4. Install Water Features, Trees and Boulders
Installation
It's better for heavy equipment to drive over
your old landscape than your new garden.
But minimize use, because heavy equipment
compacts your soil. Never planted a tree? Follow
the same three-step process used with plants.
5. Install Permeable Hardscape
Creating a level base under the surface
material is the secret to the beauty and
durability of a path or patio.
Pavers, Bricks and Flagstone
1. Excavate a six-inch trench
2. Place underlayment fabric to prevent
weeds
3. Add a three-inch layer of gravel for
drainage
4. Add a one-inch layer of sand for
leveling surface material
5. Arrange and add sand between
pavers, bricks or flagstone
Pea Gravel Path
1. Excavate a six-inch trench
2. Place underlayment fabric to prevent weeds
3. Add a three-inch layer of sand, even it out and moisten it with a hose
4. Smooth and compact the sand
5. Add a three-inch layer of pea gravel and even it out
Tip!
Before installing hardscape, check your irrigation plan. Where pipes cross
hardscape, install a four- to six-inch diameter conduit under the hardscape,
so you can slide pvc or tubing through.
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