Updated! My garden makeover (with pics) 2 May 2011 at 7:15AM edited 26 June 2011 at 8:27PM in Greenfingered MoneySaving 34 replies 15.6K views

amcluesent

So, back garden wasn't looking too clever! Dreary concrete slab path straight from back door to back gate, drain inspection cover slap-bang in the middle, silly little bit of grass and not enough space for plants. Rear of house faces east BTW, so fence on right creates a huge shade area.

Yes the yew tree is out of scale with the garden, but it's a real haven for the birds. Will give it a really hard prune soon and hope it bounces back.



All change!



Ground-works in progress, note shade area as sun moves around at midday! There will be a central "diamond" then 'zig-zag' paths to give a 'dry river' look and the levels have been worked out so that the drain cover gets a 40mm cover of gravel over geo-textile. Framing the edging with all those angles was a major pain!



95% done - edging is stained ebony to a bit contemporary, just need to trim weed fabric at edges once ground has settled. Colour scheme will be white/blue/yellow - most plants in/moved/split, summer bulbs to be planted today.

Kept slabs right at the back gate so wheelie-bin (part hidden by choysia) doesn't have to be dragged through gravel.

Back gate needs repainting in a neutral colour. Still thinking about what to do about clothes-line and concrete post...ideas?



Materials costs probably £200ish, of course not accounting for my own time!

boo80

Wow, it looks lovely! You've obviously put a lot of hard work in. Such an improvement, well done! x x

globetraveller

That's a great transformation:)

PudseyDB

Looks lovely - how long did it take you to do all that?

dom300186

what a lovely garden well done, how long did it take you to do this?

Barneysmom

It looks lovely what a massive improvement! So you can relax on your recliner now you've earned a break! :cool:

There's not much you can do about the clothes line, maybe get a retractable one?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Minky-Retractable-Reel-Line-15metres/dp/B0001A96H2/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

ERICS_MUM

What a transformation ! It looks like a professional garden designer has done it.

Could I be nosey and ask what you used to "border" the gravelled areas please ?


Linda xx

mrbadexample

Good looking path, but what happens if you need to access the inspection cover? :whistle:

Humpty4u

amcluesent wrote: »

So, back garden wasn't looking too clever! Dreary concrete slab path straight from back door to back gate, drain inspection cover slap-bang in the middle, silly little bit of grass and not enough space for plants. Garden faces east BTW, so fence on right creates a huge shade area.

Yes the yew tree is out of scale with the garden, but it's a real haven for the birds. Will give it a really hard prune soon and hope it bounces back.



All change!



Ground-works in progress, note shade area as sun moves around at midday! There will be a central "diamond" then 'zig-zag' paths to give a 'dry river' look and the levels have been worked out so that the drain cover gets a 40mm cover of gravel over geo-textile. Framing the edging with all those angles was a major pain!



95% done - edging is stained ebony to a bit contemporary, just need to trim weed fabric at edges once ground has settled. Colour scheme will be white/blue/yellow - most plants in/moved/split, summer bulbs to be planted today.

Kept slabs right at the back gate so wheelie-bin (part hidden by choysia) doesn't have to be dragged through gravel.

Back gate needs repainting in a neutral colour. Still thinking about what to do about clothes-line and concrete post...ideas?



Materials costs probably £200ish, of course not accounting for my own time!

Great Garden :T

pinkcandyflossprincess

really love the zig zag path:T

alessev1

Well done ,look amazing!