Wooded Escape
A flagstone path in Pasadena leads through a garden underplanted with New Zealand flax shrubs and grasses. Blue-leafed groundcovers create a delicate tracery between pavers.
Photo Credit: Steven Gunther
Outdoors
10 Beautiful Garden Paths
by Homesessive
A path is the perfect way to spice up your garden! If you've got room, we highly recommend it. And to encourage you, we've rounded up some of our favorite garden paths. Whether you're looking for a quick project, just a hint of color or a Mediterranean look, check out these paths for inspiration.
The path doesn't have to be big to make a big difference in the look and functionality of your garden. Take a weekend or a month and try out one of these paths. Your visitors (and your flowers) will be highly impressed!
View the slideshow above for 10 stunning path options!
Photo Credit: Steven Gunther
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How To Create a Raised Garden Bed
Gardening is an activity that allows homeowners to embrace the spring weather and get their hands dirty… literally! But, why not grab some friends and make it a weekend activity? Follow the easy instructions to create a garden you can enjoy all season!
Price: $$
Difficulty: EASY
- Choose an open area in your yard to set up your garden. The space should be large enough for your plants to grow and have level soil grounding.
- Using a tape measurer, measure the chosen space so that it is at least 48 in. x 48 in. For a spacious garden, it’s best to measure a slightly larger dimension.
- Carefully assemble your Home Depot’s Greenes Fence Cedar Raised Garden Bed Kit by sliding the first and second posts over each end of the first board.
- Then slide the second board on top of the first board to create one 7-inch-tall slide.
- Continue connecting the rest of the frame until you have all four corners routed. Each board should slide neatly into the grooves of another board snugly. If desired, use your Phillips screwdriver to attach the decorative tops.
- Place the open-bottom garden frame you created onto the level surface you have chosen for your garden.
- Now that you have your base, it’s time to start the gardening! Make sure to wear gardening gloves to keep your hands protected from unwanted germs.
- Open your Home Depot Miracle Gro Garden Soil and evenly spread the mixture on your designated area.
- Using your hand shovel, dig separate holes into the ground that are about 2/3 the depth of your Organic 5 in. Big Boys and Girls Tomato Garden plants.
- Carefully place the tomato plants into each hole and pack the soil firmly around the plant to keep them in place. The pots are biodegradable so they are perfect for outdoor gardens!
- Follow these steps for all the plants and then stand back and admire your work!
Remember for a garden to grow it needs some TLC, so make sure to water your tomato plants daily for best results!
Tools
- A Phillips Screwdriver
- Tape Measurer
- Hand Shovel
- Gardening Gloves
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Fragrant Journey
Designer Lucinda Lester knows a great path includes an intriguing destination. Here, a yellow-glazed container catches the eye at the end of a lavender-edged gravel path.
Photo Credit: Steven Gunther
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Grasses and Shale
Fractured shale fills gaps between concrete pavers in this California path, designed by Mathew Henning and Heather Anderson Oakland.
Photo Credit: Thomas J. Story
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Grass Circle Path
Mia Lehrer and Associates made grass circles appear to float on a river of black pebbles that winds through a grove of bamboo in Malibu, CA.
Photo Credit: Steven Gunther
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Curving Through Green
Flanked by blue star creeper and Japanese spurge, a concrete stone path curves through Dan and Pat Nelson's garden in Gig Harbor, WA.
Photo Credit: Jim McCausland
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A Walk Through Color
Orange gaillardia brightens the flagstone path and marshlike plantings in this winner from Sunset's Garden Design Awards.
Photo Credit: Chris Leschinsky
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Inviting Entrance
Designed by Michael Buccino Associates, this path's irregular shape, edged with pale flagstone, encourages visitors to slow down and enjoy the yellow-flowering palo verde agaves and opuntia and barrel cactus along the way.
Photo Credit: Steven Gunther
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Rock Border
In this garden, lady's-mantle with chartreuse blooms surrounds the stone fountain in foreground, while cape fuchsia (Phygelius) with orange-pink flowers spills into the path.
Photo Credit: Norm Plate
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Mediterranean Style
A crunchy gravel entry is a clean casual foil for plant textures and colors. Japanese silver grass billows over the basalt wall at right beside climbing hydrangea.
Photo Credit: Norm Plate
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Two-day Path Project
You can install this pretty path in about a weekend. The gently curving path invites you to stroll among the plants, and leads to a small circular patio.Photo Credit: E. Spencer Toy
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