Paths in the garden. Which option to choose and how to do it yourself.

What could be more beautiful than a well-groomed site? Lush vegetation, intoxicating smell of flowers and herbs and paths in the garden, leading to the quietest and shady places. It does not matter where you want to go at the moment, to a comfortable hammock or a patterned pergola. A well-paved path or a wide alley will allow you to reach your destination quickly and comfortably.

How to choose the right material and how to make paths in the garden so that they fit harmoniously into the design of the site? Let's look at several options. To begin with, you should know that the paths in the garden can be of three types: combined, soft and hard. When arranging your site, you can use one type or all together, breaking the garden into several zones.

Solid paths are used to decorate an access road, a transport area and a central approach to the house. To lay out these sites you can take a paving slab, artificial or natural stone, concrete slabs or bricks, or simply asphalt. Since the access road is subjected to maximum load, then the building material for it must be strong and reliable.

The paths in the soft-type garden are made from sand, gravel, pebbles, gravel or wood bark. For their manufacture, it is mandatory to use fencing and special materials that prevent the germination of grass and weeds. The best option for using this type of track is in the depth of the site. It should be remembered that when walking frequently along such paths, "bald" places are formed. Therefore 1-2 times per season it is necessary to restore these areas, pouring the finishing material. Soft paths are the most economical variant of decorating the site.

The best option is the combined paths in the garden. A harmonious combination of slabs made of stone and small pebbles, or spits of trees and pine bark will decorate any site. You will be comfortable walking through them and moving around with a wheelbarrow. Depending on the used building material, it is possible to choose a fairly economical option.

Many are worried about how to make paths in the garden with their own hands. First, you need to decide on the appropriate option, calculate the right amount of building material and make all the necessary purchases. If it is possible to use only waterproofing material and curbs for soft lanes, then their hard version will need to be laid on a sand cushion with cementing and observance of all the requirements for carrying out these works.

If you do not have the opportunity to spend a sufficiently large amount of money to purchase all that is necessary for the tracks - use the improvised material. Perfectly fit broken or crumbled old brick, boards and the remains of rubble after construction.

For the manufacture of simple wooden tracks, the best source material is the cutting of the board. Having drunk the same length of the workpiece, nail them on two long poles, positioning, close to each other. Having made several modules, you can quickly assemble a path of the desired length from them. In order not to spoil the wood under the snow in winter, the tracks are removed from the site under the canopy for storage until the next spring.

With the manufacture of this type of track will cope even a teenager. The main drawback is the large number of nails used and the inability to make winding paths. This option is most often used as a temporary one. Modules are simple and easy to move to any part of the garden and can be used as a bridge in the spring flood.

With the help of different kinds of tracks you not only can divide the site into separate zones, but also give a special charm to each corner of the garden, highlighting its beauty.