coarse gravel paths?
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Spaced apart fieldstone path; substrate: gravel vs woodchips??
Comments (4)What, exactly, are you trying to accomplish? It sounds like you are after an alpine garden/path/drainage course, which isn't at all a comfortable mix of uses. If you have the stones, try laying out a few in the pattern you are planning, and *walk* on them. Ask other family members to do so also. Keeping to the stones isn't at all a natural gait, but takes paying attention and care with placing feet. Most people will probably end up walking on the non-stone parts of the path a great deal. And the desired fill material is not gravel. If you insist on calling it gravel, people will assume you are talking about gravel. The stones will move on a gravel base. Either sand or the material known to Agway here as Step 2. It has a lot of other names, crushed stone, stone dust, among others. It packs down to form a solid base. Woodchips do not break down into acidic soil. At least not according to the people who decompose things and them test them. Also moss isn't necessarily an acidophile. However, a soil mix of crushed stone and some of your native soil might work quite well. It just generally sounds like you need to do a lot more research into which plants you are interested in growing and what their needs are, and plan to make them a home where people won't be regularly walking on them. If all the property's drainage is going towards this object, both woodchips and stone chips are going to wash out. If you want a path, I'd plan on at least a hopscotch pattern (2,1,2), with the understanding that the plants are part of the path. If you want the area to be a planting bed, then decide which set of plants for specialized beds you are most interested in, research them, and prepare a bed for them. The current situation is total overkill for either of those plans. I'm not convinced I went deeper than 6" anywhere in my dry laid patio, and that was built with rock I dug up on the property, so they aren't dressed in any way....See MoreNeed help with a better simple gravel and stone path
Comments (2)A paver pathway can be as simple as just laying down pavers or flagstones on the sod and cutting out the sod around them and removing it so they are flush. This can work just fine for a secondary, not heavily traveled path. If you want a more long-lasting, durable path that can take any sort of foot traffic, you may want to prep a bit more, including using a proper base and leveling carefully. Typically you want a compacted base material (gravel/crushed rock) of 4-6 inches and then a 1-2" layer of coarse sand. Lay your pavers on the sand, level and fill cracks with more sand - or if openly spaced, more crushed rock or pea gravel. I do recommend weed/landscape cloth as an underlayment for any hardscaping project but that's about its only valid use. I also recommend using rigid edging to define the pathway and adequately contain both the base, pavers and whatever surrounds them....See MoreCan I build a path with pea gravel and pavers on a slope?
Comments (4)The steeper the slope and the more frequently it is used, the more the gravel will travel. Maybe something that is sort of terraced might keep gravel in place but you wouldn't be able to lay the rectangular stones as in your pic. Well u could but it would be busy, not the sleek effect you're hoping to achieve...See MoreTrex Decking Colors Gravel Path
Comments (5)My hubby was a little worried about staining on the lighter gray. It just so happened that we found a gorgeous reddish brown mahogany front door so we already have the color to pull from. It was so hard...I just loved Island Mist but it was going to be right next to the brick (outdoor fireplace) and our brick was more of a gray with purple undertones and some red/purple brick mixed in. I just kept looking at the sample next to the brick an it was way off. If you can get a sample I recommend looking at it next to your exterior in different natural lights. It gives you the true color...See Morecastorp
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