Making a Garden Path? Forget Pebbles! 

I will be trying large flat stones filled in with concrete for a balance between natural look and low maintenance.

Ours aren't any trouble. The leaf blower cleans them of leaves quickly. Pebble paths are quick and easy (and cheap) and look great. Also no-one can sneak up to your house. Try walking silently on pebbles!

Thanks for this John. I can think of little worse than mowing and a stray pebble hits one of my grandchildren. I agree pebble paths can look great when new but the romance ends quickly. I have lived in a house where pebbles had been used extensively. Concreting as you have done is practical and the variance in design provides interest, Well done , mate!

Paths look great, love the ferns. Thanks for sharing.

Agreed. Pebbles are difficult to maintain, but the concret path is not good look. I am still in a search of something easy to maintain and meanwhile good look!

Gravels work well if you put down a good underlayment and border. I’ve had no issues with mine for several years.

Just trawling through your channel having not long subscribed. Some real great content, so thank you! I've just removed an old broken pond in our place that was filled full of gravel with decorative pebbles. It's a nightmare clearing them all up, before I return this area to a productive patch. Nathan - Melbourne

Beautiful arial shot at the beginning of the video. I'll have a property like this soon 🤞🏾💫💫

Thank you

G'day mate, I like the idea of the ferns pressed in looks great.

We’ll done! Forget the crack’s, make a slurry and fill them in- enjoy your garden!

confirms exact problems I have now with stones. you have helped me decide that concrete is the way to replace them. thanks

Good point! Was thinking of putting in white rocks in pathways, like you said, it looks nice. I need to explore other paving materials. Thanks for posting the video.

I feel you I’m in the UK and pebbles in my landscaping become very old very quick. I much prefer the clean aspect of concrete too

I must agree with you...I have pebbles paths in my garden and they have all the problems you mention. In my case I don't like cement so I am going to try woodchips as my garden is not so wet as in your situation...thank you for sharing

Thanks so much, very educational! Beautiful home.

This was great! Thank you for the advice!

Very informative, thank you! I am considering small river rocks around the pavers. After watching this, maybe not

That is just brilliant - yes pebbles do not work. Cheers Denise - Brisbane

It looks great 😊

Great little post...I know you mentioned that adding reinforcement to the concrete with it being as thin as it is could cause more problems? is that with rebar? You should try mixing in fibreglass to the concrete for extra strength instead My Friend...Much Love and Peace...

To Homesteading: If the concrete doesn't crack and if it's cheaper,. then, very well and good.

GOING TO GIVE THIS A TRY THANKS

Want to do this.

I made the pebble path mistake too. What a nightmare. When I see people looking at those bags of rock in the big box stores, I always warn them. Love the idea of the ferns pressed in the concrete. Very pretty!

Very informative

I thought the whole point of a pebble path was the looks, that concrete may well now be very easy but it looks ugly, a far cry from a garden path, it looks more like a city pavement, not for me....

I did a whole front yard in white pebbles and plants and it became a nightmare weeds popping up everywhere and pebbles all over the place I feel your pain lol

The leaves will fall no matter what type of path you have. Gardens all require maintenance which included getting rid of leaves and weeds. If you want a garden you have to prepare to put in some work maintaining it. I guess that leaves don't fall on your new path.

Is there a plan to recycle and use the old pebble?

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Concrette is good, the thing is need someone to do that job Not everybody can do concretting and is very expensive to hire someone

FROM A PROFFESIONAL LANDSCAPER LIKE MYSELF- When making a path with pebbles and square paver like in this video follow these steps even though initially hard work, it will last a long time. 1. Edge out the path you want and use some type of edging material on the edges to create a nice border, apply plenty of weed killer on a dry day, use industrial weed blocker 3 layers, don't use cloth, put down atleast 3 inches of rock/ gravel or whatever you want to use, apply a clear coat spray on the pavers for easy cleaning.

Glue the pebbles in

First I want to talk about God and Paws.....What? I guess I got the wrong video