Gardien 15.5” Decorative Stepping Stones That Stake Into The Ground - Decorative Walkway for Outdoor Pathway, Lawn, Yard, Home, or Garden Pathway Pavers - Resin Material (16, Beige Limestone)

I have about 50 of these garden steps. I got them so I don't have to walk in the water/mud when I go outside to the garbage container or to turn on the exterior faucet. They are fairly expensive, but look good. They are sturdy if installed correctly and put on a flat surface. They come with a very thorough and easy to read instruction booklet. When installing, install on a level surface and if it isn't level buy dirt or sand or get out your shovel and level the area. Don't put them over a hole or dip as your weight may crack them even though they are reinforced on the bottom side. I bought paver sand to level the ground but found I should have bought dirt because the sand compacts so much.They come with 4 spikes each to attach to each of the 4 sides on the bottom and push into the ground. The spikes go into the ground 4". The first batch I bought had larger spikes than the last 2 orders. And the spikes look cheesy now. However, when the spikes are attached, they still hold very well into the ground. Do not put patio furniture or chairs or objects that may punch through on the garden steps. The bottom is reinforced with cross members of plastic in a grid pattern - but the steps are basically hollow. They are made ONLY to be walked on as in a pathway. For me they do what I wanted them to do. They are so much nicer to walk on than the wet dirt and mud I used to have to deal with. Also, I think they look nice. They can be pulled up with a pry bar, hammer, etc. (without damage) and moved if you need to do that.

thay are really nice and large tooEase of use:they seem very easy to put down in my yard

As expected, does the job, (as temp walkway to an apartment, then will be retired to the backyard). But I originally saw these much cheaper, like $89, and in 32 quantity less than this, somewhere but then could not find them again. Not Amazon. But I needed them. For the original cost I saw I would rate them 5-Star all day long. But at this much higher price, I'll say they could be thicker more heavy-duty, and the stakes seem not so sturdy and I see some people wrote that they break. At least if they just offered 32 quantity for $250 I would be happy enough to give 5-star. It's like that. $340 for 32 is just too much. It's a simple mold and not an expensive resin.

The problem with these is that they are UNCONSCIONABLY difficult to assemble. The spikes on the underside are so tight fitting you have to put all your weight into forcing them into the extremely tight slots. This is so difficult because there is virtually no room to hold them in your hands while you have to generate so much pressure. Also, they have a notch that fits so tightly into its frame that I don’t believe you could ever get them off if you wanted to disassemble them when moving to another address.Other than that they look great in place , are good quality for the money and are a generous size and strong (up to 300lbs) for stepping on.

This product is exactly as described. They are the right size, color, thickness I needed. They were easy to install and the spikes hold them in place. The path I made from my porch to my car on our lawn works great.

DO NOT BUY, STAKES ARE NOT STRONG, IF YOU USE A HAMMER, IT WILL BE PUT IN THE GROUND, EXPECT A HOLE ...

I moved into a condo with a long-neglected back yard last fall. This summer was my time to plant some rosebushes, hydrangeas, and a Japanese maple (most from Amazon, believe it or not)--they still need time to mature (although so far they're all doing well), and it's really hard to grow grass because the soil is so depleted (I WILL get it to work!), and everything still looked kind of sloppy and undefined and muddy. I would have preferred to use real stone, but it would be really expensive, really heavy (good luck getting it delivered!), and hard to put down without hiring someone. I really enjoy the work of doing it all myself.Anyway, these arrived today, and I kind of wove them into a pattern around the two really old fig trees out there. It took me a while to get the hang of getting the spikes in place on each piece, but once I did it was relatively easy to lay out the stepping-stones (it's the one time I've ever wished I weighed MORE than my 110 lbs., because I needed the weight to kneel on them and get them firmly placed in such hard ground). I'm REALLY happy with the result! They are sturdy and really do look like real stone, and they brighten and give definition to my work-in-progress garden. I'm kind of proud of myself for getting it done (I'm 59, so some people think I've got one foot in the grave and can't do this kind of stuff). And I really like the way it looks. I'm going to wait until next spring to decide if I should put a few more down (it depends on my luck with grass/clover/wildflower seeds in the areas not covered by the stones), but this was a good purchase.My fingers do hurt from getting the spikes in, though. But they will keep the stones in place nicely.

I am a 65 year-old lady who didn’t have $4000 they wanted for a walkway. When I was skimming through Amazon, I saw these and thought what the heck I’ll give them a try. And they worked out great. I was able to pretty much put them wherever I wanted and was able to lay my hundred foot walkway in less than an hour. These aren’t stone and would not work out well in hard ground. They worked well for me in Southeast Texas.