Fancy Paths! – Intricate Paving Ideas For Your Garden

For many clients, a beautiful natural stone path fits perfectly in their garden. But for others, they want something a little different. Here are a few ideas if you are looking for inspiration for an alternative path or an intricate paving in your garden…

This garden features a mix of different paving types from herringbone patterns in vintage bricks to sandstone paving with brick edging. There are even “diamonds” of gravel and artificial grass to add interest to this narrow space too:

Herringbone paths lead between diamonds of paving in this garden

A simple way to add interest is to add some setts into the paved patio. Let your imagination go wild with squares, lines, whatever way you want to make your patio unique and add some intricate paving to your garden:

Add some bricks into your paving to add interest

We designed and built this wonderful oasis in Edinburgh. The vintage bricks were used to create a patio and water feature as well as edging the gravel path. A wonderful place to sit and relax:

Vintage bricks can be used to create a lovely patio and water feature

Using cobbles is a great way to add some intricate paving to your garden.

Cobbles, softened by planting creates a stunning path

Use plank paving or even setts laid in different colours to create a similar effect for an unusual garden path:

Setts create a lovely effect

If you are inspired to add some pizzazz to your paving then please get in touch.

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Transformers – Gardens in Disguise! Part 3

You loved Part 1 of our Before & Afters feature. And you adored Part 2 of our garden make-overs. So we are back with the third installment in our ever popular feature on our garden transformations. Below are some of our recent projects with our clients’ favourite feature – the before and after photographs!

A city retreat, Edinburgh

Before: with the old garage removed, the garden needed to be restored

Before: with the removal of the garage, the garden badly needed tackling

After: two new patios, two water features, a dry-stane seat and new planting all combined to transform this garden into a peaceful haven in the city.

After: a garden for the clients and the wildlife to enjoy

A low maintenance garden in Stirling

Before: A waterlogged garden with no focal points

Before: a waterlogged garden with no focal points

After: A dining patio, evening patio with pergola, new veg area, standing stone water feature, wildlife friendly planting and artificial grass all transformed this garden.

After: all parts of the garden were now usable

A front garden makeover, Stirling

Before: This front garden was really difficult to access and maintain

Before: poor access and difficult to maintain

After: The garden was given a make-over with a sandstone cobble path combining with a curving gravel path and lush green planting.

After: even in a small garden journeys can be created and interest added

A contemporary courtyard garden, Larbert

Before: This back garden had terrible drainage problems and was overlooked.

a waterlogged and overlooked garden

After: A new drain along with fencing, patios, a bespoke water feature and feature shrubs transformed the space.

contemporary fencing encloses this garden whilst still exposing the historic wall

If you are interested in having your own garden designed, click here to contact us for a free design consultation.

Thanks for reading.

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