Make the garden path easy to maintain - so the effort remains low

A garden path should bring joy and invite you to stroll. Time-consuming maintenance work and high maintenance costs are less pleasant.

With the right planning and choice of material, a garden path can also be designed to be easy to maintain. In this article we will show you what is important.

Choose robust, solid materials

Choose solid materials that are permanently resilient:

• concrete slabs - Concrete is quite insensitive - easy to clean
• natural stone - Hard rock like granite is durable and uncomplicated.
• interlocking pavement - The advantages of concrete and natural stone in one product.

Lay seamlessly where possible

Open joints collect dirt and encourage weeds.

• Seamless plaster
• Large stone formats result in a clean look and few joints.
• Large format panels
• Fewer joints mean less cleaning effort.
• Floorboards made of WPC - Plastic mixture enables seamless installation.

Avoid complex technology

The simpler, the easier to care for:

• No wells or pumps 
• Water features mean high maintenance costs.
• Simple lighting
• LED lights instead of complicated headlights.
• Straight route 
• Simple geometric shapes are less complicated.

Use easy-care plants

The planting also determines the effort:

• Easy-care perennials 
• Use hardy, undemanding plants.
• Groundcover instead of lawn 
• Ground covers like thyme grow on their own.
• Hardly plant deciduous trees 
• Leaves cause extra work in the fall.

Take regular cleaning seriously

The sooner, the less effort:

• Remove leaves and weeds promptly 
• Prevents staining and damage.
• Clean with a high-pressure cleaner 
• Effortlessly removes stubborn dirt.
• Remove stains immediately 
• The fresher they are, the easier they are to remove.

Conclusion - garden paths can be designed to be easy to maintain. Without much effort or cost.

With the right materials, simple constructions and regular cleaning, a garden path stays in good shape - without a lot of maintenance.

More options for Garden path design

• Design a garden path in a modern way
• Garden path with stepping stones
• Curved garden path
• Garden path on a hillside
• Garden path with lighting
• Plant garden path

Summary of important tips:

• Choose solid, robust materials
• Lay as seamlessly as possible
• Simple design without technology
• Use easy-care plants
• Carry out regular cleaning