Gravel beds and stepping-stone paths that drain.

Gravel & Stepping Stones

Gravel is one of the most practical surfaces for a New Orleans side alley, courtyard or path: it drains, it does not need mowing, and set with stepping stones it gives you a clean way to the door.

Where gravel works

Side alleys where grass never gets enough sun, the strip between a walk and a fence, courtyards, and paths that get walked on too much for a lawn to survive.

Stepping stones

Square pavers or stones set level in the gravel, spaced for a natural stride, so the path is easy underfoot and the gravel stays put.

Keeping weeds down

The ground is prepared before the gravel goes down, so the new surface is not simply a thin layer over the weeds that were there before.

Square concrete stepping stones set in dark gravel leading to the door of a white-painted brick townhouse, between a clipped low hedge and a tall green wall of foliage.

Questions

Common questions

Will gravel wash away in heavy rain?

It stays put when it is laid at the right depth with a proper edge. Tell us where water runs in your yard when it rains hard and we will plan around it.

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Ask about gravel & stepping stones

Call and tell us about the space. We will come and look and tell you what it takes.

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