Laying a four foot wide walkway from the parking area to the front door, a stepping-stone path through a bit of woodland is more of a long term commitment to your house and garden than a mulch or gravel path. Think long term, even if you plan on installing one path at a time, it’s a good idea to think in light of future paving projects that will link all garden areas and connect the landscape to the house. Assess the style, materials, dimensions, and proportions of your home when considering walkway and pathway materials. No matter what the style of your home also consider your own style. If you are more of a casual person your stonework should reflect your style. Although every material can be removed, it can be costly. Framing permanence is the first consideration when choosing walkway materials.
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Formal Walkway (Bluestone and brick) This bluestone patio is ribboned with brick giving it rhythmic direction to the front door. Two guests can comfortably walk side-by-side.
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Sunny Step Stone Path I love natural stone in the garden, and a step stone path is an earthy and wonderful way to enhance an informal style garden.
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Shady Step Stone Path (Random Bluestone) No-mow gardens are part of our sustainable philosophy and present perfect canvases for natural step stone paths.
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Fieldstone path (multi-directional) This quaint fieldstone path divides and directs the pedestrian to either the driveway entrance or the dining patio.
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Fieldstone path (pattern close-up) Different from the single stone stepping stone path, this pattern is natural and dependent on stone and mason choice.
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Lawn carpet path Here the lawn path leads between woodland shrubs and perennial beds of astilbe and liriope.
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Lawn carpet path Lawn is easy to maintain and provides a good wide access path for lawn and snow blowers.
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Cut Step Stone Path Through Lawn Heavy traffic in a lawn merits additional paving of stepping stones. Angled stepping stones add rhythm and pattern to the space.
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Lazy Lawn Path Sometimes the path is just there created by other boundaries of walls and beds.
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Gravel Path A gravel path is a nice addition to a drought tolerant or sunny garden. The gravel will travel if you don't use an edge restraint as in this photo.
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Mulch Path Mulch can be used to finish off a dirt path to combine a woodland feel and a cleaner finish.
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Formal Country Walkway The formal nature of this important wide front walkway is contrasted with an informal extra large stepping stone - a design trick to set the invited guest at ease and feel welcome before reaching the front door.
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Cut Through Step Stone Path Little transition spaces are fun to design. A small goshen step stone was interplanted with prairie grass, sedums, and thyme. We also threw in some bearberry for fun.
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Garden Path to Bench Newly installed, this thin-lined step stone path leads to a small garden bench. It's casual and curving nature lends an informality to the space. Left over spaces will be planted.
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Planted Step Stone Walkway Bluestone steps were combined with Goshen x-large step stones to create the walkway up this gentle slope. Pockets were cut into the stone joints to plant groundcovers for a country feel and abate joint erosion.
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English Formal Garden Walkway Classic New England materials of bluestone and brick were combined in this formal walkway through this English garden of lavender and allysum.
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English Formal Garden Walkway (Opposite View) The brick ribbons in the walkway provide rhythm and direction for the guest and lead to the front entrance. Guests can easily spot the informal material change down the way indicating a casual cut-through to the lower levels.
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Sideyard Gate Walkway Given the mud path the dog was creating using this space as a doggie run, we paved this area with bluestone and trimmed with pebbles.
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Utlity Step Stone Path The width of this step stone path accommodates the snow blower and was designed specifically for ease of access and egress to and from the shed.
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Three Season Lawn Path (Daffodils April-May) Any path can be planted to have a long season of interest.
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Three Season Lawn Path (Daffodils & Tulips May) Daffodils remain while tulips bud, open, and pass. The fading of petal color and blossom change the border's daily appearance.
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Three Season Lawn Path (Tulips Early - Mid May) Pink and purple flowers on top of the wall complement the purple tulips lining the path below.
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Three Season Lawn Path (Summer Daylillies) The entire feel of this path changes when the rusts, burgundies, oranges, and yellows appear in summer and ending in fall with green foliage after the stalks are cut.
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integrating walkways and paths into your landscape design.
Terrascapes Landscape Design
Telephone: 781-449-1788
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