Cracked concrete patios age badly — water pools, weeds push through the seams, and re-pouring costs more than most backyards are worth. Breaking it out with a sledge is faster than renting a saw, and the chunks make decent base fill at the bottom of a planter later. After the slab is gone, a weed fabric layer goes down, rectangular flagstone stepping stones set the line of travel, and golden pea gravel fills everything between. Ornamental grasses and sculptural agave break up the flat plane, and string lights strung from fence to house wall turn the whole corner into an evening spot. Drainage is the quiet win here — gravel lets water through instead of pooling against the foundation the way the old concrete did.
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