The finished path

We are so pleased with the finished path. Most people will probably think that it’s only a path but it’s actually quite an important part of this garden. The way it zig zags gives the garden structure. It would be really boring if it went straight up the middle or up one side or the other.

We can’t take any credit for this as it was like this when we moved here. It was an ugly, cheapest option, concrete path but we liked the shape it gave to the garden. We had the patio put in and later the area in front of the cabin, outside of our back door and I have chosen this colour of Indian stone for the path to blend in with the colour of the bricks on the two patio areas. I chose the colour as my husband is colour blind but he trusts me with colours. The colours are subtle but are brighter when wet and I quite like the way the path changes colour.

Now the path is a bit of a feature instead of an ugly necessity and it blends in with the patio areas perfectly. Also the wider area at the corner of the veg plot gets the sun at the end of the day when it’s gone from the patio so it gives me a spot to sit and catch the last rays of the day, that is when we have some sun of course.

I am not going to apologise for taking loads of pictures because I am so thrilled with this path that I wanted to show it from all angles.

From the back gate looking towards the road

The front wall

We will be painting this wall white and then I will show another before and after photo.

The wall and steps are topped with grey engineering bricks

I love the way the grey bricks are reflected by the grey edging stones. It will look even better when the greenery grows back. My husband is going to clean up the stones on the drive and is in fact doing this while I write this post.

The steps and path going past the front door

The steps and path going past the cabin

The path leading on to and past the patio

From the patio in the other direction

The wall and steps at the end of the veg plot

The corner at the end of the veg plot looking in the other direction

This is the corner that gets the last sun of the day. It is just big enough for a garden chair.

Steps past the veg plot

Going up towards the chicken run

Towards the chicken run

The plants will spill over the edges again in time.

Beside the dandelion strip

The dandelions got partly buried but will soon come through again. I can always add more to fill up the strip again.

Up to the top patio

Looking back down from the top patio

Back past the dandelion strip

Back down to the veg plot and the bottom patio

Back down past the cabin

View on to the patio from the other direction

The whole of the path seems wider and longer somehow. Perhaps it’s because it now stands out as an integral part of the garden and patio areas rather something hidden away.

We are thrilled to bits with it and it will be here for a very long time. I never thought that we would get so much pleasure from a path but we love it as much as the patio areas.

If you want to see the before and after click here