As I said last week the next step would be the path and the stream so here is how I did them. First I bought a bag of white pebbles in the wedding section of a local bargain shop and some white and multi aquarium gravel from a local garden centre. I put the pebbles as a boundary along the edges where I wanted the path to run, then scooped out a shallow trench within this area and filled it with the aquarium gravel, simple but quite effective.

Then I did the same for the stream, the edges were made with granite gravel that we have on our driveway (but could have been done with polished pebbles which can be bought in small bags in may shops). The stream was filled with a mix of blue aquarium gravel (from the same garden centre) and crushed glass which was bought in the candle section of Ikea. I was really pleased with how this turned out!

So there we have it a footpath from the door down to the stream and a stream leading to a pond! Next is to find a few more plants to fill the gaps and start adding the accessories to make the garden complete!

I just wish the weather would warm up so that I can spend some time outside to enjoy my efforts!! (Wintry showers yesterday and possible thunder storms today, with a high of only 8 degrees and another overnight frost!! 😦 )

Thanks for visiting!

Jackie 🙂