Garden path

[Copper]

Remember the formal garden?

I finally got around to having a mason put in a garden path in the middle of it.

The near end of this section was 8 inches too high.

So, I picked it up. The cobblestone is back on the pallet.

Next I'll pick up the base and make one end 8 inches lower. The base includes a layer of foam (pictured), sand layer, gravel layer and a stone restraint around the edge.

I found out last night that polymeric sand contains a binding agent that forms a solid joint. I thought it was just fine sand.

That made removal a chore.

Why not have the mason come back and fix it? I like a challenge. Temperature in the 40s with some wind.

This could take weeks. A nice hobby for winter.


[George K]

@copper said in Garden path:

A nice hobby for winter.

What about the snow???

[Copper]

In an average winter, this location might see a few flurries, that's it.

[brenda]

@copper said in Garden path:

Remember the formal garden?

I finally got around to having a mason put in a garden path in the middle of it.

The near end of this section was 8 inches too high.

So, I picked it up. The cobblestone is back on the pallet.

Next I'll pick up the base and make one end 8 inches lower. The base includes a layer of foam (pictured), sand layer, gravel layer and a stone restraint around the edge.

I found out last night that polymeric sand contains a binding agent that forms a solid joint. I thought it was just fine sand.

That made removal a chore.

Why not have the mason come back and fix it? I like a challenge. Temperature in the 40s with some wind.

This could take weeks. A nice hobby for winter.


Copper, I wish you'd asked about the polymeric sand. I'd have given you a heads up about it. It's great for brick mowing edges, but not so much for your project.