Trampoline in garden

delmar39

deannatrois wrote: »

I have to be honest.., much as I adore my children.., we have a smallish front garden and only a back yard.., even a ten foot trampoline would swallow either up and I wouldn't order one.., altho my kids can have most of what else they want. I would draw the line at a large trampoline. Fortunately my next door neighbour has one, as do one or two other neighbours so my little one can vent his jumping passions on theirs. I provide the plants they want in return lol.

Thanks for this deannatrois. I understand your situ. We didn't have room in our last house, but in this one we do so we went for it. If you can make use of your neighbours then this is fine. I think we'll get value for money out of it and like I said above I'm used to it now. I have my newly planted trees and plants and my daughter has her bits too so a good balance. All the best.

delmar39

prettypennies wrote: »

My sons were given a 10ft trampoline last year. They loved playing on it but it took up most of the back garden which is mainly decked, so we had to upend it every time we wanted to put the garden furniture out.

We eventually got rid of it as it was a bit of an eyesore and my sons have nattered for a new one ever since. I am currently watching a foldable on on ebay, but I think it may go above my budget. The other option would be to get an 8ft one or a rectangular one which would be a bit less obstrusive.

You could maybe astroturf under the trampoline to get around the grass problem.

Thanks prettypennies. The 10ft one we bought was on offer at Asda for £99 so not a bad deal. I'm happy with it now and even when we're not bouncing on it we tend to sit inside it and chat so it keeps us in the garden more. Luckily our garden is one big squash so it sits in the middle without taking up too much of the garden, however, it does dominate whichever way you look at it. If my little un becomes bored of it then I may take it down and perhaps sell it, but for now I would say it's money well spent given that we had great fun this weekend. I had a friend of mine design our garden and looking back I would have done things slightly differently, like have a specific part as a small play area. I guess we always want what we can't have...!

savingmummy

We have a small garden and have no room for a trampoline unfortunately. My DD is really into it too.
My daughter really wanted one, having looked in to getting her into a local club where my niece is a tutor it is going to cost £5.50 for 1 1/2 hrs a day!!
So definately worth getting one if you can LOL!
I completely understand that most people see gardens are for children but you do have to take care too, not only can the gardens become worn some also become for the children only making it very uncomfy for the adults to enjoy imo.

Seakay

delmar39 wrote: »

Hmmm good idea. I'll see how we get on over the next week or so. I'm reluctant to dig up too much turf just from the point of view of having to get rid of it, but definately worth considering - thanks.

If you do decide to do this then you could always pile the turf up and let it rot down for compost

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delmar39

savingmummy wrote: »

We have a small garden and have no room for a trampoline unfortunately. My DD is really into it too.
My daughter really wanted one, having looked in to getting her into a local club where my niece is a tutor it is going to cost £5.50 for 1 1/2 hrs a day!!
So definately worth getting one if you can LOL!
I completely understand that most people see gardens are for children but you do have to take care too, not only can the gardens become worn some also become for the children only making it very uncomfy for the adults to enjoy imo.

Yeah our last garden was too small and a bit uneven. As soon as my little un arrived home last eve she wanted to go out on her trampoline, so it's been a good buy. The grass is fine as I move it around a little bit each night (trampoline not the grass!) and cut and feed the grass regularly. I'm totally used to it now. I have a few friends and family coming over for the World Cup game on Saturday so no doubt it will get some adult attention once the ale and vino kicks in!!

delmar39

Seakay wrote: »

If you do decide to do this then you could always pile the turf up and let it rot down for compost

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100216092821AAvAZGx

Thanks for the advice Seakay - I'll certainly take this into consideration if I decide to do something permanent with the area under and around the trampoline. I'll take some pics for you to have a look at in the near future.

~~Diane~~

SallyForth wrote: »

You could site it in one place and replace the grass underneth with some bark chippings. At least it would still look tidy that way.

That's what I did with ours, the trampoline is in the top corner, bark underneath and a small picket fence in front so flowers grow over. It's been there now for the past 2 years just needs some more bark putting down this year.

loopylou121

I'm not a big gardener but I have heard that in Australia they sink trampolines into the ground. If you need advice on how to do that I was really impressed by Atlantic Trampoline's free helpdesk - 0800 032 5879.

They do free next day delivery and having done lots of research I reckon pound for pound they offer really good value as their trampolines have 5 year guarantees whereas a lot of the cheapies don't.

A friend recommended them to me as she had used them for providing parts for her trampoline which she'd bought somewhere else and wasn't lasting well. They seem to be real experts in trampolining and know all the safety issues inside out too. We got ours last week and are really impressed by the quality.

westiea

Hi

Bunny Guinness has a great book called Family Gardens: How to Create Magical Spaces for All Ages.

I remember her doing a program on the BBC about this - she sunk her trampoline and used the earth to mound around it to make a turfed seating circle

She also made a zip line - perhaps thats one for you though and not your daughter

jackieb

My husband bought a 14ft trampoline when we had a much smaller back garden. None of the kids asked for one. It's a nightmare to move - even with 2 of us. It's taken down every winter. Two years ago we moved to a house with a much larger garden and he now wants to get rid of it as he likes his garden too much, and he's annoyed he can't get a straight run with his new petrol mower.