Having thought of upclassing of the garden site, special attention needs to be paid to such significant element of landscaping as decorative garden paths. Garden paths - integral part of the seasonal dacha. Some even consider them the main attribute of garden - paths not only give it well-groomed look, but also separate into functional zones.
Paths can even hide some shortcomings of design of garden. Besides, it is necessary to think not only of beauty, but also comfort: on paths it will be much more convenient to move on the site, and in rainy weather dirt will not be brought to the house.
Usually paths place in the territory in front of the house. They unite various constructions and zones of the site (for example, garage, the shed, the playground, gazebo, reservoir). Most often there is one main path from which minor branch off. Landscape designers suggest to design network of garden paths so that all of them were crossed in one place which will become the center of all composition.
For sites on which there are big roughnesses of the eminence or hollows, paths do twisting, bypassing all obstacles. Sometimes it is necessary even to construct short flights of stairs that it was more convenient to go. Such twisting paths can become site ""highlight"". But it is impossible to forget that paths have to correspond first of all to architectural appearance of the site in general therefore, for example, direct paths will be suitable for strict classic style more.
It is necessary to think of garden paths at stage of planning of the site. At first all plan is recommended to draw on paper or in the special computer program. After that already start the device of paths.
That paths have served long, it is necessary to pay special attention to their basis. Usually at first in the territory of the site do marking, then remove shovel the turf. In the received ""trenches"" fill up filling brick or gravel, and then sand. Sandy ""pillow"" is well stamped and leveled. Further actions will depend on the chosen material of paths. The normal brick or tile can be laid directly on sand. For more complex materials, for example, of clinker brick, it will be necessary to concrete path at first.
Around paths usually land flower beds, fill gravel or will organize lawns. From that, how responsibly you will approach the organization of paths on the site, its complete shape will depend in many respects.