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Garden Paths

Basic Questions

In most gardens, where you need to traverse a regular route you need to build in paths. However, that simple statement introduces a wide range of options and decisions.

Types of path range from something as simple as laying a few stepping stones in a lawn to creating a complex pattern from natural stone slabs or granite setts.

Reducing the number of Options

To help with decision making, you need to answer a few basic questions:

Considering and coming up with answers to these few questions should reduce the number of decisions and options to manageable proportions.


  • First you need to decide how frequently the path is to be used (e.g. many times a day, daily, weekly or only occasionally) and the type of traffic it has to bear such as pedestrians, machinery or vehicles?

  • The next question is how much you can afford to spend on the materials and labour required to construct the path. Many materials can be laid by a capable handyman but some would be better laid by professional contractors and there are some where it is virtually essential to use professionals?

    • Paths come in Many Designs
  • Is the path purely functional or is it to be an integral decorative feature of your garden design.

  • Do you have any personal dislikes in terms of surface appearance and texture or does the path have to blend in with some other architectural features?


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