Garden Stepping Stones

Taking a walk in the garden, enjoying the fresh breeze on the face, looking at the greenery around, indeed rejuvenates a person. If you have maintained a beautiful garden in your house, you would know what I am talking about. Whether it is taking sun bath in the winters or enjoying the cool evening breeze in the summers, garden provides a perfect venue to be around the bounties of nature. That's why people these days invest so much time, energy and money in the maintenance and decoration of their gardens. Let us know more about these accessories.

Speaking of garden décor, there are a number of accessories which are useful, at the same time, enhance the visual appeal of the garden. One of such accessories are the garden stepping stones. These are a must to be installed in a garden so that you can enjoy your walk, without muddying your footwear. They keep the mud and dirt away from your house too. Moreover, having garden stepping stones will ensure that the grass and other small plants in your garden do not get crushed under your feet, thus helping in lawn care.

As you can see, garden stepping stones have many uses. However, this is not the only reason why they are installed in a garden. These days, they are available in so many shapes and designs that adding them to your garden can completely change the way it looks! Scroll down for some creative landscaping ideas...

Rocks
The most important feature, besides the look of course, is that it should be very comfortable to walk on and should be slip-resistant. Flat slabs of rocks such as limestone, quartzite, slate, etc. make for excellent garden stepping stones as these are durable, do not require much maintenance, last for generations and are very convenient to walk on. Out of all these rocks, quartzite looks the most charming. This rock produces a natural shine when sunlight falls on it!

Concrete
If you want to add your own imprint to your garden, these days there are kits available, which come with irregular molds as well as stamping kits, that will help you to make concrete stepping stones at home itself, the way you want. In fact, to make personalized stones, the whole family can be involved. On these concrete stepping stones, hand and foot imprints of the family members can be engraved, to personalize them.

Ready-made
For those who have a good budget and do not want the hassle of making these accessories themselves, the market is flooded with a variety of stepping stones in various designs and materials. There are stepping stones made from a number of multicolored river rocks, which look very natural and are perfect for a garden décor. Then there are those made from cast resin, on which you can have anything, right from your name to any personal message, engraved. Colored cast resin stones with flower and animal designs look amazing, and thus can be included in your landscape design. Ready-made concrete stones have a wide range of designs to offer. Sun, flip-flops, flowers, leaves, shells, hearts, butterflies, snails and stars are some of the popular designs, available in concrete.

While choosing garden stepping stones, go for an appropriate size. It should be neither too small nor too big. A fourteen inches deep and eighteen inches wide stepping stone, suits well in almost all gardens. When installing them while landscaping, pay special attention to the spacing. Walk yourself and see how much distance is there between your feet and according place them. And the most important thing - install the stepping stones, slightly higher than the surrounding area. This will keep mud, dirt and debris off them. With these ideas, and a bit of creativity from your end, you sure will be able to install the most functional, natural and beautiful-looking garden stepping stones.