Garden project
jillp49
8 years ago
I am buying a small terraced house and looking for inspiration about it all hence all my questions.
This is about the garden which is not a bad size, south facing and terraced. There are no plants in it at the moment. The space outside the back doors is decked but I don't know what condition it's in. I would like to think about replacing the shed with a summerhouse but I need the storage so am not sure that's an option. I love my garden and use it lots but need it to be relatively low maintenance. Any thoughts, inspiration or ideas for plants etc would be great.
This is about the garden which is not a bad size, south facing and terraced. There are no plants in it at the moment. The space outside the back doors is decked but I don't know what condition it's in. I would like to think about replacing the shed with a summerhouse but I need the storage so am not sure that's an option. I love my garden and use it lots but need it to be relatively low maintenance. Any thoughts, inspiration or ideas for plants etc would be great.
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minnie101
8 years ago
This has the potential for a fantastic garden. They sell summerhouses combined with shed storage. I've just saved the first one I saw from elbec garden buildings. I'd go for one that covers the entire width of the garden and either put down decking or a patio on that whole top area but with beds for planting. I'd also have a bed where that area meets the wall and plant trailing plants to soften it. I'd have sofa/chairs on the top patio and use the decking for dining. I'm useless on plants but would think about painting both the fence and render, grey and black work well as a contrast to green. It would break up the garden but you may also want some kind of stepping stones on the lawn so as to reach the summerhouse. You could add a snaked/"S" shaped path or series of stepping stones to break it up though. The decking looks fine in the pic, maybe a clean and stain. Also add some potted plants to make it feel part of the gardenjillp49
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