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White Boarder

3 years ago

Hi what material was used to create the white boarder?

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Simon Orchard Garden Design
3 years ago
Do mean the paving...this is porcelain
Petula Walsh thanked Simon Orchard Garden Design
Petula Walsh
Original Author
3 years ago
No the raised boarder
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Simon Orchard Garden Design
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you mean the retaining raised bed? The photo you refer to is work in progress - unfinished render. The final result was a finished render - painted in Farrow and Ball
Petula Walsh
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Yes that’s correct. Was that made by Wood and Bricks? Also thank you so much for confirming what paint you used.
mattweeksdj
3 years ago
looks as if it is rendered breeze blocks.

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