![overgrown greenery and brick pathway](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9740-1-1024x768.jpg)
Before: The pathway under the arbor going to the cantina.
![old brick pathway to pergola](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9743-300x225.jpg)
Before: The pathway to the pergola.
![truck holding flagstone](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9746-e1502140259115-225x300.jpg)
We selected blue buff supreme for the new walkway material. Supreme indeed!
![sand pathway with workers](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9747-1024x768.jpg)
We discovered the pathway was resting on just a bed of sand. Throughout the years it became very uneven because it was lacking a stable base layer.
![sand pathway running under an arbor](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9748-e1502139337898-225x300.jpg)
Bricks are out!
![stacks of bricks](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9749-e1502139370246-225x300.jpg)
All the bricks were then neatly stacked and will be re-purposed for another project in the future!
![pathway with crushed limestone](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9752-e1502139421970-768x1024.jpg)
We added in several ton of crushed limestone rock and compacted it to make a nice stable base for the new stone.
![pathway in the process of being built with flagstone](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9754-e1502139488664-225x300.jpg)
An inch of sand is added on top of the crushed rock to help level the stones.
![flagstone pathway being built to pergola](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9756-e1502139548360-225x300.jpg)
With natural stone, each stone varies in thickness, which provides a challenge for installation and leveling, but the end result is amazing!
![curved flagstone pathway to pergola](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9780-1024x768.jpg)
After: The slight serpentine curves add so much interest to this pathway! It is a treat to take a walk on!
![flagstone pathway running under an arbor](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9777-e1502139612220-768x1024.jpg)
What a beautiful frame of wood, stone and plants!
![flagstone pathway leading to pergola](https://www.plantlifedesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_9778-e1502139655523-768x1024.jpg)
The completed pathway to the pergola!