In the world it is difficult to find a person who would not seek to surround himself with beauty. And this applies not only to the house, but also to the site on which the building is located. After all, we can not sit all day in the room, we need fresh air. But to be in his yard, when he is not well-groomed and in no way ennobled, not every owner will be pleased.
One of the important components of a beautiful plot is a path in the garden. You can make it from a variety of materials. Examples of the best ideas we will present and describe in this article. We hope that thanks to it the reader will no longer have difficulties with the design and decoration of his own suburban area.
Cobblestone path
The simplest and most original version will be possible to fulfill for both the strong half of humanity and the beautiful. Because its technology is really elementary.
What is necessary:
- sand;
- stones of different sizes (it is better to choose more flat);
- cement;
- water;
- garden watering can.
How to do:
- So, in order to be able to walk on your beautiful site not on bare ground and dirt, but on a beautiful path in the garden, you need to prepare the necessary materials. Their number depends on what size area is required to cover.
- Then make the mixture necessary so that the stones are firmly fixed, do not slip and do not turn over when adults step on them and small children who adore various outdoor games will jump.
- To prepare the mixture you need to take one volume of cement and three of the same volume of sand. Mix them until smooth. Important! You do not need to add water to these components!
- Then fill up the area allocated for the track prepared by the mixture.
- Put stones on it so that they fit as tightly as possible to each other. To do this, the first thing to do is to stack larger stones, and smaller ones in the gap between them. Then the path will turn out much more natural, as if it were made by nature, without the help of people.
- When the process comes to an end, the path in the garden is completely covered with stone and turns into a real masterpiece, you need to water it. Important! Do not pour, but only slightly wet! You can, of course, wait for the rain. However, in this case, there is a risk that the mixture of sand and cement will be washed out. As a result, you have to redo everything. Perhaps the inquisitive reader does not understand why then even water the track from the watering can. Therefore, we will explain. These manipulations are necessary in order for the mixture to seize and stones to solidify in it.
- After this, you should refrain from walking along the "stone path" for several hours, preferably even a whole night.
Pebble Path
According to the instructions described above, you can make another version of the track.
What is necessary:
- pebbles;
- sand;
- cement;
- water and a watering can.
The progress and proportions of the mixture do not differ from the technology in the previous paragraph, just the pebbles will be smaller, and the work will be more painstaking.
Brick walkway
Another option, similar to the one described above, we will consider in the current section. To execute it, we need:
- sand;
- cement;
- bricks;
- watering can;
- water.
How to do:
- In order to create another miracle, one should perform almost the same manipulations that are discussed in the previous paragraph. The only difference is that, having scattered across the field where the path leading to the garden will be located, a mixture of sand and cement, it is necessary to lay bricks on it, not stones. However, it is important to do this correctly, otherwise labor will go down the drain.
- The most important rule is that the bricks must be laid out with the even side up, while slightly pushing them into the mixture. Otherwise, rainwater will collect in the holes. From this track is much faster to collapse.
- In addition, bricks must certainly fit snugly against each other. If this condition is not met, walking on the track will be extremely inconvenient.
- After finishing the masonry, we should slightly moisten the "brick path".
- Then you need to wait a while for the mixture of sand and cement to clutch with bricks and make a do-it-yourself path in the garden that is solid.
Broken brick walkway
To simulate a more natural look, you should:
- Use not a whole brick, as suggested in the section above, but a broken or broken one.
- After preparing the mixture in the specified proportion, sprinkle it in a place reserved for the track. And just scatter the prepared material on it.
- Flatten it with a rake.
- Pour over water.
Wooden walkway
For fans of everything natural and as natural as possible, we picked up the next version of the path in the garden (see the photo of such a path below). To bring such a decision to life, of course, is not very simple. But the result will certainly justify all the work and inconvenience. However, it is important to mention: it is recommended that a man do this type of track, because a woman will suffer with her three times, or even four times longer.
What is necessary:
- a large thick sawn tree;
- sawing tool;
- cement;
- sand;
- water.
How to do:
- We already noted earlier that it would be almost impossible for a lady to do such work. After all, to cut a tree for a path into a garden, it will take, as they say in such cases, brute masculine power. And also, of course, a chainsaw, because it is extremely difficult to saw such a thickness of a tree with an ordinary hacksaw. Moreover, this process is rather dreary and long.
- So, in order to prepare the details for laying out the original track, you should “chop” the tree trunk into equal (if possible) round logs.
- Then, using an already familiar technology and in compliance with the previously specified proportions, prepare a mixture of sand and cement.
- Then you need to perform the following simple steps: pour a mixture of the track area, put the wooden rounds on it and pour the resulting path with water.
- As you can see in the photo, the wooden path looks incredibly beautiful, original and natural. This is a plus. But its main drawback is that it very quickly turns into dust. Therefore, it is considered a short-lived pleasure.
Natural stone walkway
The next incredibly beautiful and natural option is also easily implemented, even by people who do not have special education. In many ways, the process will be greatly facilitated thanks to the instructions that we propose to consider further. So, to create an amazing path in the garden with your own hands, you should prepare:
- cement;
- sand;
- crushed stone;
- flagstone or any other natural stone;
- water
- watering can.
How to do:
- In order to create a miracle similar to that shown in the picture above, it is necessary to act almost similar to the described method. So, the first thing to do is prepare a mixture of sand and cement. However, in a slightly different proportion: two volumes of the first material and one of the second.
- Then sprinkle with the resulting mixture the area allocated for the path in the garden. Its width should be determined independently. However, it is important that it turns out to be spacious enough, then the masonry will look perfect.
- On top of it, without much pressure, lay out a natural stone. Of course, this must be done in such a way that all the elements fit snugly together. Then crushed stone is not needed, but the track will look a bit artificial and not original.
- Therefore, it is better to separate the stones by the distance that must be determined by eye, depending on the size of the natural stone used. However, you should not overdo it. It is best to focus on the picture presented in the current section.
When the creative process comes to an end, you should sprinkle the cavity between the stones with rubble. You can also take ordinary garden soil, which over time will grow grass. This will give the track a certain groomed, abandoned and natural. In addition, small flowers planted between the stones look very beautiful.
Natural stone and cobblestone walkway
This fact is also very important to note. In order for the track to harmoniously fit into the rest of the ensemble of the site, it is important to make it in the style direction that dominates. Then it will look not just original, but harmoniously and, accordingly, beautifully. To achieve this is not at all difficult. Basically, stone paths are performed in such a way as to create the impression that they are not the result of human activity. For this reason, it is necessary to plant a lot of flowering or green plants near the stone paths, thereby creating the illusion of a certain abandonment, naturalness that mother nature has created over the years.
Further, we propose to consider another very original version of the path in the garden. The photo suggested below will help you to find out how it will look in the end.
What should be prepared:
- natural stone, such as flagstone;
- cobblestones of different sizes;
- cement;
- sand;
- watering can;
- water.
How to do:
- First of all, as, however, as usual, we mix cement and sand. The proportion is 1 to 2.
- Then sprinkle with the finished mixture the area allocated for the track.
- Next, lay out natural stone and cobblestone. Similar to the picture shown as an example above.
- When the creative process is over, we move on to the simplest action in execution - watering the track.
- After that, leave it to dry.
Lid track
Thinking about how to make a path in the garden with your own hands and what material to use for it, for some reason many do not consider the one that is the cheapest. Although, if we take it as the basis, as a result it will be possible to get an original and very unusual path, paved with covers. Perhaps some might find this idea strange or even ridiculous. Nevertheless, people often decorate their sites in such a slightly strange way. Therefore, further we bring to the attention of our reader and him.
What is required:
- a lot of screw caps for canning (you can use the same color or different, it is better not to take it with a picture - it will wear off over time);
- cement;
- sand;
- watering can;
- water.
How to do:
- This technology is incredibly easy to use. Therefore, not only a man, but also a woman can overpower her. Even a child can handle it. So parents must certainly take him as assistants. By the way, the winding path made in this way in the garden looks very lively and bright. And to make it, you do not need to pick up and beat the joints - the lids are round.
- So, the first thing to do is mix sand and cement. However, here the proportion will again be different - one volume of the first component and the same amount of the second.
- Sprinkle the prepared mixture with the area allocated for the track.
- Then put the lids on it.
- And pour water from a watering can.
- Allow the mixture to dry and set, leaving for a day.
Glass track
If the reader wants to create something truly original, then something that no one in the district will definitely have, he should pay attention to the idea proposed in the current section.
To bring it to life, you need to make a little zeal, and also prepare the necessary material. In this case, the following:
- many glass bottles (different or the same size);
- nail polish remover;
- strong threads;
- basin with cold water;
- matches;
- sand;
- cement;
- water;
- watering can.
How to do:
- Perhaps the set of materials needed to make a cheap track in the garden will seem strange to someone. However, further we will explain everything, but for now we will keep the process secret.
- So, first you need to decide on the place where our "glass path" will lie.
- Then prepare a mixture of sand and cement (proportion - 1: 1).
- Fill it with the selected area.
- Then we move on to the most complex, but incredibly interesting and even magical process. For its execution, we take prepared threads, cut off the length necessary for grasping the bottle and soak in a pair of nail polish remover for a couple of minutes.
- We wind the thread closer to the bottom of the bottle (the reader should determine the height independently).
- And set fire to the thread in several places.
- In seconds, it will burn. And we need to immediately lower the bottle into a basin of cold water.
- We get it and lightly hit the combustion line. As a result, we will have the bottom of the bottle in our hands. That is what we need for laying out a glass path in the garden. The length of the trail may not be very large. It all depends on the amount of main material.
The path of the "leaves"
The following great idea is also quite simple to implement, however, the preparatory phase will take a lot of time. But as a result, we get a really original track, which will become an ornament of any site.
What is required:
- water;
- cement;
- oilcloth;
- stationery knife;
- several large leaves of plants (for example, ordinary burdock is suitable).
How to do:
- It is not necessary to use purchased material for the construction of a path in the garden. It is much more interesting, and perhaps less costly, to do everything yourself. On my own, so to speak, project. To realize this idea, it is necessary to prepare a cement mortar in advance.
- Getting it is pretty simple. It is only necessary to mix water and cement in a ratio of 1: 1. Stir thoroughly and use immediately. Otherwise, it will harden or dry completely.
- Then it is required to lay a flat surface on which we will perform our parts with oilcloth.
- Then lay on top part of the cement mass. Depending on what thickness you want to make “leaves” for the track.
- And put prepared leaves on it. Convex side down.
- Cut the solution with a knife outside the sheet.
- Then remove the "stencil" and leave the mixture to dry completely.
- Then sprinkle the track with cement and sand in a ratio of 3: 1. And put finished parts on it. Believe me, making a path in the garden according to the instructions described above is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. But there will be no limit to the surprise of the guests!