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I would dig it down a bit and establish a 'landing pad' of sorts. Line with landscaping fabric, use a combination of a nice big slate stepping stone surrounded with pea gravel or river rock. The gravel/rock would help with drainage, the slate would be a dry island. -
I agree, do a "foundation" type landing. Find one large piece of flagstone or put a row of blocks across. Dig down, lay sand and set the stone in so it doesn't rock when walked on. The stone will also file your dogs nails - an added bonus!!!! Good luck! -
Yikes! I love the color of the stairs! Fun! -
Bluestone, flagstone, concrete.... -
OK! Love all of those possible solutions! LOL -
I agree with Jan C.!! -
I have a very nice sized flagstone at the bottom of mine. Works great. Did under the fence gate also because grass wouldn't grow there either due to the downspout. -
you could use bricks. -
And if money is tight, you could make it work with cement rubble. We did our garden path that way. My hubby would like to redo it at some point with brick, but personally, I like it as is.
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Guys, I am taking Lori' and Jan's advice... I purchased a slate rock, and now I'm thinking i'm going to buy a few more and perhaps create a path to the gate, like Lori did... Thanks for all the great advice guys!
