Have you ever wondered how stone masons laid those wonderful curved stone patios and paths in formal English gardens? Making curves with pavers is almost as easy as setting them straight. The main question to determine at the beginning, though, is whether your curves will be gentle or tight.

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Clear the area to be paved, the exact same way you would for laying straight pavers. It needs to be fairly level and smooth, free of roots and debris, and slightly sloped away from any structures, like your home.

2
Use the garden hose to outline the curve you wish to make, laying it on the ground.

3
Dig out the area to be paved 6 inches to 8 inches deep, using the hose as your guide, and then install flexible bed edging along the boundaries. Make sure to set it securely in place with the wooden stakes.

4
Lay your substrate (gravel or crushed rock) and compact it with the compactor.

5
Lay the shorter end of the pavers up against the inside of the bed edging. The pavers can be up to 1/4 inch apart up against the edging, but the closer they are together, the better.

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Continue in this fashion along the entire length of the edging, and then set the next row with pavers. Do this until you have set the entire width of the space you wish to lay, and then install another bed edger to secure the space. This second edger will be parallel to the one you first set.

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Finish the job the same way you would for laying straight pavers, filling any gaps between pavers with sand by pouring and sweeping the sand into the cracks.