Are you thinking about making paths in your garden? Paver walkways are a great choice for homeowners. Let’s look at some good and not-so-good things about using pavers before you decide.
Pros Of Paver Paths
Pavers come in many colors, shapes, patterns, and sizes. This means you can pick the perfect look for your home. You can have a beautiful walkway to your garden or a nice path in front of your house to make it look better. Besides, you can create interesting patterns with pavers, so your garden paths would look unique.
Paver walkways last a long time and don’t need to be replaced often. This means you save money over time. If a paver is damaged, it can be replaced without disturbing the rest of the walkway.
Taking care of paver walkways is easy. You just need to sweep them and sometimes wash them with a hose. Many pavers are treated to resist stains from oil, grease, and other substances, making them easier to clean.
Some walkways can get very slippery when they are wet, which can be dangerous. But pavers are slip-resistant, meaning they are safe to walk on even when it rains. This makes them a good choice for families with children.
Pavers can mimic the look of natural stone or brick, adding a classy touch to your garden. You can also use them for other projects like patios, driveways, and pool decks.
Such walkways are easy to integrate with landscape lighting for added safety and beauty. Even simple solar lights would work great.
A little side yard with lush greenery, topiaries, a vintage urn and diagonally clad pavers is very chic.
An elegant minimalist side yard with a grill, a bench and some ornamental grasses plus wall lamps.
A modern yard with a lawn, some grasses, a patio done with gravel and pavers, some simple modern furniture.
A contemporary side yard with gravel and a paver path, long planters with various foliage.
A narrow side yard with a diagonal path, trees in pots, some greenery and blooms and a terrace at the end.
A lovely terrace with concrete furniture, topiaries and trees and a living wall is quite small but feels like a large garden.
A paver pathway is lined up with grass, greenery and blooms that soften its look and create a feeling of a lush garden.
A long narrow paver path surrounded with greenery and grasses is a cool and stylish modern garden solution.
A little yet functional veggie garden with raised garden beds, vegetables and herbs and a paver path for comfortable walking.
A stylish paver walkway surrounded with green topiaries and some simple blooms looks chic and bold.
A modern tropical landscape with a pool, some rocks, trees, shrubs and greenery and modern furniture.
Tall white blooms along the path and bright flowers around the terrace make the outdoor space look gorgeous.
A modern side yard featuring trees, grasses and bright flowers is perfectly matches the exterior of the house.
A small outdoor space with climbers covering the wall, some grasses and shrubs, a wicker chair with pillows and lights.
A side space with lush greenery, trees and shrubs plus a paver path accented with groundcovers.
A long garden bed with greenery or evergreens will make your outdoor space or path look more chic and elegant.
Cons Of Paver Paths
You need flat ground to put pavers down, which can make the job more expensive than other options. They can shift over time due to ground movement, which may require re-leveling. Besides, ants can sometimes build nests between the pavers, causing the sand to shift.
It takes longer to install pavers compared to other materials. While some materials can be put down in hours or days, pavers can take more time to set up.
Paver walkways are made of many small pieces, and the gaps between them can get damaged by rain or other weather conditions. This might mean you need to fix the gaps more often.
It can be challenging to remove snow from paver walkways without damaging them.
Weeds can grow between the pavers, which means you might have to do some weeding quite often.
Pavers can get very hot in the sun, making them uncomfortable to walk on with bare feet.
Green groundcovers everywhere create a feeling of a lush green garden, though they aren't large at all.
Pairing pavers and large pebbles will make your pathways more spectacular adding shape and texture at the same time.
An extemely lush green space with a tall living fence, some greenery, a garden bed with hydrangeas and turf between the pavers.
A lush cottage garden space with bold blooms and greenery and pavers with turf in between to make the space feel more like a garden.
Lining up pavers with lush greenery or blooms will give them a softer and cooler look adding life and interest to the yard.
Line up your path with succulents or other plants that match your climate zone and weather conditions.
Getting bright blooms and lush greenery and grasses along the path creates an impression of a large and lush garden even if it's small.
Tall brick garden beds with greenery and low hedges create a spectacular and chic modern look enlivening the space.
A lush tropical garden with a living wall, palm trees, lush greenery and green groundcovers accenting the path.
Greenery and topiaries, shrubs and blooms will make your space cooler, even without taking much of it.
A refined and laconic path of pavers and pebbles lined up with low hedges and small lamps around.
A simple and elegant space with some greenery and even a potted tree finished with gravel and pavers.
Placing pavers on green lawn will make them feel softer and will create a ore polished look in the garden.
Colored pebbles and ornamental grasses along the path will create a more modern feel in your outdoor space.
A beautiful modern front yard with blooms, succulents, trees and a green lawn with pavers.
A laconic yard with light pebbles and pavers plus potted plants and cacti is a cool and chic space.
Garden beds with succulents, greenery and shrubs enliven the space and pavers give it a more modern and polished look.
A large patio with living walls, trees with blooms, shrubs, rocks and pavers placed on sand.
A fantastic contemporary side yard with pavers installed over the water with pebbles and lush greenery.
A grene lawn, raised garden beds with greenery, a terrace with stone pavers and a path with pavers and pebbles.
A stone pathway accented with lush blooms, greenery and grasses and lamps is a lovely idea for a modern garden.
A narrow side yard with gravel and pavers, grasses, greenery and small trees along it.
Pavers with turf and lush succulents, agaves and blooms along the path for a lovely and natural look.
Lawn, grasses and greenery and gravel with pavers are a lovely combo for a modern garden or yard.
A modern space featuring a concrete bench with lights and pebbles, a paver path and topiaries.
Pavers on black pebbles and tall bamboo compose an ultra-modern side yard.
A lush and beautiful space with grasses, blooms and blooming trees, pavers on gravel.
Creative Design Ideas
Transforming your garden with a paver walkway can be more than just a functional upgrade. You can add unique touches that reflect your personal style and enhance the beauty of your outdoor space. Here are various approaches and things to consider when you’re designing paver walkways.
- Use pavers to create eye-catching geometric patterns like herringbone, basket weave, or running bond. These patterns add visual interest and can make your walkway stand out.
- Instead of straight lines, design your walkway with gentle curves to create a more natural and inviting look. Curved paths can lead visitors through different areas of your garden.
- Incorporate circular areas within your walkway. These can serve as focal points or gathering spots.
- Custom-shaped pavers can add a creative touch to your walkway.
- Combine pavers with other materials like gravel, pebbles, or wood to create a varied texture and appearance.
- Include natural stones, rocks, or even grass between pavers for a rustic look. That will make your pathway to feel more connected to the natural surroundings.
- Use pavers in different colors to create patterns, borders, or accents. Color variations can highlight certain areas and add a dynamic visual effect.