Garden Path Ideas

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Dobish

Dobish

Minister of Fire
Oct 26, 2015
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Golden CO
I never would have thought my wife would suggest this, but she came across this idea and wanted me to build this to the front entrance of our cottage...
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she fully acknowledges that it is a way for me to get rid of some of the larger pieces that have been waiting to be cut and stacked :)
 
Looks nice. What stops them from rotting?
 
Maybe, but I am dubious about it standing up long term. End grain soaks up water like a sponge. Setting them in a deep gravel bed might help so that water can never stay in contact for long.
 
i thought about that as well. I think it might look cool for something temporary, but I would be interested to see what it did over the next few years. if I did it, i would put it over a paver base, and its on a hill, so there should be good gravity.

I am not sure i'm going to go for it, but we will see. if we do it, and it doesn't' work, I can sell the slabs for "rustic centerpieces" or something like that :)
 
We had a beautiful herringbone pattern brick path to our house when we moved in. It looked awesome and we loved it until the first winter. Then it became a skating rink and a serious liability. Every year it got worse due to a buildup of slime on the surface. We had to have a sign warning people to watch their step. After 10 yrs and a couple nasty falls I finally pulled it all out and replaced it with a fine gravel path using some tinted gravel. This has proven durable, attractive and mostly maintenance free. And very important, no more slipping and sliding in winter.
 
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begreen said:
We had a beautiful herringbone pattern brick path to our house when we moved in. It looked awesome and we loved it until the first winter. Then it became a skating rink and a serious liability. Every year it got worse due to a buildup of slime on the surface. We had to have a sign warning people to watch their step. After 10 yrs and a couple nasty falls I finally pulled it all out and replaced it with a fine gravel path using some tinted gravel. This has proven durable, attractive and mostly maintenance free. And very important, no more slipping and sliding in winter.
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the first thing i said to my wife was "i bet you that gets really slippery when its wet"

I am leaning towards the gravel path idea as well.
 
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