Making Your Garden Look Fantastic

Why Gravel Is a Great Material for Creating Walkways

5 October 2017

Philip Newman

As long as you have a spacious garden, you will need to construct adequate walkways and pathways to ensure that constant foot traffic does not inadvertently end up trampling your grass. For some homeowner, the primary building products that they will contemplate for the construction of these walkways is concrete slabs or natural stone tiles. Nonetheless, they are not the only option available. If you would like some building materials that are simple and easy to install, you should consider gravel. Below are reasons why gravel is an excellent material for creating walkways in your landscape.

Gravel is inexpensive

One of the primary benefits of choosing gravel as your preferred building material when constructing pathways is how easy it is on the pocket! Gravel is a ubiquitous building material used in a vast assortment of construction projects. Therefore, you can be assured that purchasing this material would be significantly cheap when compared to other supplies available. Moreover, maintenance of the gravel walkways would be affordable too. Unlike other flooring materials that would require crack repairs or replacement, gravel simply needs to be topped up from time to time as some of the rocks become loose and the walkway thins out.

Gravel is quick to install

Another reason to consider gravel for your landscape's walkways and pathways is the ease of installation that it provides. Exterior flooring supplies typically require a curing period so that they can get adequate time to set. As a result, you will be unable to make use of your pathways until this duration has passed. Gravel, on the other hand, does not need any time to set, cure or dry. Once the rocks have been compacted into the ground, your walkways are ready for use. In addition to this, since the process of installing the gravel walkway is not complicated, you even have the flexibility to choose to make it a DIY project!

Gravel is attractive

Gravel tends to get a bad rap because people assume it is only available in grey and black rocks thus it will not inject any appeal to their landscape. The truth is gravel can be as attractive as you want it to be. For aesthetic purposes, the gravel can be painted any colour under the sun. Therefore, your walkways can easily complement the colour scheme of your property. Secondly, colour coding the different walkways and pathways can also make your landscape look organised.

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About Me

Hello! My name is Ronald and this is my landscaping blog. Today, I would like to discuss the topic of landscaping and how you can make your garden and the grounds of your property look great. When I was growing up, we didn't have a garden. We lived in a city centre apartment so all my mother had was a few plant pots on the balcony. I knew that when I grew up, I wanted a big garden all of my own. When I bought my new house, I contacted a landscaping company and I worked closely with them to plan the design of my garden. I am so happy. It looks great.