Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:27 am
My front garden path consisted of 6 small paving slabs set on the grass too far apart for easy use and taking a route that no-one used. Result in winter ( yes we do have winter in Australia) getting to the front door is a muddy process.
Having scored a load of free bricks I thought I'd create a new brick path on the "desire line" over the grass.
The previous owners of my house planted a couple of small trees in the front garden which of course are now a couple of large trees. Unfortunately having worked out the route of the path, done my research I got out my spade. the first thing I found was that the tree roots are
a) enormous ( which I expected) and
b) extremely close to the surface ( which I didn't expect )
The brick path is obviously a no goer so I'd like to use what they call here, lilydale toppings - a kind of crushed rock, with a brick edging.
The question is what should I do about the edging at the points where the edging intersects the line of the tree roots. I could obviously miss out a brick but this would look pretty naff. Has anyone got any suggestions as to
a) how I could still have a brick edging ( all those free bricks!)
b) any alternative edging that will work with the roots.
The australian conditions mean that the lawn has got a fair amount of couch grass in it ( drought resistant mix) so if I don't have an edging the lawn will try and take over the path ( it will probably try to do that with an edging
)
Thanks for your help
Having scored a load of free bricks I thought I'd create a new brick path on the "desire line" over the grass.
The previous owners of my house planted a couple of small trees in the front garden which of course are now a couple of large trees. Unfortunately having worked out the route of the path, done my research I got out my spade. the first thing I found was that the tree roots are
a) enormous ( which I expected) and
b) extremely close to the surface ( which I didn't expect )
The brick path is obviously a no goer so I'd like to use what they call here, lilydale toppings - a kind of crushed rock, with a brick edging.
The question is what should I do about the edging at the points where the edging intersects the line of the tree roots. I could obviously miss out a brick but this would look pretty naff. Has anyone got any suggestions as to
a) how I could still have a brick edging ( all those free bricks!)
b) any alternative edging that will work with the roots.
The australian conditions mean that the lawn has got a fair amount of couch grass in it ( drought resistant mix) so if I don't have an edging the lawn will try and take over the path ( it will probably try to do that with an edging
)Thanks for your help