Need help with garden designs
location24
7 years ago
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Comments (14)Hi there,potentially a great project.You have a superb blank canvas from which to create a landscape. Freshscaped will be able to assist you,I am sure. Meanwhile,if you seek inspiration.....have a look on my website under Portfolio sections; Landscaping and Poolhouses. A recently completed job in Kent where we added woodland,a stream,wild meadow, an eco office,and a superb Marston & Langinger orangery type building. I would be more than happy to put forward some ideas that Freshscaped could develop, or indeed assist with any Interior Renovations you may be doing also. I am based in Surrey,and work in London & the home counties. Best of luck,and do drop me a line if I can be of any inspiration to you. www.bellawhiteleyinteriors.co.uk...See MoreNeed help to design this garden
Comments (11)I also think it would be a shame to lose the evergreen in the right corner. They do take a long time to get to that size and it’s giving you a little privacy from the neighbors. If there is room I would put the shed behind the conifer? Leaving you the left corner where the stone block wall is as a seating area. This should be facing south I think and you could make it pretty by painting the wall and adding some trellis and climbers and a pergola. The apple tree has had its day i think, maybe you could cut it but leave the main trunk and use it as a bird table. Be sure to condition and level the soil before laying new turf, it looks pretty compacted at the moment. Good luck with your garden I’m sure it will look great in the end....See MoreNew Garden Design Help Needed
Comments (8)Hi Eve, It looks like you have a very nice blank canvas to work with! The trees are far enough away from the house, and as you said, they don't cast too much shade so they shouldn't be a problem at all. I agree with what was said previously. You should observe the garden space in different times of the day and decide where is it that you would like to sit (Maybe it is the case that you would like to sit with your morning coffee in a spot, and have a barbecue at lunch time at another spot). Once you choose where the seating areas will be, you can determine the planting places. There are plants for every situation from deep shade to hot sun, so this is not a limitation, you will just have to match the right plants with the right places. The only thing with planting that you should consider is if you do want to grow vegetables. Then a place in the sun is advised. I offer a garden sketch that can be done online- a drawing not to scale that gives you an idea of how best to divide your garden to cater for your needs and tastes. This is very cost effective way to have an initial idea when you are stuck. Please do let me know if you are interested and good luck with your new garden!...See MoreHelp -Need advice on garden design which includes rear garage removal
Comments (9)I’m in a semi detached but might as well be classed as a terraced as there’s no direct access straight through to the garden. The access is difficult as everything would need to taken down a very narrow path (access for small cars to be parked in rear garages) I’ve been told there‘s a lot of manual work which is why the cost altogether is quite high. I’ve been quoted £300 per day for labour and it will take 7days for everything to be taken out completely from the garden. On top of this a minimum of 3 skips costing around £700. The garage is also quite high up and I would need a retaining wall once taken out and landscaping starts. Our budget was around £7k for completing everything but we getting quotes around £9500. 😩...See More
location24
7 years ago
Mary Mary
7 years agoHi we have just nearly completed our garden makeover on a budget of less than £1000 , we reused our old patio slabs used our old hardcore from our garden path as the base and reused lots of our existing plants which I had had in pots. I then filled the boarders with packets of annuals and bought small perennial plants to fill the gaps. My husband did lay down he patio and we went to a tiny local nursery to buy the turf we split the gardens into small sections and worked our way down.
What I am saying is break it up into small areas of work and do them and when you can afford.
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7 years agoMary Mary
7 years agoThanks don't despair this was our garden last year ! If plants are too big cut them down or divide them can't wait to see yours in the future .
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