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You do not usually need to obtain permission to plant a hedge in your garden if it is solely within your property's boundary. ... Provided there are no Boundary Disputes, and if both parties agree to the hedge, you will usually both be responsible for the maintenance of the hedge on your own sides.Nov 9, 2021

Dig out wide planting beds on either side of the walkway to soften the straight lines of the walkway. Allow the plants to slightly spill out over the walkway while still allowing two people to walk abreast. Consider creating an asymmetrical balance with curved beds of different sizes on either side of the walkway.

One of the most popular walkway landscaping ideas includes creating small pockets of green throughout your yard. You can create these by simply adding small plants or by building a small pond or fountain. You can also try a mixture of plant life and stones or bricks on your walkway edges.

Sea thrift is great for a rocky walkway garden. They are perennials that bloom best in late Spring to Summer in sunny areas. These plants produce green grass-like clumps in your garden. They will bloom in either white, red, or pink flowers and can reach about 8 inches tall.

Hello there, lavender! Whether it's the swooping line of a tightly shorn boxwood leading to a dramatic sea view or the soft edge of hostas on the charming walkway to a poolside patio, plants are a natural choice for walkway edging and borders. After all, like a room without baseboards, a garden without walkway borders is a garden unfinished.

Line your sunny garden path or entrance walkway with French, Spanish, English, or hybrid lavender for a real treat. The silvery-green foliage releases its intense fragrance whenever you brush against it, and blue or purple flowers color the landscape each spring.

• Common laurel is another tamable low hedging plant. It’s an evergreen shrub that can easily grow to 20 feet tall and wide. But here you can see how it has been controlled by judicious clipping and has formed a superb low formal hedge.

• This front garden idea combines a lovely majestic Southern magnolia and shrub roses for low-care color and a delightful fragrance spring to fall. The planting between the sidewalk and street helps soften the front yard plantings; the result is privacy that's not unwelcoming.

Designate the areas for the new garden bed. The areas nearest the ends of the walkway should be the widest. The lines of plants and bushes will draw guests into the house and accentuate the walkway. When choosing your plants, consider the amount of sunlight the walkway gets; one end may get more light than the other.