Garden paths have an important practical function. They connect two distant points, allowing easy access from one place to another. But that's not all. They are also an important part of the garden arrangement.They affect their surroundings more strongly the wider they are and lead through more visible surfaces, such as a lawn or flower beds with low plants.
When setting up a new garden, it is necessary to establish the paths of the paths at the beginning. Routes as simple as a ruler make sense when we want functional connections, for example, between a lawn and a tool shed. Variety appears when the severity of straight lines is softened by luxuriant flowering perennials planted next to the path, or by the fringes of a carefully formed boxwood mini-hedge.
However, if we dream about romantic walks in the garden, choose rather paths with winding lines.They will lead to important places, such as a pond or a rose gazebo, or behind an impenetrable wall of a high hedge or trellis for creepers.
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Kostka brukowa has many uses in the garden (Photo: Fotolia.com) |
The nature of garden paths is significantly influenced by the raw material used to build the surface. We have a huge variety of materials at our disposal - from simple loose materials, such as bark or gravel litter, to traditional bricks and clinker cubes, to a wide range of paving stones and other elements made of concrete and natural stone.
In recent years, concrete products have experienced the greatest development. High-quality and various colors of concrete blocks, cubes and slabs have nothing to do with the previously produced gray blocks with easily crumbling edges, completely incompatible with the natural charm of the garden.
Contemporary concrete surface products are a completely different world. Fittings with an irregular structure of the upper surface and delicately shaded colors become more and more similar to their natural patterns.Products of the highest quality have a refined, abrasion-resistant upper surface, which is resistant to dirt and easy to care for.
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Natural stone has always delighted with its appearance. Even lichens and mosses depositing on part of the surface do not spoil the good impression. When choosing products made of natural stone, you should remember about the style of the garden arrangement.The Mediterranean aura is enhanced by bright surfaces made of sandstone, limestone or travertine. Darker granite, bas alt and slate are best suited to a modern garden. In the rustic garden, we can use various types of natural stone, also from the immediate vicinity.
Clinker is not very popular with us. However, it is worth paying attention to this unique ceramic material. Clay bricks, fired at 1100 ° C, are very durable and easy to care for.The trail in warm shades of yellow, red and brown looks natural and solid.
Loose surface materials, such as gravel, grit or tree bark, are primarily suitable for rarely used side paths, as they make it difficult to drive over wheelbarrows or a lawn mower.The path, covered with natural material, harmonizes well with the greenery of the garden.Mulching the adjacent beds with it gives an even better effect.
