How to Lay a Stone Garden Path

Step 1: Choose a location.

Examine your lawn and note where the grass has been regularly passed over and worn down on a natural course. This is the ideal place for you Stepping Stone Walkway.

Step 2: Determine the proper location for each stone to be used in the walkway.

Position the stones so that they align with the average person’s comfortable gait. Walk along the path and place landscaping spikes where the center of your foot lands on each step as you move along the path.

Step 3: Excavate the area under each walkway stone you plan to set.

Use it wheelbarrow Or a garden cart to carry natural flagstones or man-made garden pavers to each stake. Remove the stakes and center a stone or paver over each spot. Using a long utility knife or garden trowel, carve a line around the perimeter of the stone. Remove the stone and dig out a layer of sod, removing the soil so that the hole is about an inch deeper than the depth of the stone. Make the bottom of the hole as flat as possible.

Step 4: Add crushed stone or coarse sand to the excavated areas.

Pour a 1/4- to 1/2-inch layer of crushed limestone or coarse sand into the bottom of the hole, packing it down and making it as flat and level as possible. Use a level to see that the bottom is flat and level. If you are using coarse sand, you can wet it with a fine spray of water to help it pack tightly. This layer will prevent the stone from sinking over time.

Step 5: Move your stepping stones into place.

Now place the stepping stone in the hole and press it into the packed material. Then pack some more loose sand or crushed stone around the stepping stone to give it a little extra support. Tap the stone with it Rubber mallet Or stand on it to set it in place. Repeat steps 3 through 5 until you complete your path.

All you need to do is take care of your lawn and garden

Keeping your grass green and your plants thriving doesn’t just take a green thumb—it starts with the right tools and supplies.