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Cureved or straight garden path?

Gardencentreshopping

9 years ago

Do you guys think it would look better to have a straight garden path up the centre of a narrow garden in a surburban area, or to have a curved path?

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Tom Flanagan
9 years ago
Do you have any photos of the garden in mind? I like to mix it up, and quite like the idea of a winding, lazy path - even better if you have some larger plants and any water feature to give it a magical, secret garden feel.
jasimpson13
8 years ago
I have a similar dilemma . Would you use stepping stones or path - I am leaning to curved.
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minnie101
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http://www.womansweekly.com/gardening/garden-paths-ultimate-guide/ I know it's from woman's weekly but it's quite a good article

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