Stepping stones or path? Or nothing??
Help! How could we get from A to B here without cutting across the lawn and making it small and unusable (we have small children so a bit of clear lawn is a must)?
I’ve spent approx 3h scouring the internet for stepping stones, which I thought we could tuck round the edge of the border, but I just can’t really find any I like. They all look a bit naff. For wider context, the test of the garden will have white rendered raised beds, a concrete deck, and a tiled patio outside of the garden studio.
Equally I’m worried a path will eat into the lawn too much.
Could we get away with no path at all? Will this ruin the grass?
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Angie
11 months agoI’d add a curved path, that could be stepping stones or fully paved. If you run stepping stones round the edge of the lawn you’ll still find a track across the lawn, the “pathway of desire” is the easiest route from A to B and you’ll never stop that!
Sonia
11 months agoI think stepping stones will blend in better than a solid path and it’s something you could do yourself. For more inspiration have a look on Pinterest where I found these images.
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