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By: Alice J Scott
We recently added a large back yard. Toward the back of the
yard is our perennial bed and gold fish pond. There’s
just an empty space between the house and the garden with
freshly sprouted grass.
I stood at the house and looked toward the pond and imagined
the path I walk to get there. If I made that path a real path
it seemed like it would add a lot to the yard. I took a rope
and laid it out where I thought the path should go.
I like to work with materials I already have or with free
materials. So I always question what I already have. A large
pile of oak chips that came from the tree that fell on the
neighbor’s house last year comes to mind. The neighbor
asked if they could dump the chips over our bank in the back.
The wood was in good condition when it got chopped up. So
if I laid the oak chips down for a path, they would need something
to contain them so they don’t end up in the grass.
Our pondless waterfall we’ve been building has had
us carrying rocks back from the river so my next thought is
of some small flat rocks. The next trip to the river I filled
3 five gallon buckets with small flat rocks.
First I sorted my rocks by size and started with the smallest
ones at one end of the newly envisioned path. I made two rows
with the rocks about 40” apart and put the wood chips
in between the rows of rocks. Later that afternoon I had a
beautiful looking path and what a change it made to the yard.
You could also consider using short fencing, bricks, pavers,
small tree trunks, crushed stones, or bark chips for materials.
Use your imagination to come up with materials for your path.
Last week a visitor mentioned how beautiful the yard looked
and how great the path was. He said to his wife “Look
at what her husband did. (why do the men always get the credit?)
He built that path for free. We just spent $6000 for pavers
to do the same thing!”
About The Author
Copyright 2006 Alice Scott
Alice Scott has been partners with her daughter Michele Redmond
in their Medical Billing Business for the past 12 years. They
have an informational website that offers help to Medical
Providers and individuals with Doctor Bill Issues. They also
have a website that offers information on life's experiences,
such as ponds, pondless waterfalls, lawn ornaments and much
more. You can visit their websites at: http://www.solutions-medical-billing.com
http://www.askmissyboo.com.
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