A path for life.

Evening all,
Today as with a lot of people the outside area's dont look very inviting thanks to the snow melting, the ground soggy and the rose beds & topiary looking nude "not a leave in sight"

But one project i did last summer is really coming along just great thanks to all this weather!

It's the path i made to lead from the rose arch to the far side of the lawn we're my greenhouse is situated,

I made this 45foot long path out of used clay roof tiles and 4inch x 2inch thick x 10ft long used wooden joist, And anti weed material for the bottom of this path.

Its a case of removing the earth for the width of path and the length.

Once this is done the wooden joist are put into position either side of the path and then the anti weed material placed on the bottom of the area you've dug out.

All thats left to do is to break the clay tiles into small pieces (2inch is ideal & i used a hammer to do this task)
now i put these broken tile bits into a cement mixer on their own and left them turning away for 5 mins or so, this results in the tile bits being rounded, "no sharp edges to worry about" and while they're being rounded they're also being cleaned.

The next job is to empty these tile bits into the dug out path spread and over fill rather than under fill (i put about 2inch higher than the side's wooded edging) the reason is because you want the path to settle down and this snow and wet is ideal for doing this, "I finished the job in august last year"
hence when i looked at the path today its really looking great, nice and warm looking for this time of the year and they've all settled down.

It will last for years and as you walk on it the tile bits move slightly and this helps to stop weeds etc growing.

I went one stage further and dug a spades width border and planted box on both sides of the path, (each box plant is 6inch from each other, these will in time make a 12 in high hedge and take that sharp wooden edge look away)

It's a well worth while project and if you cant get or dont like clay tiles you can use slate just the same way.

I made my path wide enough so that if needed i can walk a wheel barrow up & down the path.

The only likely sign of weeds would be those bombed on the path by the birds and these can be delt with as with a spray of weed killer.

 

Sounds good but can we see some pics?

 

Spring pics

As soon as the weather changes i'll do a few pics of both the garden and the view from the bathroom window "its the first sight i see every day of the year"
It really is worth waiting for.

 

Sounds like a good idea,I to would like to see some pictures as due to do a refurb in the next few weeks including replacing a tiled roof and it might be a good way to recycle them and save on skip costs!

 

Great idea moonraker, I've got a wood chip path at home which has weed-proof membrane as a base and I've been trying to think of something more durable to use instead of wood chip.
All I need to do now is find a load of old clay tiles!