Garden advice, curved path?

[Laurasanford111]

Hi all
I have another post up so you may recognise my garden haha but I just need some advice on the pathway.. we MIGHT be moving the beds on the left ... If we did and this was all lawn.. we would like to create a curved path, still using woodchip.. however because we have shed to left with slabs, it makes it a little difficult.. I just can't picture how we could make it curved so it adds Interesting otherwise it looks like a corridor to end ofthe garden, we would need a spot for table & chairs to

Has anyone successfully managed to do a curved path if so any tips

Thank you

I've got another photo to give more of a clearer view

Leave the woodchip path as is. It is good access.
Move the gate / arch between section 1 and section 2 to make it more central-ish.
This means that you can have a bit more leafy height to the left which will hide/disguise the shed and the woodchip path.
Move the stepping stone path (easier job than woodchip path) and create a nice curve there.

In time: revamp section 2. It is square-ish. Imagine the arc of a circle drawn within it. The path will enter at 6 o'clock. It will bend round to 7, 8 o'clock (this little triangle is where the shed is). Carry on to 9 o'clock. Start to bend back at 10 o'clock (this little triangle is where the table and chairs is) and then exit at 11 o'clock. Hope that makes sense!

Don't put in a curved path unless it goes round something ( a shrub, a bed or a garden feature). Otherwise people just take the line of least resistance and you might as well not bother.

That hosepipe you've got there in the picture? Ideal tool for this job!

Use it as a guide, lay it out roughly where you think you might want one edge of the path to go, and look at it from all angles, including from the bottom of the garden and your upstairs windows. Leave it down for a few days, and get used to following it as though the path was already there. That will give you a clue as to whether it is in the right place or not. A pp was right, it needs to follow the path of least resistance. Look up 'desire lines'.

The stepping stones stand out a lot.
And you have a very long narrow garden so not easy to have a curve that leads somewhere.
Do you need to be able to see down the garden.
You could plant shrubs and /or a small tree in the front part of garden partially hiding the straight path. Grow some nice climbing plants over arch. Put a gravel path and area for table and chairs near kitchen.

This is a really good idea thank you, I did it this evening my neighbour's must have thought I was mad mumbling to myself haha, I'm going to show my partner tomorrow and get his opinion

@Jujubes5 hello, we had a tree which arched over which blocked some of the view BUT the winter we had killed it... It had to be chopped down.. looked so bare after we did so we can plant another tree there will just take ages to reach a decent height. For the arch I have a star jasmine on there it is just growing slow I think it's because that side of the border doesn't get to much sun. I looked at other climbers but I wanted something evergreen and I was told Jasmine's grow quick 😅Outside the back kitchen door we have a little bistro set