Put your garden on a great footing with these landscape secrets.
Lattice Garden Gate
An easygoing path leads the way to a welcoming garden oasis.
A graceful latticework fence and expansive gate create an openness to guide visitors.
Creepingthymebetween pavers adds a wonderful scent when its leaves are stepped on.
Irregularly spaced and sized flagstones boost the garden’s carefree nature.
A large urn offers visual relief from the densely planted yard.
A California lilac(Ceanothus)beside the path adds a lovely fragrance and color.
A short retaining wall bridges the divide between the path and yard.
Classic Landscaping
Tried and true elements form the backbone of this quintessentially designed path and flowerbed.
Understated lights accent the path’s traditional herringbone pattern.
Large swaths of stout perennials, includinghostasandconeflowers, ensure plenty of color and texture.
Irregular-sized stacked stone pieces form a casual border for the flowerbed.
Larger pavers dramatically mark the end of the path, leading to a pergola and restful chair.
A collection ofwalkway plantersat the end of the path helps create a sense of destination.
Unfussy gravel offers a casual surface beneath a walker’s feet.
Greenery spilling over the walkway edge give the garden an established, lush feel.
Tall-growing plants gradually give way to a cascade of low-growing blooms and groundcovers.
Stone paversact as edging to keep loose gravel inside path boundaries.
A large pot serves as a focal point to mark the end of the walkway.
Curves Ahead
Scents and blooms steal the show along this lushly planted, curving walkway.
The curves offer more visual interest than a straight pathand accent the garden around it.
A stone bench complements the color and style of the materials in the path.
Talldayliliesplanted at a bend in the path create mystery by hiding what’s on the other side.
An orange tree within reach of the path provides delicious treats.
Impressive Hardscape
Dramatic design distinguishes this front entrance walkway landscaping.
Two path materialsslate and brickprovide a surprising contrast in both color and texture.
Grass offers a visual break between the overscale path pavers.
Boxwoodsdelineate a transition from the front yard’s lawn to the entry door.
This time in urns, two more boxwoods are repeated as the focal point at the entry door.
Contemporary Charm
Restrained material and planting choices complement each other in this streamlined path.
Theminimalist designof the pathway extends to the plantingsit winds past just three varieties of plants.
A pair of stacked limestone columns marks the transition from the walkway to the doorway.
The walkway exudesmodern stylewith large, regularly spaced pavers interspersed with crushed rock.
A dry creek bed echoes the path, adding drama.
Gorgeous Grass
Unexpected path materials add a distinctive element of surprise to a landscape.
Instead of an expected hard material, agrasspath winds its way through the landscape.
A bench offers garden visitors a stopping point.
Two streamlined metalarborsform an archway over it, drawing the eye forward.
Pavers set in a geometric pattern create subtle visual interest.
Large gray planters spaced along the path offer rhythmic stopping points.
Trees growing close to and over the arbor and path provide a virtual outdoor ceiling.
A simple color schemeshades of green and whitehighlights the simplicity of the walkway.
