) were obvious.the materials used should be affected by everything else present.

[Jugglering]

I think we need a bit more info about what you are trying to do here.... is it just a design from an aesthetical point of view (as nonomaybe says, you need a desire line which would work for your particular garden).... or do you need information on suitable materials and how to construct the path..... or gradients and suitability for disabled access ...... or..... ??

[Matheous]

Sorry if that was lacking info.....I was really wanting inspiration...I don't like formality and do love curves. Round plus rectangle stoney slabs appeal to me with gravel gaps.
There are no gradients and I am cutting through the lawn-perhaps in a kind of 'S' shape?

[Jugglering]

Hiya Matheous...

OK, got it... you want to have a garden path constructed of stone slabs with gravel infilling between the slabs and no gradients required. An *S* or other curvy shape would look lovely, meandering through your garden....

The desire line is the *S* shape, materials are stone slabs and gravel infill. All you need to work out is the width of the path - have a look at some slabs in your local garden centre and see if you like the look of some of them - will they work (in terms of colour etc) with your existing garden ? What sort of width are you thinking of ? I'd be looking for a metre wide at least, possibly wider if your garden is big.

Be open to suggestions, paths can be constructed from many different materials - stone slabs, precast concrete cobbles or setts (which don't look like concrete!) or even bricks laid on their sides, say in a herringbone pattern.

In terms of the laying of the path itself, since it will be having a (grassed) lawn on either side, you may wish to have the level of the path itself at a slightly lower height than the grass, so that when cutting the grass you don't accidentally hit the path construction (useful when using a flymo for example). However if you are planting a border alongside the path edge, you won't need to worry about mowing the grass....

One small word of warning about a gravel infill - keep it to a minimum if you can or you may find your local kitties using the gravel as their fabby new high tech toilet.... (I kid you not, cats love gravel for that reason...)

[nonomaybe]

If you use gravel, go for the crushed, as opposed to the water-worn type, this will help to not only deter the grateful felines but will retain a tighter form as it is less likely to roll away, and if the graveled area is quite extensive it will be easier to walk on

[Matheous]

Thanks guys for your help.....It's much appreciated.