Set Up a Garden Path: What Material to Choose?

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The walkways and garden paths invite us to explore the outside, through the door of our homes and venture into nature. A well-designed and beautifully decorated aisle is thus a subtle way to grow your family and friends to spend more time outdoors. With the arrival of autumn, we are entering a time for the preparation of plans for the organization of outdoor space and garden paths.

During the warm days of autumn, you can even start some small jobs to develop a garden driveway at home. If you have not yet decided the material you want to use for this type of project, choose Consultant ideas below!

Set up a garden path with stones, gravel or pebbles

Set up a garden path with stones, gravel or pebbles

Set up a garden path with stones in gravel or pebble is an idea that appeals to many lovers of modern style. These materials require almost no maintenance and are thus optimal option for easy garden is to say: an exterior that requires very little care from its owners.

What type of garden can we develop a garden path with stones?

What type of garden can we develop a garden path with stones?

The pebbles and gravel are a necessary element of Zen gardens and, for this reason, this material is often associated with an exterior of this style. But in fact this kind of coat goes well with almost any decor. Even vegetable gardens can benefit, since it is natural and it does not easily abyss!

Make a gravel driveway garden to showcase plants all around

Make a gravel driveway garden to showcase plants all around

In addition, develop a garden path gravel or pebbles is a solution that will enhance the plants installed near the edges of the driveway.

Home entrance path stones and concrete slabs to modern exterior

Home entrance path stones and concrete slabs to modern exterior

Besides, Home entrance paths and outdoor walkways stones combine beautifully with elements of stone and concrete.

Aisle garden decoration natural raw stone and pebbles

Aisle garden decoration natural raw stone and pebbles

The driveway is part of a whole, that of your garden. As such it contributes to its looks but it is not able, in itself, to dictate the look of the small park.

Garden path white stone pebbles and outdoor areas

Garden path white stone pebbles and outdoor areas

An alley of stone and pebbles produce different effects in a classical garden in a modern style exterior.

Arrange a row of stone garden for a natural and chic exterior

Arrange a row of stone garden for a natural and chic exterior

Stone is a typical material used for garden paths of development.

Create an alley of stone in the garden of an old park remains

Create an alley of stone in the garden of an old park remains

Used for centuries in the outdoor decoration, stone is durable, easy to maintain and which tolerates the climatic conditions in all regions of France.

Arrange a row of stone garden is a way to preserve the authentic look of your outdoor

Arrange a row of stone garden is a way to preserve the authentic look of your outdoor

The rough stone is able to give your garden a spontaneous air, as if your outdoor walkways were part of the pre-existing natural landscape.

Garden decoration idea and stone driveway with integrated lighting

Garden decoration idea and stone driveway with integrated lighting

Like the rocks and gravel, stone is able to highlight the colors of the plants that surround it.

The curved driveway is typical of Asian gardens 

The curved driveway is typical of Asian gardens

And, thanks to modern lighting, can also benefit from an integrated lighting in the alley of stone or in the borders of the garden path!

Contemporary garden path of red brick

Contemporary garden path of red brick

Brick paths are an alternative to stone walkways: they will appeal to those who like to play with colors and would like a few more shades of red in their garden.

Garden path in stone slabs and large format green grass

Garden path in stone slabs and large format green grass

As a natural material, stone combines not only with gravel but with the turf.

Aisle garden idea turf and stone, not Japanese

Aisle garden idea turf and stone, not Japanese

This is also what is the basis of not Japanese and their many variations.

Contemporary exterior design and decor variation with no Japanese

Contemporary exterior design and decor variation with no Japanese

Watched initially as a somewhat exotic solution, not the garden have become popular later. Far from only decorate the Zen-style gardens, they are also common in outdoor modern design, contemporary, minimalist ...

Arrange a row of lawn garden to enjoy an open green space

Arrange a row of lawn garden to enjoy an open green space

Develop a lawn garden driveway is an idea that will please those who love working in plen air and take care of their lawn.

How to define a natural grass driveway with shrubs, trees and flowering plants

How to define a natural grass driveway with shrubs, trees and flowering plants

Image driveway landscaped garden lawn pathWhile these alkées require a little more effort on the part of their owners, but they are so pretty and green they can push you to embrace gardening!

External decoration of garden with pool and wooden walkway

External decoration of garden with pool and wooden walkway

Driveway curved garden in you and pebbles

Driveway curved garden in you and pebbles

Wood is the latter type of material we are considering here. Natural, attractive and with a good capacity of resistence (depending on the type of wood chosen), the wood began to conquer our gardens and terraces for over a decade.

Terrace modern garden and outdoor wooden path

Terrace modern garden and outdoor wooden path

With outdoor flooring manufacturers, wood slabs are now even easier to install. Consequently, more and more handymen managed to put their own driveways and decks!

Deco Zen garden and outdoor walkway decking wood

Deco Zen garden and outdoor walkway decking wood

Requiring little care guaranteeing the protection of the natural surface of the material, wooden walkways used for decorating garden areas with terraces, with swimming pools and lakes, outdoor Zen-style and tropical gardens.

Idea to develop an avenue of tropical garden

Idea to develop an avenue of tropical garden

Driveway wooden garden with sand and green buttons

Driveway wooden garden with sand and green buttons

Photo and design by: Lenkin Design, Period Architecture

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