Garden Path Stepping Stone Sizing Spacing Stride Length
Garden Path Stepping Stone Sizing Spacing Stride Length A stepping stone path looks effortless when it is right and disturbingly awkward when it is wrong, and the difference almost always comes down to a few inches of spacing rather than any choice of material. The human stride is a remarkably consistent measurement across the adult population, but the published recommendations for stepping stone placement vary so widely from one garden book to the next that homeowners often abandon the project to a contractor's intuition. The result is a path that visitors stumble across rather than walk, no matter how beautiful the individual stones may be. This guide walks through the actual measurements that make a stepping stone path feel inevitable underfoot, the stone dimensions that match those measurements across different garden styles, and the settling details that prevent a beautiful new path from sinking, tilting, or sprouting weeds within its first season. Whether you are lay...
