Remember these?
These are the stepping stones my kind neighbors gave to me so they could replace them with a flagstone pathway.
I like these stepping stones. However, they’re quite heavy and were all originally placed in my front yard when I decided the majority of them needed to go in the back.
So….I made a simple plan to move two at a time to the backyard, and to install at least four per day.–By “install” I mean digging out the soil to level them and making sure they were set an equal distance apart heading in the right direction.
The photo above is at the start of the path. If you look at the ground to the left, you can see the little red wagon used to transport two stepping stones at a time. The plants in the foreground are Turk’s Cap, Malvaviscus arboreus, which have small red flowers that are loved by the hummingbirds, Virginia Creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, is climbing the tree, and there’s a cast iron plant, Aspidistra elatior, to the right of the arbor.
Above: Here’s the new path from the arbor down to the new planting area. (Yes, the photo shows I need to mow and I did, after taking this photo.) Anyway, I’m certain I’ll need to re-level or move a few of the stones at some point, but in general, I’m pleased with how they look. I used 18 stones altogether.
Above: The view looking back toward the house. The ultimate plan is to plant bulbs and wildflowers to either side of the stepping stones.–The Tyler, Texas fall bulb sale sponsored by the Smith County Master Gardeners may be just the ticket for purchasing bulbs. I’d also like to put some large river rocks between the stepping stones, but that may not happen any time soon especially since I can’t seem to find any locally.
The path’s destination is this bench. Looks a bit lonely doesn’t it? Hmmm…Maybe it needs a large pot to either side or maybe that’s too much or maybe the tray above the bench is too tiny?…I’ll figure it out.
Life doesn’t just revolve around MY garden. What kinds of paths do you have in YOUR garden? What garden projects are you working on?
The Hairy Toe Gardener 