Measure your materials to see if there is any commonality in sizing that can be useful. If you are creative, you can weave together these disparate parts by adding additional material. Try that pinterest site, look for "garden pathways diy" for inspiration.

The cement stones I see above, were they selectively placed? If so this is not a good path.

emmarene... you made me laugh.. out loud, no kidding.
No... those stones are not selectively placed... I just dropped them inside the fencing becuse they were so heavy... I haven't done anything yet.
Lynne

Thanks catkim... will do

I think you could try other materials along with those paver type things to make a very attractive path. I'd draw a line in the dirt, dig out the path, put bags of sand or gravel level, and then start designing. Try something like the link below, only maybe more geometric?

Here is a link that might be useful: Interesting Mosaic Path

I don't know if you're asking for technical help for building a walkway, or design help. Here are a few that I have saved on pinterest with mixed materials.

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But my favorites are softened with plant materials between. Just be sure you have enough of the hardscape for your footfall.

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Glad I made you laugh.

Who will use this path? Is it mostly for decoration?

I like the first three photos of paths from olychick because they look more practical and have charm. The stepping stones look charming, too, but when something turns out to be actually unpleasant to use, functionally -- as stepping stones so often do -- it can start looking less pleasant, too.

We had flagstone between river rock at our last home, and the rock was not cemented in so it was constantly rolling over the flagstone. It was a real hazard to walk out there.
Suzi

Hi everyone... these photos are beautiful and EXACTLYwhat I can probably do.. very excited.
emmarene, it will be a pathway hardly ever used, really, except by me.
desertdance: thats the kind of info I need since I'm such a novice... and kind of lazy... so I will consider what you saying.
Thank you all !!!

At my last house, we had a pathway like desertdance. It was wide - with 2' square pavers placed in the middle surrounded with river rock. That river rock was AWFUL. At the time our kids were still small. They loved throwing it - at each other, on the roof, in the grass, etc. We had a Labrador retriever, and when she ran through the rock it sprayed everywhere. And don't even think about scooping snow off it.

As soon as I had enough money saved up I had a real sidewalk put in.

Here is another mixed media pathway that popped up on pinterest today and made me think of your post

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another winner, olychick. I like the photos you choose because most of them seem quite doable.... of course easy for me to say now...as I have not begun. Its been raining here...so now my area (clay :( is a muddy mess.
I'll keep working on it.
thanks for thinking of me....again.

I love this thread. We have many random pavers, bricks, flagstones, etc. left here by previous owners also. We have created a small garden area at the end of our front yard, and it needs a path. These are all great ideas!

Suzi

these stepping stone path shapes remind me of the ones in your photo

yes,deviant-deziner (love that name) another great pic from you that seems doable.

Hi... as I was continuing to contimplate all of the great pathway ideas you've all given me.. I was offered these little stones free.. (50) could someone give me an idea of how I could start a design with these ?
thanks

Hi... here is a photo

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a photo

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I cant see any link to the photo, so are the stones round or flat, and how big are they?

Are you trying to achieve a mosaic kind of look?

Will you be laying them in sand?

Are there enough of them to complete your path with no other pavers purchased?

Suzi

Is this what you are looking for?

Suzi

Hi Suzi... I was having trouble downloading the pic for a while there. I love your new pic. Well.. there is what I'm getting...pic above. I was just curious about ideas using that particular shape stone... ( since I'm getting them free) and maybe with something else, small....

I made this path from remnant bricks from a planter wall and sidewalk I took a sledgehammer to. And believe it or not, I lost the sledgehammer in my garden somewhere. I guess I'm the answer to the question, how does one lose a sledgehammer?

wow, that's a score, roksee! In informal gardens, I really like the mixed media/scrap hardscape pics I see around.

Did you get those stones from freecycle? They are awesome and you should be able to accomplish many of the ideas here with them.

ElysianFields, sorry about your sledgehammer. We've lost many things on our property. Gopher holes? But we've found lots of things others have lost too! When we first moved here we found some new tool every day!

I don't think a sledgehammer can walk too far without human help. We had gardeners at our last home as part of the HOA, and one day I watched my hose move like a snake. I rushed out and caught the gardeners stealing it! They did NOT escape that one! But they did get away with a few other items.

Roksee, show us your completed path when it's done!

Suzi

I will Suzi.... I've got to stay healthy so I can do the work.
; )
also thanks for the tip about freecycle... I don't know about it but I will research here.
Thanks everyone, again.
roksee

well,,,,, its a start....now I have to design.... any artistic...and. all suggestions?? :>
roksee

Very nice. And good of you to come back to your thread and show us what you've done.