How We Install Flagstone Paths in Grass, Pea Gravel, and Mulch. DIY Full Install Time-lapse.

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  • How to Install Flagstone paths in grass, pea gravel and mulch. We've been installing flagstone in our garden for over 20 years as DIYers (not professional landscapers).
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  • @marilynmourdock3688
    @marilynmourdock3688 2 місяці тому +3

    Flagstones add so much character to a landscape. Great job

  • @KosmicKaren
    @KosmicKaren 9 місяців тому +11

    Gorgeous garden, and the flagstone paths look great.

  • @maryfuentes5110
    @maryfuentes5110 4 місяці тому +6

    I love the way how you explain. You are a great teacher!! The fact that you explain first what you are going to do is marvelous!!! Thank you you are great!!❤❤❤

  • @herward1047
    @herward1047 Рік тому +6

    Love your garden. Thank you for showing me that it is possible for me to do a project like this while saving money...I know the professionals are probably blowing smoke out of their ears and I know a professional would do it differently...but that cost of labor can be expensive. This shows me that following simple rules and my own sweat and tears can get the job done...and how much more rewarding 🎉

  • @mitsuomits9077
    @mitsuomits9077 3 роки тому +22

    My favorite step for flagstones installation: "remove the cat" :-P Thanks for the useful tips!

  • @gardenrulez
    @gardenrulez 3 роки тому +18

    Fantastic video. I love the no-nonsense approach and relating it to everyday gardeners. Especially about tackling drainage issues. 🌱🌱🌱

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому +1

      Aww thanks so much! : ) Just watched your intro video and we've been gardening about the same amount of time!

    • @gardenrulez
      @gardenrulez 3 роки тому +2

      @@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 Don't remind me of how old I am ... 😩😩😂😂😂

  • @guy-tn2ud
    @guy-tn2ud 10 місяців тому +1

    I love the way you laid them out for the outline, brilliant idea. You can really get "a feel" for them to, and make changes before digging. I have not done any research, but I think I might have tried sand under each stone to leveling. Still a great video! You created exactly what I have envisioned, and now I get to see yours first.
    It's a great natural look that I think will be even better for my space. I have two areas on each side of my house where nothing will grow but moss. A perfect place for pathways from my front to back yard on each side.

  • @extremepsych
    @extremepsych Місяць тому

    Awesome video. Great to see others loving their land. Our garden and yard make us happy all year long. Great work.

  • @dottiedavis355
    @dottiedavis355 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful! And I love the idea of letting the stones mark where they lay.
    I always have my SawzAll with me when doing stuff like this - easy to cut the outline. It’s also handy when putting in new plants - I have a lot of big roots to cut through.
    The same golf cart that carries my SawzAll and shovels pulls a tarp - handy for piling up the turf and soil, plus misc. sticks and yard trash, equipment like drip irrigation tubing, or even bags of mulch. Wheelbarrow usually stays in the shed.

  • @Tinyteacher1111
    @Tinyteacher1111 8 днів тому

    Thank you! I’m so tiny and have a horrible back, but no one is going to dd it for me! This looks similar to my area.

  • @VancouverIslandgirl
    @VancouverIslandgirl 3 роки тому +6

    Great job ,and beautiful gardens.

  • @dianeasberry7928
    @dianeasberry7928 3 роки тому +3

    Amazing you layed those stones yourself. I've layed a few for a dry river bed. They are heavy! All the different paths look very nice.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks Diane!! Yes, they are very heavy but over the years I've learned methods of moving them without ever lifting their full weight. I wasn't blessed with a lot of upper body strength lol.

  • @YalisCommunity
    @YalisCommunity 3 роки тому +2

    Looks great! Thanks for Sharing Nicole, may you also have a great day!

  • @threegoodeyes7400
    @threegoodeyes7400 Рік тому

    I appreciate your tips for how to go about using the square shovel as a lady. Your right that we can’t always do things in the same way a man can, but there’s always a way we can make it work for us.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  Рік тому

      Yes exactly! Men are blessed with more muscle mass but women are blessed with endless energy that they don't always have. Where there's a will, there's a way!

  • @MaureenCAllen
    @MaureenCAllen 20 днів тому

    Inspiring--you make it so DO-able!

  • @sandyharrell1987
    @sandyharrell1987 3 роки тому +2

    Love this video, I’m always adding to my yard. Love the way your yard looks.

  • @BethAnn1964
    @BethAnn1964 3 роки тому +5

    Great video, thank you! (Just love the Japanese grass under the hemlocks you did recently. It just looks so Beautiful! So simple, soothing and tranquil)
    “Gently remove the cat” 😅😅

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you very much! That's what we were going for calm and tranquil leading up to the pond : )

    • @BethAnn1964
      @BethAnn1964 3 роки тому +2

      @@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 you nailed it! It just beckons you to stroll down the path.

  • @elsybesma2001
    @elsybesma2001 2 місяці тому

    They are beautiful. Thanks for detail of the various paths.

  • @antoniodelrey164
    @antoniodelrey164 Рік тому

    What a good looking and hard working woman who knows what she’s doing. Great jobs on all your walking paths!

  • @limitlessends
    @limitlessends 4 місяці тому

    I like the look of your stones with grass or even the weeds between them. That green softens the stone in my opinion

  • @rick1862
    @rick1862 2 роки тому +2

    you are such a hard worker! thanks for the informative video!!

  • @greenthumbelina7331
    @greenthumbelina7331 3 роки тому +3

    Nicole and Ray, I love your flagstone pathways and rock edging on the garden beds! All of your different garden rooms are gorgeous and extremely hard work! ~Margie

  • @sammysworld5485
    @sammysworld5485 Рік тому +1

    You did such a beautiful job laying the flagstone path. Very professional.

  • @anadietrich934
    @anadietrich934 Рік тому +1

    Your garden is beautiful!

  • @ashleylange6628
    @ashleylange6628 2 роки тому +1

    This video was so helpful! New homeowner looking for a reasonable guide for a new diy-er. Made me excited to get going tomorrow. Thank you for sharing and showing your beautiful gardens!

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  2 роки тому

      Glad it was helpful! This comment made my day as this is why we do this and it's really fun to meet other diy-ers and gardeners. Thanks for stopping by Ashley!

  • @teresa4417
    @teresa4417 3 роки тому +3

    Your hard work certainly shows! You have a beautiful yard and love the flagstone pathways. I'm inspired to try this in my yard. Thanks for making this video!!

  • @farmervee_yt
    @farmervee_yt Рік тому +1

    Thank you for showing the details of this pathway. Nice channel!

  • @lisagarian4083
    @lisagarian4083 3 роки тому +1

    I would love a whole backyard tour!!

  • @interesante80
    @interesante80 3 роки тому +1

    You have a beautiful yard / gardens.

  • @JeffStrickland
    @JeffStrickland 4 місяці тому

    Really helpful instruction and wonderful tips. Beautifully done and told. Thank you for sharing your experience with these different paths over time, and the insights you learned along the way (will definitely be using landscape fabric, thanks to this video). Cheers!

  • @rwieging
    @rwieging 5 місяців тому +2

    This was a very helpful video, thank you!

  • @trishferrer8209
    @trishferrer8209 Рік тому

    This is the BEST video! You look like a model, not a garden gnome, or whatevet you said.😂 I knew you had to be from Jersey, the way you pronounced water like "wooder". Lol I'm in W. TN, zone 7b, and my partner is from Pitman, NJ. He says "water" (wodder) now. My DREAM is to garden in NJ, because our summers are miserably HOT. The work you just showed - just the digging and placing of ONE flagstone would wear me out! You do beautiful work. Thank you for this video!

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  Рік тому

      Aww thanks so much! Yes, we definitely have a specific accent lol. I do love gardening in the "garden state" but our humidity here can be quite oppressive even when the temps are lower. I imagine there is a downside to every state. I hope to visit TN soon and do some country line dancing!

  • @CheckThisOut77
    @CheckThisOut77 2 роки тому

    Good job, good grammar, too (“we are finished” not “we are done”). Landscape fabric is good, too. Plus, you have kept yourself in shape.

  • @sumar207
    @sumar207 3 роки тому

    I have been wondering for a long time about this very topic of placing pathway stones and you have shown how to do just that!

  • @thierrymunseugandachildren802
    @thierrymunseugandachildren802 3 роки тому

    Nice video greetings from Africa Uganda God bless you

  • @leticiavallejo7914
    @leticiavallejo7914 3 роки тому +1

    Great job‼Beautiful gardens‼

  • @glennsmith3303
    @glennsmith3303 Рік тому

    Very helpful and realistic in all of your approaches to laying stone paths. Thank you.

  • @ЛюдмилаЛогвиненко-т3ь

    Я, від вас , у захваті. Молодець.Все дуже гарно,супер.

  • @jeane561
    @jeane561 3 роки тому +1

    I love your paths Nicole. I just love the look of pea gravel. Where we put it was previously mulch and the pea gravel doesn’t move as bad as the mulch. I had to sweep mulch off the stepping stones all the time and I just sweep the pea gravel off occasionally . Your grand kids are adorable❤️❤️❤️

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks so much Jean! Yes, I love pea gravel too...I do find it hard to weed in the areas without fabric though and I'm not one for spraying. Luckily I kind have made peace with the weeds adding greenery lol.

  • @DayOwlPlantAdventures
    @DayOwlPlantAdventures Рік тому

    I need to make some awesome paths like that-beautiful work.🐜🐝🐛

  • @mountainshamanscloudorchid354
    @mountainshamanscloudorchid354 3 роки тому

    All your flagstone pathways look fantastic!! Love that sandy soil down there in the pine barrens!! Great for growing german bearded irises.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому

      Thank you so much! I haven't had much luck with my bearded since I can't seem to keep the rhizomes exposed because of all the debris falling from the oaks lol. But I sure have beautiful Ceasar's Brother and Japanese Iris.

  • @MarysUTubeVideos
    @MarysUTubeVideos 3 роки тому +1

    Looks great!! I was thinking of hiring someone, but you've inspired me to DMS - do it myself, thank you!! 🥰😂🌱👍

  • @triciac1019
    @triciac1019 3 роки тому +2

    Wow you did a lot of hard work and such an amazing job! I sure learned a lot and will use your techniques. I love the different looks with flagstone with grass and then the landscape fabric/pea gravel/and stones.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful!! : )

    • @triciac1019
      @triciac1019 3 роки тому +1

      @@planttasticcookinggardenin1561 I have to watch more of your videos. This was my first. Your yard is so beautiful!

  • @paulaadkinson8628
    @paulaadkinson8628 10 місяців тому

    Great post. Thank you! You have a gorgeous garden.

  • @melissam6320
    @melissam6320 3 роки тому +1

    Very beautiful garden! Great stone laying tips as well.

  • @rbthegardennannyllc4219
    @rbthegardennannyllc4219 3 роки тому +1

    Great, easy video. I appreciate you showing step by step. I’ve been wanting to do this.

  • @karenwalkersginglass
    @karenwalkersginglass Рік тому

    Thank you for this information. I thought I was going to have to dig a trench for my individual flagstones.😊

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  Рік тому

      You're welcome! I do things as quickly and efficiently as possible lol because I have 100's of ideas I need to finish.

  • @anateresahalpert1938
    @anateresahalpert1938 3 роки тому

    Love the paths in your garden!

  • @mkpoptic5790
    @mkpoptic5790 2 роки тому

    Very helpful tips. Love all your videos. Thank you. I’m trying a gravel walk in our garden.

  • @fiercegirldesign1
    @fiercegirldesign1 3 роки тому

    Your garden is gorgeous!

  • @ahavarichardson5426
    @ahavarichardson5426 3 роки тому +1

    Keep up the great work girl!!!
    Looking more beautiful by the day!
    Just lovely
    Praise the Word
    Love the Creator
    Walk in Beauty
    AHAVA

  • @dianewatson7728
    @dianewatson7728 3 роки тому

    Thank you best information about flagstone paths on Utube !!

  • @jamellewilson7649
    @jamellewilson7649 3 роки тому

    Your technique is a lot like mine - it’s nice to know there are others of the same ilk!!! Happy gardening! 🐞👒

  • @marilynmcgillick2931
    @marilynmcgillick2931 3 роки тому

    Beautiful job! I'm looking around my yard to see where I can do this. Kids and cat are so cute!

  • @Lik3ToSing
    @Lik3ToSing Рік тому

    Lovely garden. Thanks for sharing

  • @susangarnett1206
    @susangarnett1206 5 місяців тому

    Great informative video. Beautiful gardens.

  • @darlenethompson1438
    @darlenethompson1438 Рік тому

    Good video. Beautiful gardens.

  • @forevermuammakeupmum7879
    @forevermuammakeupmum7879 Рік тому

    When they ask you. Oh la la you look so good tell them is you DNA or that you love gardening. Love from Montréal.

  • @JJ-pu6rv
    @JJ-pu6rv 3 роки тому

    It,s a garden clean and beautifully.

  • @imagination914
    @imagination914 3 роки тому

    Such a beautiful garden thank you for sharing ❤

  • @therapywithisabel
    @therapywithisabel 3 роки тому

    Incredibly valuable information you are sharing! Thank you so much. You've answered so many questions for me. First time watching you :)

  • @deborahr9237
    @deborahr9237 3 роки тому

    Love all of your paths!

  • @marleneharris3725
    @marleneharris3725 3 роки тому

    Love your garden. Thanks for sharing.

  • @denimlabels7315
    @denimlabels7315 Рік тому

    That looks super doooper ;). NJ Central!!

  • @steve-km3oo
    @steve-km3oo 3 місяці тому

    nice job. looks nice.

  • @patricianab6546
    @patricianab6546 Рік тому

    Beautiful property!

  • @lovephotography1966
    @lovephotography1966 Рік тому

    Beautiful herbs. Path ❤

  • @gaylerichards7409
    @gaylerichards7409 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful!

  • @katherinemattox6346
    @katherinemattox6346 Рік тому

    Beautiful property.

  • @ladylyonteeth3952
    @ladylyonteeth3952 2 роки тому

    You’re so sweet. Love how you did that, and your tips are amazing! Thanks!

  • @bobwallace6812
    @bobwallace6812 Рік тому +1

    To make it easier I used play sand. That evened everything out, and I had no un-eveness in the end👍

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  Рік тому

      Yes, on some soils sand works great (and is necessary) but it also adds to the overall "weight" of the project.

  • @Skippy9673
    @Skippy9673 3 роки тому

    Absolutely gorgeous

  • @gardeningonthewestforkwith8994
    @gardeningonthewestforkwith8994 3 роки тому

    Love your videos always to the point and great info. You are a worker like most of us gardeners 😉we will have some back neck shoulder knee soreness as time marches on lol Now to turn my compost 🙃🥴🤔

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you Theresa! lol, yes we are definitely workers!! I've had back, knee, whole body soreness for about 20 years but we won't let that stop us : )

  • @wiliamsantana572
    @wiliamsantana572 5 місяців тому

    what a garden!!

  • @valcourisland1776
    @valcourisland1776 4 місяці тому

    That’s hard work, great job!

  • @jenniferpatt4355
    @jenniferpatt4355 3 роки тому +2

    Hi, could you please share the type of arbovitae (??) next to the flagstone path you are creating? Love your videos, thanks for sharing.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому +4

      Hello Jennifer! They are leyland and Murray Cypress. I keep them heavily pruned so I'm not surprised that they look like Arbs on video. Thank you so much!

  • @katherinecarmona4592
    @katherinecarmona4592 4 місяці тому

    Thank you, your video was the best!

  • @shellicooke5520
    @shellicooke5520 Рік тому

    Looks fantastic! ❤

  • @jewelzhang3745
    @jewelzhang3745 3 роки тому

    just want I needed, thanks for the video!

  • @AClark-bq6oc
    @AClark-bq6oc Рік тому

    Thanks for a great video!😁

  • @colleensmith3374
    @colleensmith3374 3 місяці тому

    Excellent video explaining ~ thank u

  • @marielucier7982
    @marielucier7982 Рік тому

    Love the kitty.

  • @alice_rabbit8345
    @alice_rabbit8345 3 роки тому

    Great job! My muscles hurt for you! 💪🏻

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  3 роки тому

      Thanks for the sympathy! I expected to be really sore from all the bending (and confession...sod removal is the worst) but I was surprisingly ok the next day, yay for small wins lol.

  • @rxlo1062
    @rxlo1062 3 роки тому

    Look so gorgeous 👍

  • @Randy_Gentry
    @Randy_Gentry 3 роки тому

    That’s beautiful.

  • @aaaaaaaaa52
    @aaaaaaaaa52 2 роки тому

    Looks great 👍

  • @jendonofrio7451
    @jendonofrio7451 2 роки тому

    Just beautiful! Amazing work. So pretty 😍. I would love to know what landscape fabric you used.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  2 роки тому

      Thank you Jen. I don't use any particular brand but I do make sure it's the fabric type, not plastic since the plastic heats up too much and isn't as breathable.

  • @LivingTheMemeYT
    @LivingTheMemeYT 3 місяці тому

    great video, thank you!

  • @chuckciali2027
    @chuckciali2027 4 місяці тому

    Thank you . I guessing eastern Pa from accent? Beautiful job

  • @gregariousaccountant3025
    @gregariousaccountant3025 Рік тому

    Great job!

  • @christineabercrombie7316
    @christineabercrombie7316 Рік тому

    i peas are cool, i winder if my moms finished growing. i know its a cool color for soup.

  • @kristinadroz6210
    @kristinadroz6210 Рік тому +3

    Why don't you lay a sand bed under the stones? This way, you won't need to lift them and remove the grass. Just an idea.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  Рік тому +1

      Hmmm laying sand on top of the grass? I do not recommend that. The stone would not be level. The rocks would be too high. You have to level the stones as they will rock back and forth when stepped on. You want the rocks to be level with the existing sod, not above it (tripping hazard). You can put sand down after removing the grass if you have clay soil. This is not necessary in our soil as sand is plentiful.

  • @tawannalewis4517
    @tawannalewis4517 Рік тому

    I'm in😍 with your garden!! I noticed you mentioned before laying the fabric you didn't remove the sod. Can you share what determined this choice so I can be clear? Thanks.

    • @planttasticcookinggardenin1561
      @planttasticcookinggardenin1561  Рік тому

      Thank you so much! I absolutely never disturb my topsoil unless I have to. It takes many, many years to build up good top soil and leaving it intact is a best practice.

  • @amgardeningwithajit9929
    @amgardeningwithajit9929 2 роки тому +1

    Nice information mam

  • @petehall2982
    @petehall2982 6 місяців тому

    Brilliant 👍

  • @darlenethompson6738
    @darlenethompson6738 3 роки тому

    Well done 👍

  • @frang.5913
    @frang.5913 2 роки тому

    Very beautiful ❤️

  • @annal.7476
    @annal.7476 3 роки тому

    Good Job!💗💗💗

  • @hyperdrivee7922
    @hyperdrivee7922 3 роки тому

    Ingenious!

  • @debbywilliams7972
    @debbywilliams7972 3 роки тому

    Great video, very helpful information.;-)