Trampoline in garden

delmar39

Thanks for these comments. I do like the idea of sinking it into the ground or barking underneath. This makes it a permanent feature though so at the moment I'm going to keep moving it around until we find the right place. Wherever I put it we can see right into next doors garden (their seating area) so I'm thinking of buying a tree or two to screen things out. I wanted to avoid planting trees that will potentially block out the evening sun (our neighbours are to the west of us), but I'll go for small trees, pref evergreens or I like the common hormbeam (upright version - not sure of the latin name...!). Who'd have thought a trampoline could have caused all this stress! I enjoy it really. ;-)

delmar39

jackieb wrote: »

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.

Excellent thanks for this! I've got used to ours now and actually make use of it myself! It won't be around forever, but for now I'm going to see how it goes. So far so good. ;-)

candlepower_2

great thread.

we/hubby bought a 14 foot trampoline from Ebay for 99p,well the chap then gave it to us.My daughter wanted one for ages ,but hubby noy keen then suddenly he bids and wins this monster.We are not gardeners and have a very modest back garden.It does not have any sort of cage /net around it.It is huge ,everyone comments on it and we think we can see it from space.
We have been told that the grass will die, but so far the opposite has happened.!!
The grass grows faster than the surrounding area ,wounder if the net is stopping the grass from drying out compaired to rest of lawn?well it has been hot.Another oddity is that there seems to be no daisys under it ,but there is every whwere else?
We cut under it by rigging the petrol lawn mover (inherited)and pushing it.we also plan to take it down in winter.took 45 mins to build.

I like the idea of sinking it but think it wil ltake days to dig.When we burried our cat in the lawn this took hours as loads of flint and builder rubble seem to have been put in the lawn.The grass our him is very green too..
Do people think the lawn will survive.?

delmar39

This was one of my concerns. Our grass, so far, is doing ok. Me and the OH move it every couple of days, which I guess helps. However, yours must be quite heavy! If you take care of your grass then I'm sure it will be fine. I'm happy so far but watch this space....love the comment about being able to see it from space - one of the great wonders of the world...! My Mum saw ours for the first time last week and the first thing she said was "oh" which leads me to believe she thinks it's an eyesore!

candlepower wrote: »

great thread.

we/hubby bought a 14 foot trampoline from Ebay for 99p,well the chap then gave it to us.My daughter wanted one for ages ,but hubby noy keen then suddenly he bids and wins this monster.We are not gardeners and have a very modest back garden.It does not have any sort of cage /net around it.It is huge ,everyone comments on it and we think we can see it from space.
We have been told that the grass will die, but so far the opposite has happened.!!
The grass grows faster than the surrounding area ,wounder if the net is stopping the grass from drying out compaired to rest of lawn?well it has been hot.Another oddity is that there seems to be no daisys under it ,but there is every whwere else?
We cut under it by rigging the petrol lawn mover (inherited)and pushing it.we also plan to take it down in winter.took 45 mins to build.

I like the idea of sinking it but think it wil ltake days to dig.When we burried our cat in the lawn this took hours as loads of flint and builder rubble seem to have been put in the lawn.The grass our him is very green too..
Do people think the lawn will survive.?

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I am starting to change my mind.., please stop posting folks lol. I really like Westeia's suggestion.., making it less of an eyesore and even a bonus. Now starting to wish I had just a little bit of a bigger garden lol. I'd fancy a jump or two too lol.

delmar39

deannatrois wrote: »

I am starting to change my mind.., please stop posting folks lol. I really like Westeia's suggestion.., making it less of an eyesore and even a bonus. Now starting to wish I had just a little bit of a bigger garden lol. I'd fancy a jump or two too lol.

It took me a while to get used to the idea, even though we do have just enough space for it. My OH always buys pressies / toys that go down really well with our little un and for that I take my hat off to her. As I said at the very beginning of this post I wasn't for it at all. But now I love it..! Take last night. It wasn't a very nice evening but the little un and I were outside bouncing for well over an hour, which kept us both warm. We even just sit on it and talk, look at the sky or just sit quiet listening to the birds (or the planes on their approach to the local RAF base!). I'm monitoring the grass situ as sad as I am, but the trampoline has made us all get out in the garden more together and it's really improved our little uns balance. She's not really old enough for one and to begin with she couldn't get the hang of it, but now she does all sorts. Well worth getting, but only if you've got enough space.....

SallyForth_2

Guess they might make comfy sunbathing decks, if we ever get the sun back.

delmar39

SallyForth wrote: »

Guess they might make comfy sunbathing decks, if we ever get the sun back.

Exactly! And yeah, what has happened to the weather. It's blowing a gale here. The netting around the outside provides a small amount of shade, but it is actually quite nice just sitting on it when the weather's warm. Supposed to be improving for the weekend...
:T

candlepower_2

I wanted an old fashioned sun lounger,noe I use the trampoline, put a pilow on it..

delmar39

candlepower wrote: »

I wanted an old fashioned sun lounger,noe I use the trampoline, put a pilow on it..

I think you'll need quite a few pillows for a 14ft trampoline! Ours is 10ft so I can only imagine how big yours is. Space for plenty of lounging around...