1 GARDEN PATCHWORK
People taking shortcuts across your lawn can lead to ugly bare patches (le‘ ) that turn to mush. Look to replace them with more durable materials.
2 ACCESS BLOCKED!
Another option is to cut off access to high foot traffic and let the grass eventually recover. You can put in plants or install a gate, as here.
EASY STEPS TO REPAIR YOUR MUDDY PATH
Gather your supplies
• 200 x 50mm treated pine sleeper
• Posts 90 x 90mm treated pine
• Rails 70 x 45mm treated pine
• Fence pickets 1800mm cypress pine
• Charcoal timber stain
• 10mm blue metal
• 60cm star pickets
• Geotextile fabric
• Paving sand
• Turfgrid pavers
• 900 x 1800mm arch gate
• Small river pebbles
You’ll also need
Shovel; tamper; spirit level; 100 and 50mm batten screws; drill; trowel; rubber mallet; angle grinder filled with diamond cutting blade; post-hole shovel; circular saw; quick-set concrete; 65 and 40mm galvanised screws; 250mm galvanized tee hinges (2); galvanized gate latch
For you to note
Timber was pre-stained in charcoal before installation.
Here’s how
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