Path edging

[Gaz38]

I built a new house in the countryside in the north of scotland two years ago. At the time, I laid a hardcore path around the perimiter of the house, but I am now looking to tidy it up somewhat. The garden was landscaped by a professional, and I am now looking to edge the lawn / path so that I can lay fine gravel without it straying in to the grass.

As the house is a more traditional two story farmhouse design (as opposed to a more modern bungalow) I would like to opt for edging that is both traditional and rustic. I did consider using poles from the local forestry org (2" to 3" dia) laying them longways, but (a) I was unsure if it would look to clumsy, and (b) I was unsure how to tie them down? Has anyone got any suggestions of what I could use to edge my path? i.e can anyone out there help a semi decent housebuilder but a pretty cr4p gardner???

For further info, the house perimiter is around 80m.

Gaz

[Geewizz]

Photos would help.
Granite setts spring to mind instantly when you mention traditional and farmhouse.

[Gaz38]

Cheers Phil. Can you expand a little? Description, average cost etc. would be most helpful...

Gaz

[Geewizz]

http://www.salvo.co.uk/central-incstirl ... 931x1.html

If you look at the picture on that page you'll see that the path is bounded by lines of setts. They vary in size but average about 250mm long, 120mm wide and 200mm deep. If you lay them in concrete in trenches then you can backfill with hardcore, whack it and then lay gravel inbetween. They make an excellent boundary between a lawn and a gravel path because the achievable height difference gives you the option to lay the gravel much lower than the lawn. You can run the mower on them without fear of damaging the setts, the lawn or the lawnmower (even if it's a ride-on.)

I would pay up to £150/tonne for the best quality reclaimed setts.