Arranging garden paths is one of the joys of gardening. Keeping shoes and feet free of mud in water and rainy season is another. A simple solution is to incorporate stepping stones (also called pavers) into your garden design. These precious stones can be found in large chests and treasure gardens.
The solution is of course yours to make. You can make several steps at the price of the merchant. In addition, when you use your stones, your garden becomes one of a kind. You can also make stepping stones gifts for family and friends. Use them to decorate your home as well. The plant stands tall.
You need to:
- Also on the top of the stone: marbles, flat linoleum plates, fragments of shells (sanded flat and smooth), whole fragments of tiles, and the like.
- Mix one bag of Quickcrete mortar or another quick-mix tempering mixture.
- Five gallon buckets of wine for mixing
- Mixed media, such as heavy wood
- Water temperature to mix
- Molds- commercial or made at home. See notes for examples. The format must be at least 1 “thick”.
- Baking spray for quick release
- Dust Mask
- Garbage Gloves
- Craft sticks or sticks from the garden · Safety glasses
- Masonry paint, if you like
Trowel
Step one:
Plan your first project. Place the decorative items on the paper size form. Remember these in the first place, that they may be at the top of the calculus, when it comes out of the mold.
Step Two:
Form a baking spray. This stone can be cast quickly and easily. The storm will not remain in the rock.
Place the decorative items in the form.
Step Three:
Read the parts for the mortar. safety glasses, dust mask and gloves. Mix according to command; it must be the thickness of the pancake.
Carefully pour into the mold. Use a trowel to smooth the surface and carefully move the mortar to remove air bubbles.
Step four:
Any serrated or sharp lips are to keep the stones from cracked and feet.
Step Five:
Place the stones in the garden in whatever pattern is desired. You will find a way as interesting as the flowers and vegetables grown.
Use your new function garden and honor your family members. Make a few gifts. New Year’s Eve, birthdays, Christmas and more can be celebrated in the garden.
Notes:
- Imagine their forms from planters, cat boxes, pizza boxes or even old pots and pans. Line cardboard boxes first with plastic, then spray with cooking spray. The wrinkles in the plastic create channels in the stone that allow rain to drain and add character.
- If using cardboard forms, tape them with duct tape first. he can press the mortar out of the shape of the sides or tear off the corners.
- You also pour the mortar first and pour the things into it. The stones are lifted up. You would like to use these stones for decoration, since they will not be bare feet.
- Mix mortar from a cup and apply colors from a DIY store. Prepare the garden with multicolored stones. Pop Friday in the landscape.
- For added strength in the most important business areas, fill the mold medium and buy iron cloth, chicken wire or mesh in the mortar. Just fill out the rest of the form.
Source: Bett McLean, “How to Steppingstones,” HGTV website, no date given
