Updated! My garden makeover (with pics)

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!