My new house garden
anita imam
8 years ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (6)
anita imam
8 years agoRelated Discussions
My raised terrace or balcony dilemma. Connecting house to the garden
Comments (42)Hi original poster! I know it’s 7 years since you asked this but would love to know what you did. We are not in a similar position with a similar looking house at the back but even steeper. I know that a full extension and lowering the internal floors would be ideal but we can’t afford that and need a 5-7 year fix. Please let us know what you decided and why ☺️...See MoreGarden in my new house
Comments (7)Pleached trees are like a hedge on stilts. Can you see in the photo the trees along the rear side boundary where there are no branches on the stem and the upper head of the tree is trained along wires and canes? These will eventually grow together to form a hedge at the top of the fence. It's great because it doesn't really encroach into the garden space. These trees are Hornbeam (Carpinus) and will only need clipping once or twice a year to keep them in shape. I like to underplant them with a low hedge of clipped Box - looks very smart. These trees are quite expensive - you may find them online cheaper, but I am paying around £300 each for them. However, you'd probably only need about two or three to get you started....See MorePlease advice for my new garden design and why to plant as well !!!!!
Comments (8)Hi again, A few ideas to cover the brick wall between patio doors: The English Ivy I mentioned in a previous post is species of ivy that is green during winter. Ivy in general is fast-growing and requires minimal care, once you plant it and ensure it has gripped to a wall the weather will take care of the rest for you. English Ivy is very fast-growing so needs to be cut back fairly regularly. Boston Ivy is less invasive than English Ivy, though unlike English Ivy it is not evergreen. If you have pets, be careful with ivy - some species are toxic to cats, dogs and other household animals. The Virginia Creeper is climbing plant that is similar in appearance to many ivies, but its leaves redden in autumn (a look I quite like but is not to everyone's taste) and fall altogether winter months, which would leave the wall looking a bit bare again during winter. I love Passiflora, it's an evergreen, climbing plant that produces fruit and beautiful flowers in Spring-Summer. It is also really hardy and low maintenance - once I was able to revitalise a Passiflora plant that appeared to be dead. Wisteria takes slightly longer to grow and therefore to see the results of, but in my opinion is well worth the wait - its blossom is absolutely beautiful. However, it does lose its leaves completely in winter. Additionally, it would be a shame to keep Wisteria confined to the back garden - I think it is at its best on the front/road-facing exterior of a house, so that everyone can enjoy it. Any of these climbers (Wisteria, any subspecies of ivy, Virginia Creeper and Passiflora) would look great. All you need is to fix a trellis to the wall and you're ready to go!...See MoreI don't understand how to turn my heating off in my new house.
Comments (8)I can’t imagine having heating on just now! 🥵 If you have space in the fridge or freezer, pop your pillow or at least pillow slip in to get nice and cool before bedtime. And if you have a fan, put some ice and/or cold water in front of it so it blows cool air around the room. Then sit down and work your way through the operating instructions. If you have a hot water cylinder you can turn the boiler right off and get someone to look at it for you. Water will stay hot in the tank for a day or two if you don’t use too much....See Moreanita imam
8 years agoanita imam
8 years agoanita imam
8 years agoanita imam
8 years ago
SURROUNDS Landscape Architecture + Construction