Fantasy Sidewalks

Design is created by brush strokes, precise touches and inspiration. Puzzles of the picture cling to each other, and add up to the finished plot. The lack of one figured element violates the concept, and introduces cacophony into the choral sound. In an effort to match the general mood, the design of paving paths should be in tune with the theme.

In order to delimit the territory and give decorative nuances, the modern landscape involves the creative organization of garden paths. The location on the site of the agreed route grid is of great importance, and along with the aesthetic function, it is difficult to underestimate the practicality of ennobled paths. They ensure the cleanliness of shoes in rainy weather, simplify planting care, and close buildings and individual elements in one ring.

To begin with, you should outline a movement route in order to cover the entire territory with a pedestrian branch, relying on the calculations:

• for a walk in a company of two people - up to 1.5 m wide
• minor tracks not exceeding 1 m
• to move between landings - 50 cm

If desired, they can be designed with a railing, but always with a slope for good flow. Usually the main avenue is tiled from the gate to the porch with subsequent branches, essentially dividing the area into sectors. Correctly plan the grid will help observation. Track the direction of the beaten-up stitches, and “roll” them into concrete, figure it out with tiles or use other materials.

Garden trails accompany any design, and the variety of compositional styling is proportional to the number of landscape styles. You can experiment with materials, paving technologies and forms. They are allowed to be delineated by strict, snake loop or group in islands.

It is desirable to make the central alley spacious, and to make it from paving, taking into account the external load, like a car. Perhaps it will be colored paving stones, concrete, asphalt or a site with bulk gravel, also brick crumb or the whole product that can be freely laid on the edge or horizontally.

The brick access road will turn out to be reliable, and the only minus will be the length of the laying process. Block and clinker bricks are not inferior or even superior. The additional firing technology makes the hardened by weight and medium, and the sintered structure of the material is ideal for use in the yard.

There is no doubt in the reliability of concrete, only first you will have to expose the formwork, and only then on a pillow of sand and gravel to make a screed. The layout and choice of materials depend on the general concept, and the range of offers allows you to move away from the prosaic coating, diluting the idea with modern versions.

Decorative concrete looks equally nice against a background of grass and slush, has a kaleidoscopic gamut of colors, and thanks to structural features, it allows you to apply drawings to the surface. Concrete slabs differ in geometry and paths paved with a “wave” will decorate any brick with hexagons. garden design.

The adapted option is paving slabs. The diversity of colors and shapes does not limit the choice, and this fact allows you to choose the appropriate option. For example, alternating fragments of a “parquet board” in the sun are cast in red and brown shades, and a rectangular configuration allows you to make interesting drawings. Due to the color palette of pigment and corrugated textures, the imagination in composing compositions is limitless.

Paving stones - neat bars made of hard rocks, like basalt, granite, etc. - a classic of country sidewalks.It is preferred for low cost, generosity of assortment and originality in variations of schemes. The material can be laid arbitrarily, but also using sophisticated technologies. Gaps are filled up with loose materials or grassed.

The result of paving according to a straight-line principle is a chess field, “columns” or “herringbone”. Stacking "fan" or "peacock tail" can also not be called commonplace, as well as the ring pattern, usually used around ponds. The artistic solution to the compositional drawings is impressive with its visual effect.

Wood materials used for paving are popular. As an example - a garden parquet made in the form of shields. The version using wooden boards is considered practical, since a leaky element can be replaced without damage to the design. And they do not have to lay out the surface in the joint. They combine perfectly with gravel or small stones. Moreover, the idea will easily be simplified in cost without sacrificing beauty, if you buy pallets, disassemble them into parts, and treat them with a protective compound. By the way, with the participation of colored gravel, it is possible to arrange stepped paths on uneven terrain.

If you want a non-trivial solution and you decide to get rid of a dried plant - use it to pave the saw cuts. Cut the trunk into circles, also treat with a tool for surfaces made of wood, and pave the tracks.

Important! When buying material, it is better to proceed from the type of soil. Wooden materials for laying in the presence of clay soil and in the lowlands should not be purchased. If you do not want to deny yourself pleasure, refer to a compromise. An artificial stone imitating a structure or a composite board repeating the saw cut will perfectly replace porous wood, and the external difference will be imperceptible.

The idea with a river stone seems practical. It is permissible for them to decorate the surface without regard to color, but the appearance of the track will turn out to be more noble if the conglomerates are sorted by matching tones. To get a complete match with the chosen style, it’s nice to design a sketch in a computer program. When laying, the formwork can be replaced with bricks. To begin with, do not forget to draw parallels, and put beacons along the future sidewalk - pegs with a tightened twine.

Paving technology consists in the following actions:

1. Crushed stone and sand are poured onto the ground and carefully pressed.
2. In a layer of mortar from coarse sand and cement, pebbles “2/3 of the height” “sink”.

A stunning effect can be obtained using the backlight, and for this before the process you need to take care of laying the cable. However, flashlights operating on battery charging are sold.

The steps and stitches paved with stone will sink into eternity. Various conglomerates are involved in the work - porphyry, granite, basalt. Untreated flagstone from the nearest quarry is not inferior in aesthetics to noble textures. It is divided into species, but most often they use gray sandstone. The algorithm for working with all stones is subordinated to the sequence: compacted soil, gravel and sand cushion, mortar or tile adhesive.

If you are for the dominance of vegetation, allow the grass to grow randomly between the plates. Paving or stones literally grow into the lawn and look natural.

• When using the same type of material, the result is predictable. Do not forget about winning combinations. The result will appreciate the effect of the thoughtfulness of composite drawings, a successful combination of brick, gravel or pavers textures.
• If the choice is limited by one type of material, add fragments of river pebbles. Sort it according to tones and color puzzles will noticeably revive the boring monotonous design, which is especially valuable in boring weather.

• Dilute the monopoly of the standard tile with mosaic fragments of small stones or painted gravel, and the result will inspire new compromises.According to this scheme, it is permissible to manipulate not only materials, but also emphasize the complexity of the pattern.

• Colored gravel is an on-duty idea for working in a complicated area. It will be an ideal material for decorating cramped aisles near the fence or walls of the house.
• Use a combination of pebbles and bricks. Correcting the proportions, with each attempt it is permissible to obtain puzzles for a new picture, shifting the emphasis from the material to the color.
• Red brick tracks are recognized as classics. But if you "dilute" it with a white analogue, give the lines smoothness and lay out with a pattern - there will be an association with the carpet.

• Do not rush to throw away unclaimed pieces of ceramic tile. They form a mosaic of a pattern and a combination of different colors is identified with a caledoscopic placer.
• Did you know that a rich collection of plastic and aluminum covers will provide a bright and reliable finish? They are not afraid of weather vagaries and calmly withstand our temperatures.
• Terrace board - an expensive option, it looks decent and has been in operation for decades.

The edges of the tracks also require attention. They are mounted in grooves relative to the line of aspiration, and the bookmark is performed until the stage of the main work. High plastic borders or designs with rounded shapes look interesting. Sheared shrubs are an alternative to brick or concrete decoration. However, border design is a place for imagination. Garden lamps (bollards), made arches with a stretched vine or ivy, or colored stretched domes will add beauty and charm.