Cobbles stones add decorative detail but they won’t overwhelm your outdoor space with too much colour or pizzaz. Use them in a straight line or weave a path around your garden stopping off at focal points along the way. 22. Use Pallet Slats Thanks to some really epic summer-like weather recently, I’ve been working on the landscape in the garden and yard areas. It’s a good idea to slightly lower one side of the boardwalk to allow for water run off. So using a spirit level try and ensure one side is about 10mm lower. (depending on the width of your path.) If you want a straight path this is a contemporary chic look that would suit grass or gravelled landscapes. 28. Plant in the Gaps

You may have seen the in-ground trampoline in some of the pictures. See how we installed this here: Using a circular saw I cut the boards to the correct length and simply screwed them into the frame. Scaffold boards have a tendency to bow and cup so it was important to add a screw into each side of the board. Try using an impact driver here to speed up the process. I didn’t bother with pilot holes when adding the screws as it wasn’t really required. The softwood generally takes the screws quite well. Each piece was carefully measured and cut to the desired size before securing down. I ended up with quite a few off cuts which will end up in the log burner during winter. Even the sand was donated by a local builder, who had it left over from a project. He was driving by, saw what we were doing and dropped it off on the spot! The above garden path lasted for a GOOD long time, despite me not protecting the wood with anything!So long as the item is flat enough to stand on and doesn’t get slippery, you can recycle just about anything into a garden path such as old drain covers or bits of concrete trellis – whatever you have to hand – or your neighbour has in their skip – just ask first! Fill them with pebbles, coloured glass, herbs, or an ornament – you could personalise this wooden path to suit your taste. Steel or aluminum edging forms a crisp edge that gives the path a neat appearance. It costs more than plastic, though, and is less forgiving on sloped terrain. I just love how charming this easy DIY project turned out, and really adds a touch of rustic appeal to the garden, don’t you think? Lay walkway boards on top, having them touch on the inner sides, and slightly spaced out on the outer sides to create a gentle curve.

If you want to dive in, here are a few of my favorite books with lots of great details on garden path construction! Pebble paths are great in the garden because they are decorative and hardwearing, but there are lots of ways to use them. Wood is a material that may already have in your garden or can get for free. A large pile of oak chips, logs and salvaged wood pieces come to mind. Landscaping wood is not expensive also. To ensure a secure level slab I dug a 30mm hole the size of the slab and filled it with sharp sand. The sharp sand provides a more solid base for the slab to sit on and will prevent the slab from moving as the boardwalk is used regularly. You also have the option of using cement at this point for an even more secure plinth. So far however I have found the sand to be sufficient. Wood is a great material for design: it’s natural, eco-friendly and beautiful. Any outdoor spaces will benefit from natural-looking pathways, so wood is a great material to cover them. Such garden paths won’t last for centuries but they look very natural and charming, besides they harmonize the garden looks. Wooden garden paths will easily fit many styles: zen, rustic, modern, contemporary, minimalist, seaside and so on. Here are some ideas that may inspire you. Wooden PathsA variation of up-cycled broken concrete path with gravel filled in between the stepping “stones”. 19. Wood garden paths Granted, lots of them were covered in dirt and paint, but after a good hose down with a pressure washer, they looked great – not perfect, but rustic, exactly the look we were going for. I then dug out a route for the path, laid some ground cover sheeting to stop any weeds from growing up (our only major outlay), and put the sharp sand on top.'