English garden: Garden path decorating ideas

Garden path

Some would say

that flowers and trees

are all yo need to
make a great garden,
but we believe a

a garden path through the

plants is as much

a part of a successful
Eden as what grows in
its flowerbeds.

These quiet trails invite and cajole, tempt and tease us into taking just that one step further into the verdant

paradise that is a garden. Whether garden path is leading you to a horticultural focal point or merely allowing you to explore the terrain, these examples highlight the ways a garden path can create a road most travelled.

1-NEAT & TIDY GARDEN PATH

A formal garden's best friend is a hedged border. A path like this that's lined with a low, compact perimeter of boxwood provides definition and detail to the garden proper.

2 GEOMETRICAL GARDEN PATH

A tidy urban backyard is the perfect home for this square and shapely route through minimal plantings from deck to garden gate. In this yard, composite stone tiles create a happy hopscotch pattern in a pea gravel bed.

3. NATURAL VIBE GARDEN PATH

Indirect contrast to a formal arrangement, here a profusion of rhododendrons shimmies up to a well-worn

free-form path that merges plants with pedestrians.

4. ROCKY ROAD GARDEN PATH

Who says a path has to be walked on? This dry river bed filled with rocks delineates a gul ly between two

roughly cultivated areas, offering additional natural interest to the property.

5. GREEN & GRASSY GARDEN PATH

Long swathes of grass in an extensive landscape can work to create order and structure among large garden plots. In this casual country tract, the wide curvy garden pathways echo the land's rolling silhouette.

6. OVERHEAD GARDEN PATH DISPLAY

A pathway shouldn't necessarily be all about what's under your feet. Cultivating plants to grow in a verdant

canopy overhead lures visitors to explore within.

7. MOSAIC MARVEL GARDEN PATH

Creating interest in the design of the garden path itself makes it a focal point for a simple landscape. Play with

colors, textures and materials to achieve a unique space that's all your own.

8. WOODLAND WONDER

Suit pathway materials to their setting for a cohesive look in your garden. Here, a colorful woodland walkway is strewn with wood chips. Its soft surface makes it adjustable if the owners decide to make the flowerbeds bigger or smaller.

9. EASY ACCESS GARDEN PATHWAY

Plan your pathways with ease of movement in mind, especially in a vegetable garden. This space conveniently locates clearly defined, spacious composite stone rows within arm's reach of edibles.

10. VERSATILE GRAVEL GARDEN PATH

You can't go wrong with classic durable gravel. From casual to formal, modern to traditional, gravel works with any aesthetic. Line your pathway with boulders and the design is complete.

11. HIDDEN GARDEN PATH ASSETS

For a look that complements naturalistic plantings, a pathway disguised by patina is a must. Here, weathered

stone steps covered in moss and lichen are tucked among flowers and grasses that grow with abandon.

12. FREESTYLE FLAGSTONE GARDEN PATHWAY

When laid in a casual pattern and surrounded by clumps of cheerful perennials, a flagstone path perfectly complements country-cottage style. Pebbles peppered between the slabs keep the arrangement from looking too formal or severe.