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Millboard ’ s Weathered Oak Embered
PATHS ARE A KEY ELEMENT OF EXCELLENT DESIGN
Pathways are one of the key elements of a garden so it ’ s important to get the design , choice of materials and installation right . A path needs to be functional but is also an essential design element that can enhance a garden space . The rise of garden design shows and TV programmes has led to homeowners increasingly seeing their gardens as experiences and spaces to be explored , and the path is an integral part of that . there was a definite trend towards the wild and the natural with organic curving pathways edged with native plants . Millboard ’ s Weathered Oak Embered was chosen by landscape architect Dave Green for his Platinum Jubilee tribute to The Queen . The accessible deck walkway flowed around his woodland themed garden , the dark shades of the Embered boards perfectly complementing the deep glossy greens of the shady planting .
The shape of the path
The shape of a path is often dictated by its purpose and the style and size of garden . At RHS Chelsea this year ,
A sharp contrast was provided at the Bord Bia Bloom festival in Ireland . Here , the category winner for large gardens , ‘ Hit Pause ’, designed by Andrew Christopher Dunne , used
Millboard ’ s Weathered Oak Embered set amongst a woodland inspired planting scheme at RHS Chelsea
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