DIY Garden Path Ideas
A garden is such a beautiful addition to a home, and it becomes an owner’s personal oasis from the humdrum life outside the realm of their home. Flowers, plants, and decor help a home stand out from the crowd with such beauty. However, adding a garden path to the garden will add a tremendous amount of aesthetic appeal.
A pathway serves a practical purpose outside of its beauty but having a pathway highlight the surrounding plants, and flowers is a must have for any gardener or homeowner. Let’s take a peek at 27 unique and creative garden path ideas.
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#1 Tree Slice Pathway
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Do you have a tree to cut down? Well, now you have yourself a unique DIY tree slice pathway. To control any chance of rot just coat it thoroughly with water based proofer on both sides of the wooden slices. Also, some worry about termites eating away at this stylish pathway, add some melted candle wax to the bottom part of the slice or cedar chips surrounding the path.
#2 Mosaic Stone Pathway
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A stunning wave of mosaics leading visitors to a beautiful garden designed with natural stone pebbles. Fantastic for any yard landscaping or garden.
#3 Leaf Stepping Stone Pathway
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Beautiful leaf-shaped stepping stones made of concrete give a garden pathway a more natural look by turning nature’s gifts into its very own pathway.
#4 Gravel and Stone Pathway
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Update the conventional gravel path with some stone chips thrown into the mix making for a breathtaking border pathway for your garden.
#5 Moss and Flagstone Pathway
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A pathway of iris moss and flagstone will create a stunning garden pathway showcasing natural stone and eye-popping green color sure to impress.
#6 Pallet Style Pathway
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Most homes have a pallet board lying around by the garden shed so why not make more use of it? And if you don’t have a wooden pallet lying around you could easily ask a local grocery store if they have any damaged pallets they’re throwing away.
Turn those pallets into an appealing walkway path for your beautiful garden for no cost out of your pocket.
#7 Flower Stone Pathway
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What could be any better than having a showstopping flower garden? Having an equally showstopping pathway designed to look like flowers. Having a floral style pathway by placing round stones in the shape of a flower is a unique and creative way to add charm to your garden.
#8 Upcycle Bottle Garden Pathway
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Upcycling materials are quickly becoming a trending DIY theme for homeowners or anyone that wants to reuse items already in their home without taking away its original quality.
If you have plenty of old bottles waiting in a bin to be recycled – think again – get creative with your garden my integrating your newly upcycled pathway materials and enjoy knowing you’re helping the planet while saving a buck or two on landscaping.
#9 Another Leafy Pathway
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Such a talented and creative project that the whole family – even the kiddies – can partake in. Concrete + Large Leaves = Stunning garden pathway that the entire family enjoyed making together!
Don’t be surprised if this pathway leaves you with plenty of compliments! 🙂
#10 Glow in the Dark Pathway
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Add more charm to your night time parties by integrating glow in the dark pebbles inside the cracks of your pavers, which will be killer ambiance. The daytime sunlight will feed the rocks with solar power for breakfast and lunch so your guest can enjoy the free nightlight during an outside cookout for dinner.
#11 Solar Powered
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Here we have another solar powered pathway by utilizing transparent glass tiles leading up to any garden or doorway to your home. Never have to worry about turning on lights to walk outside again – for free thanks to our beautiful sun!
#12 Broken Pathway of Dreams
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Here we have a lovely mixture of large, and small stone with grass integrated into the path. Broken up stones are filled in with small stones giving this garden a stunning pathway.
#13 Flagstone Pathway with Stones
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An eye-popping flagstone pathway is showcasing a creative placement of stone while filling in the cracks with smaller rocks for a great natural appeal.
#14 Wood and Stone
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A simple garden pathway consisting of stone and wood planks that can transform a garden for not much money – if any at all. Lay out the stones in a style you want and lay the wooden planks on top – it could be a straight path or curved taking you on a long walk to a garden oasis.
#15 Stepping Stone Over Pond Pathway
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If you’re apart of the lucky group to have a breathtaking pond surrounding your garden then have even more fun with the design. Give your pond its own natural looking pathway instead of using a bridge.
Here we have a stone pathway in the center of the pond with poured concrete showcasing huge river stones embedded into the sides with large basalt pieces on top just above the water.
#16 Weaving Pathway
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A stylish weaving flagstone pathway laid out on a bed of crushed rock giving a garden an even more natural appeal with its natural stone borders protecting the tiny bits of gravel from spreading outside of the pathway pattern.
#17 Rushing Waterfall Pathway
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Here we get a stunning illusion of a fierce waterfall appearance with the stone pathway appearing like rushing water. You could transform your garden into a getaway retreat if you make it look like you have your very own waterfall.
#18 Beautiful Stone Patterned Pathway
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An intricate design that looks intimidating to conquer to the everyday DIYer, but it CAN be done – just need some strong patience to avoid the project from turning into a tedious job. With that said, holy crap this is a stunning pathway to have and pictured above is a short visual tutorial.
#19 Flowered Flat rock
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Smooth flat rock pathway looks beautiful paired up with some low-growing flowers that add color. A natural and simple pathway to add life to any backyard garden.
#20 Gravel Uphill Pathway
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Got an incline in the middle of your garden causing frustration? Turn it into a stunning uphill pathway using gravel and sleepers giving your garden a natural and low-cost staircase.
#21 Rock Brick Pathway
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Turn a dull brick pathway into something more creative and unique. Create brick stepping stones on a bed of rocks.
#22 Zipper Pathway
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A stunning way of utilizing your yards beautiful grass with zipper style pavers. Line up your zipper pattern with some solar lanterns for a lit up border for the nighttime.
#23 Wood Chip Stepping Stone
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A quaint little style, but still enough to make your garden stand out. Stepping stone pavers laid out on a bed of wood chips will add charm to any garden.
#24 Dark Stone Pathway
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Dark pavers nicely curved on a bed of small stones will enhance a garden or simple landscaping without spending a fortune for landscapers.
#25 Pathway Staircase
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Here we have another pathway giving the illusion of a staircase. There is not much of an incline, but thanks to the sleeper steps sitting on a large bed of gravel there looks to be a high incline that will make any garden look tremendous.
#26
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Another beautiful pathway that showcases a broken paver appeal with small blue-tinted stones in the cracks. Eye-catching approach for a garden pathway.
#27 Large Stepping Stone Pathway
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Here we have a large stepping stone that has a trail style pathway engulfed in a luscious green grass and surrounded by beautiful flowers. Add some lighting for nighttime and you have a perfect garden DIY landscaping that didn’t cost you much more than a few weekends of your time and some stones.
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