Add a charming feature to your garden with stepping stones

Published: 21st October 2009

If you want something a bit more exciting and original than a traditional garden path or a bare front lawn, you should definitely consider stepping stone garden paving. This type of exterior paving consists of separate slabs of concrete or natural stone arranged in a path shape of your own design.

There are a wide variety of materials available for stepping stones including limestone, sandstone, slate, marble, granite, travertine and even porcelain. What’s more, most of these materials come with different tints, hues and details and in irregular shapes and sizes, which is what makes them particularly unique and interesting.

The most important thing to do before installing stepping stone paving is to decide the style of the design and the shape of the path. You can choose from ‘Tobishi’ stones traditionally found in Japanese gardens, crescent-shaped ‘Winders’, novelty stones, and many other geometric or ladder-shaped designs. The path leading up to the door of your house can be a haphazard, meandering affair or a smooth, winding shape.

When installing your stepping stones you need to make sure that they are firmly fixed into place and do not slide from side to side. To do this, you simply need to bed the stepping stone directly onto mortar or concrete. The wet mortar will form a bond with the paving unit and hold the stepping stone firmly in place. And if you get stuck, you can always seek professional assistance.

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