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

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]

Flagstones add so much character to a landscape. Great job

[@Chichimomma]

Gorgeous garden, and the flagstone paths look great.

[@herward1047]

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 🎉

[@maryfuentes5110]

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!!❤❤❤

[@mitsuomits9077]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You're welcome! lol yes, she needs to be removed gently at the start of each project.

[@gardenrulez]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

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

[@gardenrulez]

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

[@elsybesma2001]

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

[@greenthumbelina7331]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much from both of us! You are always so kind Margie : )

[@paulaadkinson8628]

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

[@sammysworld5485]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks you!!

[@sandyharrell1987]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you! 😊 Yay, like-minded souls!!

[@anadietrich934]

Your garden is beautiful!

[@teresa4417]

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!!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much Teresa!! So glad you are going to try it! : )

[@glennsmith3303]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for stopping by!

[@VancouverIslandgirl]

Great job ,and beautiful gardens.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much Diane!! : )

[@anateresahalpert1938]

Love the paths in your garden!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you 🙏!

[@ashleylange6628]

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]

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!

[@farmervee_yt]

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

[@YalisCommunity]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much! 😊 You too!!

[@deborahr9237]

Love all of your paths!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you Deborah!!

[@guy-tn2ud]

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.

[@melissam6320]

Very beautiful garden! Great stone laying tips as well.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Many thanks!!

[@leticiavallejo7914]

Great job‼Beautiful gardens‼

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

So nice of you, thank you!!

[@imagination914]

Such a beautiful garden thank you for sharing ❤

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

So nice of you carrie, thank you!!

[@mkpoptic5790]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much! I love my gravel gardens! I hope your project goes well!!

[@shellicooke5520]

Looks fantastic! ❤

[@marleneharris3725]

Love your garden. Thanks for sharing.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You are so welcome! Thank you!!

[@rick1862]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much!!

[@sumar207]

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!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad you found it helpful Sue, thanks!

[@patricianab6546]

Beautiful property!

[@dianeasberry7928]

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]

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.

[@mountainshamanscloudorchid354]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

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.

[@dianewatson7728]

Thank you best information about flagstone paths on Utube !!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Wow, thanks!! Glad it was helpful : )

[@therapywithisabel]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you!!

[@rbthegardennannyllc4219]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much! : )

[@interesante80]

You have a beautiful yard / gardens.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much Amanda!!

[@fiercegirldesign1]

Your garden is gorgeous!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much Jill!!

[@triciac1019]

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]

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

[@triciac1019]

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

[@dottiedavis355]

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.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Love this, thanks for sharing!

[@Lik3ToSing]

Lovely garden. Thanks for sharing

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@susangarnett1206]

Great informative video. Beautiful gardens.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks for visiting

[@darlenethompson1438]

Good video. Beautiful gardens.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much!

[@JeffStrickland]

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!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks 🙏

[@katherinemattox6346]

Beautiful property.

[@DayOwlPlantAdventures]

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

[@Skippy9673]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you! 😊

[@rwieging]

This was a very helpful video, thank you!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful!🙏

[@jamellewilson7649]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Yes, it's always nice to find like minded souls...Happy gardening to you too!

[@lisagarian4083]

I would love a whole backyard tour!!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks for the suggestion! I've been kind of working through things in sections lol.

[@antoniodelrey164]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much!

[@BethAnn1964]

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]

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

[@BethAnn1964]

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

[@wiliamsantana572]

what a garden!!

[@JJ-pu6rv]

It,s a garden clean and beautifully.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you! : )

[@LivingTheMemeYT]

great video, thank you!

[@threegoodeyes7400]

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]

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!

[@marilynmcgillick2931]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much Marilyn!!

[@limitlessends]

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

[@AClark-bq6oc]

Thanks for a great video!😁

[@thierrymunseugandachildren802]

Nice video greetings from Africa Uganda God bless you

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Greetings!! Thank you so much!

[@jewelzhang3745]

just want I needed, thanks for the video!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You bet! Glad it was helpful! : )

[@valcourisland1776]

That’s hard work, great job!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Yes it was!🙏

[@lovephotography1966]

Beautiful herbs. Path ❤

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!!

[@gaylerichards7409]

Beautiful!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you Gayle!

[@MarysUTubeVideos]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Love your name BTW! Thank you, yessss, it will save you so much money for other projects!!

[@gregariousaccountant3025]

Great job!

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[@aaaaaaaaa52]

Looks great 👍

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much!!

[@steve-km3oo]

nice job. looks nice.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

🙏

[@katherinecarmona4592]

Thank you, your video was the best!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You're welcome!🙏

[@colleensmith3374]

Excellent video explaining ~ thank u

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful!🙏

[@trishferrer8209]

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]

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!

[@gardeningonthewestforkwith8994]

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]

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 : )

[@jeane561]

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]

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.

[@denimlabels7315]

That looks super doooper ;). NJ Central!!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Hello fellow NJ gardener, Thank you!

[@Randy_Gentry]

That’s beautiful.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!!

[@rxlo1062]

Look so gorgeous 👍

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!!

[@karenwalkersginglass]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

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

[@ladylyonteeth3952]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!!

[@petehall2982]

Brilliant 👍

[@annal.7476]

Good Job!💗💗💗

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!!

[@darlenethompson6738]

Well done 👍

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you 🙏!!

[@hyperdrivee7922]

Ingenious!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you!!

[@debbywilliams7972]

Great video, very helpful information.;-)

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you : )

[@lesandjaninenimmo970]

Very helpful!

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you!!

[@frang.5913]

Very beautiful ❤️

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks so much!

[@alice_rabbit8345]

Great job! My muscles hurt for you! 💪🏻

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

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.

[@maryjaneboyd6388]

Fabulous❤

[@CheckThisOut77]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you! We love using landscape fabric! It works great!

[@marielucier7982]

Love the kitty.

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks for visiting!!

[@forevermuammakeupmum7879]

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

[@bobwatts1342]

Thank you so much

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

You're most welcome

[@ahavarichardson5426]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thank you so much!! Have a wonderful day : )

[@bobwallace6812]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

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

[@jenniferpatt4355]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

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!

[@endeavour420]

Cat is so cute

[@jendonofrio7451]

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

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

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.

[@tawannalewis4517]

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]

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.

[@sasaso8093]

Nice 😊

[@planttasticcookinggardenin1561]

Thanks 😊

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[@amgardeningwithajit9929]

Nice information mam

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Thank you!

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