Patio ideas please
Has anyone ever used cement gravel boards to make a patio. Pros and cons if poss I have made a pattern of what I have in mind and I think gravel boards might look good ??? plus so much cheaper
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Ellie
3 years agoMary Mary
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Sonia
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Mary Mary
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3 years agoMary Mary I think your idea sounds lovely, especially with the views you have.
I've seen concrete gravel boards used on a gardening programme, maybe Charlie Dimmock. It looked very contemporary and smart.
I've been saving these two photos as inspiration for part of my new garden, in particular the narrow space with staggered paving and lots of planting which I'm going to do on one side of the house which is a bit of a sun trap. I'm going to use lots of Rosemary, Lavender and Bronze Fennel.
Good luck, sounds exciting.
Mary Mary
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rachelmidlands
3 years agoHi Mary. I think it’s a great idea to use gravel boards. With them being concrete they might need sealing?......not sure on that so maybe worth looking up. Personally I would keep the gaps in between to a minimum and use a resin or mortar grout/jointing or as mentioned setting the gravel in cement/resin stuff. Trust me getting weeds out of small gaps filled with gravel is no easy task. But if you leave fairly big gaps then groundcover plants sounds like a fab idea.
You’re doing a grand job of your garden, looks like a mammoth task. I’m going really slowly taking my old paving up mainly because I’m re using stuff what I already have (messy progress so far in pic, excuse dog, he was giving me a shifty look🤔.) I’m leaving the centre circle hence my warning on the gaps. Took me at least two hours to rake out, de-gravel and weed. Cement is going in next!
Love your neighbours! 🐄 I grew up next to a field with cows and used to feed them the grass off the verge, their tongues are huge! 😂.
Mary Mary
3 years agoMany thanks Rachelmidlands for your encouragement, much appreciated.
I like your idea about the resin will have a think about it. We started our garden just before lockdown and finally got a skip last week to clear all the rubble and excess soil away. We have dug out the soil at the bottom to make a terrace as we are on quite a slope,I’ve added a few pics to show our very slow progress. Must say the cows seem to like watching us working one in particular watches everything we do.
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