Garden advice on a low budget
Hi, I have removed an old garage in garden and left with concrete base. Want to hide the neighbours garage and add some form of privacy screening in front of fence. Don’t have a lot of money to spend on this, but any advice would be most appreciated, thanks
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Daisy England
3 years ago
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Comments (9)modernistlover, you mentioned but neglected to detail your lifestyle, or is that included in your gardening ability comment? Followed by narry a sniff of what you want to do in your garden. Now, if the latter is simply to look out of the window at it the lowest maintenance idea you could hold on to is doing just that without touching it. So. 'avin' a larf out of the way, where to from here? It looks to be an appreciable space. Some estimate of actual size would help. IGNORE siren wailings for conifers. They are fine so long as they keep their "miniature" cultivar form. They fail drastically to do so for very long and become a damned nuisance all too soon. After their first pruning they soon begin to look very ugly. I can agree that your willow, assuming that is part of a picture of your garden, is beautiful. In fact, a simple cutting back of the vegetation within the pictured area by a reasonably competent gardener or maintenance contractor (the distinction seems to be in the mind of the hirer rather than the practitioner) would make a world of difference and give you a basis for negotiating a regular maintenance contract. Within which all that grass could well be to your benefit. The cost of grass cutting is generally determined much more by the ease of access, required quality of cut, how level the ground is and difficulty of edging if required among other factors, rather than the area, i.e. amount of grass, to be cut. Which, in turn, could turn out to be very low in relation to the actual area if all you want is a reasonably green and tended looking patch of land....See Morewhat to do with steeply sloped garden, on a budget???
Comments (8)Hi, long term I think you'll need to think about creating winding paths and terraces so you can enjoy the garden to its utmost. However this would take a lot of landscaping and money, for now I would carve out a small sitting out area at the base of the slope. Easily done with a spade and a bit of elbow grease, build a dry stone retaining wall so long as the stones lean into the slope, again easily done, built my own last year and hasn't fell to bits yet, and then put some gravel down, some screening from the drive and you've got a private area to sit out. Like Jonathan, I was also thinking of meadow grass seeds for the rest of the slope, you might need a scarecrow to stop the birds from eating them. Never tried the seed balls, so might be worth a try. Here's an article for inspiration: https://www.houzz.co.uk/magazine/outdoors-11-inspiring-solutions-for-sloping-gardens-stsetivw-vs~29789232...See Moreadvice wanted for budget make over
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Comments (15)Hi Mariana, if the garden is West facing then it gets hot afternoon sun, but shady in the morning. The beds are pretty narrow at 18 inches, but still doable. Rather than shrubs or trees you could plant climbers up the wall. They will need some wires for support or trellis. Climbers That will grow well are Climbing Hydrangea (doesn’t need support as it climbs by suckers), Climbing Roses, Common Jasmine (very vigorous), Honeysuckle and Clematis. At their feet you can plant Hardy Geraniums, Rozanne is a lovely one that flowers all summer long, Crocosmia, Hemerocallis, Erigeron. Bulbs like tulips and daffodils will do well too. Budget plants can be bought from supermarkets (Morrison’s is brilliant) or market stalls. I think it can be a rather lovely garden 🌸 Geranium Rozanne Crocosmia Hemerocallis (comes in many colours)...See More
1shanson
3 years ago
Sam Potter
3 years ago
Sonia
3 years agoHi, I think the row of bins is more of an eyesore than the garage wall. You can make or buy bin stores that will cover them up. As already stated, painting the wall will be an improvement. I would try white or sage green (my go to colour for any garden!). Is the area going to be a sitting area? If so, then an outdoor rug to cover some of the concrete will be nice. Mine is made of recycled plastic and is weather proof. Then some large pots, the biggest you can afford, and fill with colourful planting.
joanne w
3 years agoJonathan
3 years agoIf it were mine I would paint the garage wall so a fence along the side become optional.
I would add a new fence towards the back of the former garage footings leaving a gap behind for bin storage.
I would also be considering refinishing the concrete base to disguise it. If you can’t take it up all together consider covering it with an outdoor rug or refinishing it with printed concrete.
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3 years agoSteph Pew
3 years agoI bought 4 Bamboo plants from Bamboo Giant to disguise a low ugly fence and give some privacy on our patio when dining out. They are thriving and I absolutely love the look and sound of them day or night. Bargain at £165 hare are some pics
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