Use 2 or 3 inches for a path, but be sure to contain the chips by providing edges either by digging down a couple of inches before you lay the chips or using rocks, bricks or plastic edging material.

Step by step. Start by digging out to a depth of 15-20cm for this path. This is to allow space for a layer of hardcore and brick edging. Knock in the stakes around the circumference.

Salvaged brick and gravel pathway: Another simple, cheap walkway—especially for high-moisture area that would benefit from additional drainage—is to use salvaged brick and gravel.

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Over time, we developed what we call a “kitty path” as edging to our perennial gardens. (When we had cats, they liked to walk on the bricks.) This path is three bricks wide, ...