Using Cobblestones to Create Practical Walkways

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Creating practical walkways is necessary for any garden or yard. You could create graceful, curving paths in and around your garden for a unique walkway or you could create straight paths for ease of access and walking convenience. The whole point of a practical walkway is to be able to walk on a smooth and comfortable surface therefore avoiding any quicksetts.com and water puddles.

Walkways are ideal for larger gardens to help visitors find their way to the house or swimming pool. The cobblestone walkway doesn't have to be straight; and the curvy look gives the garden a feeling of strolling along and not striding. Depending on the design, a path can be a practical connection between two points or more of an experience. Narrow spaces are popular places to add practical walkways. Placing different shapes of paving bricks into the walkway can give your garden a more contemporary artwork appearance.

A natural-looking cobblestone walkway is an excellent match to raise flower beds that are covered with conifers. Though some cobblestone walkways may look random and rustic, it follows a definite plan. These cobblestones can be set next to smaller stones to give them a simple, but effective path. Cobblestones have class and style and can be used as a walkway surface or as an edging material.

Cobblestones are roughly cut rectangular stone blocks and are typically granite. As edging, they can be used as a curb to keep soil and mulch from spilling into a path or as a decorative accent along the edge of a path or garden bed if they are installed at the same level as the surrounding ground. They can be laid on one side of the walkway, and then, starting at that side, the path's rows of bricks can be laid. After laying the last row of bricks, place the cobblestone edging on the walkway's other side.

Cobblestone walkways have many benefits however the most obvious has to be that it provides a primary sturdy surface that will allow you to access all parts of your garden. Using some of the excavated soil to fill spaces between the cobblestones and the undisturbed soil on each side of the walkway, will help keep walkway together. Cobblestones can be beautifully complemented when laid in different colours, sizes and shapes.