natural path

Hi everyone. Im trying to make my garden into a cottage garden. Today I took up a slab path so i can replace it with a more natural looking one. any ideas before i start on what i could use. I was thinking a brick edged path with shingle down the middle. Will this be ok?

 

That is a great idea vegpatch, go for it

 

Hi Vegpatch we used wooden boards, gravel and a slab combo last year in our side garden and we think it worked out so well that we are doing the same again for the back garden.
I would suggest that you make sure you use some kind of weed membrane before you put the shingle in place to keep any weeds at bay, we placed loads of cardboard down first before the membrane and so far it's still looking good!

Below is a picture of ours. Hel.xxx.

 

Your garden looks great. Im starting this saturday so ill post a pic later. I've dug out the route now so its too late to go back. Just hope it works out

 

Brick and shingle sounds ideal, Vegpatch. You might want to consider using some slabs as stepping stones on any more well-trodden areas, as shingle can be a bit bad for walking on (esp with high heels - or so I'm told!).

Anthony

 

Cor I wish I'd read this 2 weeks ago! That's a really good idea to put down cardboard first, I went straight on with the membrane for my gravel area!

Lol at crofthouse in high heels:D

 

Lol Dizi isn't that just how things go never mind it's a thought for next time if you ever need to do something else along the same line again.Hel.xxx.