Help me improve our neglected garden - children play ideas
1) I have a two little children that have occupied lots of my time
2) a yob neighbour who hung over the fence meant I avoided being in it
3) we have a rabbit that eats ALL our shrubs, flowers, veg
For these these reasons I’ve avoided the garden.
However the children (2&4)are wanting to use the garden more Independently, the yob has left home (the rabbit is still alive and nibbling)
So.....
I would love to enhance the garden and though we don’t have a huge budget (few hundred pounds) we have my husbands best friend who is a very clever joiner (if presented with something to copy)
How can I make this space more interactive and prettier? Has anyone got any suggestions (be brutal) or anything I can copy
My ideas are minimal perhaps remove the gravel bit and put Astro turf? A picnic bench and parasol? I’d love lots of
Colourful flowers but it would just be an expensive lunch for the rabbit
Any help much appreciated
Comments (11)
Sonia
5 years agoWell, I was expecting a 6 ft jungle of grass, but your garden is pretty! There are a lot of level changes but that does help to make an interesting garden. Having two young children is a full time job so that can be a lot of pressure, but won’t be long before they go to school. And as for the creepy neighbour, thank goodness he’s gone!
I think its wonderful that your bunny has free range of your garden, even if it’s only part of the time - that is one happy bunny! Bunnies are one of the most neglected pets in the uk, living in tiny hutches forever. However, this can make planting difficult. How about planting a veggie patch for it? I remember ours loved curly kale.
Are you or your partner up for painting the fencing, and possibly the decking? That will spruce up the garden no end. Perhaps the same green you have at the bottom of the garden. Then I would get some large pots (Wilkinson’s and The Range have some good budget ones) and then get some summer bedding and plant them up, things like Geraniums, Petunias and Verbena etc.i think somewhere soft for the children to play is an excellent idea. Fake grass is expensive if laid by a pro, but you could buy it off the roll and lay it yourself, but it never looks as good as a pro. How about an outdoor rug for the children - the rug can stay outside even if it rains and can be hosed down if it get mucky, I have one! I do put it away in the garage during winter. Here’s a pic:
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