For my birthday (a few months ago now), my kids bought me a Quikrete concrete walkway form, and three bags of concrete. I’ve been wanting to make a walkway into my “secret garden” through my arbor for a long time. A few years ago, I had laid stones in the pathway. These were very large stones that had been dug up around the yard. New York State gets severe frost heave, so in a few years they were all over the path. Plus, most of the stones are slate, and became very slippery when lichen started to grow over them. It was also a royal pain to mow the path, because grass still grew between the stones. So, I’d been wanting something easier to care for to put in the stones’ places.
So far, so good. Now, my expectations aren’t sky high– I’m resigned to frost heave. And my pathway is not anywhere near done. My husband and I only had time to get a four-foot section done this past autumn, before freezing temperatures hit. I didn’t surround the concrete with soil (which I plan on doing) to keep the sections in place better. I also didn’t fill the gaps with sand (which I plan on doing). I will also put in small creeping thyme between the gaps, eventually.
I was going to get a photo of how the walkway looked so far, but it snowed and I haven’t the energy to shovel it off! I’ll be posting more about our process and from time to time give updates.
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