Garden Paths Tell a Story About You

Garden paths tell a story about you - set focal points to create interest

Walk to any front door and you wished that you had a garden path to take you there. The fact is garden paths are an essential feature of any landscape. They not only take you to the doorstep of the house but they add an experience for the traveler making way to your house. Think of the type of path you are walking on and you will appreciate the experience that comes from walking on it. Walk on a gravel path and you will enjoy the pleasant crunching sound. Some paths which are wooden present a different texture than a stone or brick path. A brick path can be made formal or informal depending on the surroundings. A loose brick path that is flat and smooth, and providing crevices for the plants to grow into, allows an easier walking experience.

Garden paths can be used to tell a story about your garden. As your guests walk through the garden using either straight or curved paths to your front door, you can include a number of landscaping focal points to enhance their experience and especially so if the walk is going to be a long one. Why not include unique focal points like a water feature on the left followed by greeneries and florals on the rights? As they look forward, their attention may be taken by the huge stone planter that sits in the center of your lawn surrounded by a neat array of shrubs all round. Then again, your guests may be intrigued by the arbor that is nestled comfortably on the left where the passageway seems to promise something of the most extraordinary kind. The idea behind all these focal points is to leave the guests with something to talk about and a feeling of goodness about your home.

You can use any kinds of stone or bricks to create the walking experience to your front door

Paths therefore add a mystery about the garden and in a sense, sets about an order in the landscape. Without them, you almost wonder about the inconvenience of having to venture to the front door blindly. You can decide on any type of garden path that works for you. You can create a cobbled stone garden path or a mortared brick path or even a woodland path depending on the stretch it takes to get to your front door. You can even decide to make the path functional and only serves the purpose of getting your guests from point A to point B. However, it is a nice idea to add character and color to your garden paths because the experience of taking your guests to the front door can leave lasting memories which they will take elsewhere.