Conventional thinking would more often than not presuppose that paving – be it in the form of a path, driveway, courtyard, patio or even as a bedding edge or pool surround – is used mainly to perform a utilitarian or practical function. Paved surfaces are often relegated as the final ‘in fillers’ – the ready solutions that take care of those bothersome leftover negative spaces or exposed areas that remain once we have finished installing the planted garden (the sensual stuff). Alternatively, and in many cases, paving is introduced early as a sensible or useful support for those
