Garden Path

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Our vegetable garden is divided among four raised beds.

The grass in between was a pain to trim so we wanted some sort of path and at first we thought mulch. But then, on Pinterest, I saw a cut wood path that was wicked cool.

Matt and I had plenty of wood from when our trees were trimmed. We took turns cutting two inch (or so) disks from the logs. All different sizes.

We had to dig into the ground to press them in. Often I had to pack extra dirt around the edges. I'm not going to lie, this was a bit of a pain.

It's quite lovely. I really like the look. The trouble is that unlike stone pavers which are heavy, the wood is light and pops up rather easily.

We are planting ground cover thyme in the spaces and we hope that over time that will help hold everything down. Plus it will just look pretty. :) Thyme can stand up to foot traffic and it can still be picked.

But while we are waiting for that to grow, it's still nice.

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