Affordable garden path ideas
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Instead of an expensive, labour-intensive formal path, save money and time with one of these casual garden paths. These walkway ideas will blend in better and will look like they’ve been in your garden forever.
Required tools for these walkway ideas
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Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start – you’ll save time and frustration.
Bucket
Drywall saw
Garden rake
Spade
Wheelbarrow/Dolly
Tamper
Garden trowel
Check out these 31 yard tool hacks that’ll make your life easier.
Informal garden paths and rock walkways
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This winding gravel path reflects the informality and ease of maintenance of the garden. Mulch and gravel are the cheapest pathway materials you can buy for rock walkways, and they make construction simple, too, making them two of our favourite walkway ideas. All you have to do is remove the sod, roll out landscape fabric and spread the mulch or gravel.
Mulch and gravel paths can be meandering, wood chip-covered trails or carefully planned designs, and they range from casual to formal depending on the design and edging material. You can choose from a wide variety of loose materials including coarse bark, decorative mulch, washed stones and crushed gravel or shells.