Need help with my garden
Finally we are in a position to get rid of our eyesore at the end of the garden. I.e the hole we dug out last year.
We have dug out an area at the back of our garden ready for a base, and we are just about to lay concrete base across the whole width and then add a log cabin and storage annexe attached to sit on top of the rectangular concrete slab. The hole is dug and images of the storage and cabin are below.
I was going to lay the cabin as you're facing it to the right and the storage to the left, but now i've got a small section of land left to the left hand side of the garden once they are laid, I have switched round, so allowing for a metre all round from sides and back the cabin is on the left the storage to the right. (this can be changed not sure what would work better, left or right, but since there is a window in the side of the cabin we moved it to the left) We also need to leave 1m from the back and to the sides adjoining the buildings to neighbours.
My dilemma is I have is what to do with that small area of land to the left of the cabin and the mixture of bricks that need to either be removed or used, not enough for hardcore. The area is the small section to the left of the brick line I've made, which lines up with the edge of the wood board. It's shaded by some trees, which I need to cut back and it measures about 10foot wide from the fence to the brick line, which marks the edge of where the cabin will be, and its about 13ft from back fence to the front. I'm just not sure how to make the whole thing look nice
the width of the garden is about 35ft wide. The log cabin is 5.00 x 3.80m and the storage is 1.60 x 3.00m
Any advice/help and even colour of cabin and flooring outside to lay over the concrete would be much appreciated. This is the time I wish I had trained in Cad, or 3D design. Thank you.
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rainbowgold1
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Comments (46)Bearing in mind that you have young children, the focus of the garden in my opinion should be on them. A small patio/dining/relaxing area for adults near the house, and perhaps also at the end of the garden would be lovely. I would also have most of the garden redone in grass (real grass!) with room to play. And I would keep the fence... its the most practical having children near a river, even if they're not babies anymore. I would probably break up the unusual shape of the garden with a few pots, planters and borders 'sticking' out into the garden so the eye is drawn away from the sharp, narrow end. I agree with what was said above though about just living with the space for a bit and seeing how you use it....See MoreNeed help for my garden!
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Comments (2)Hi Anne-Marie, I would definitely pick a colour that makes you feel you're outside so the room flows into the garden. In my summer house I used a Valspar colour called bottle fly wing which changes with the weather. It looks pale grey on cloudy days and pale blue on sunny days. I kept the floor a similar colour to the deck outside so that also flowed as one. See link below. Summer house / garden room...See MoreNeed help with my garden
Comments (3)If the drainage is really bad and it sounds like it may be if you are getting pools of water on the surface, the best thing to do will be to get a drainage expert in. As Sven said a system of simple french drains may be a good solution. But you may also need to excavate a soak away for the water to flow into. Generally french drains are laid in a herring bone pattern to drain, with the main drain leading to a soak away. A drainage expert should be able to give you the advise you need....See More
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