Garden designs ideas
Hi,
We are currently in the process of wanting to do our garden but on a low budget!
Our plans are to remove the brick wall and put decking the entire width of the house but push it out about a metre further than where the wall currently is.
In an ideal world we would remove the decking down the side of the garden to create a bigger lawn and have a border along the side but the garden slopes down so would require a retaining wall - budget not allowing this work! We have been thinking that we could reduce the width of the decking along the length of the garden (for a path towards the shed) and bring the grass up to it and create a border along the right hand side (where the covered bench
is).
We will be doing the majority of the work ourselves and would to like keep a large amount of lawn.
Wondering if anyone could give any other ideas for garden design? Garden is south east facing!
Comments (10)
Gemma Bendon
3 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (9)Love the frontage of your cottage. That wall is adorable! You have a couple of shrubs there already. Do you know what they are? There are some great low growing plants that need very little work once they are established. As well as T Gray‘s suggestions, you could also add Aubretia which is a low growing plant that has gorgeous purple flowers in spring. It’s very common and available everywhere. Campanula is a blue flower that cascades in summer (some are tall so read the labels). Another flower is Erigeron, again it spreads and is low growing with quite large purple daisy like flowers in the summer. My favourite is Geranium - they come in a huge array of colours and various heights so check those before buying. They flower in the summer. Don’t forget daffodils, such a ray of sunshine in the spring. They can be planted in the autumn. A lawn is a great idea - relatively cheap to lay too. I think the best way to have a low maintenance garden is to stick with trees and shrubs which dont need too much fussing with. Trees can be pricey, but so many places sell shrubs, not just garden centres, such as nurseries,, supermarkets and even car boot sales! AUBRETIA CAMPANULA ERIGERON GERANIUM ROZANNE...See Moreawkward shape garden design ideas
Comments (1)Hi there, It does look like the patio area is a bit too small. It is hard to tell for sure, but it looks like your lawn area is not small at all and you could use some of it to extend your patio. To do that you will need to re-do your retaining walls as you will have to level the new area up with the existing patio. Are you happy with seating in the patio where it is (mostly very sunny I suppose as per the aspect) or would you rather maybe to create a new seating area somewhere a bit more shady? That is something to think about. If you would like some professional help, I am a garden designer and would be very happy to help you with this. My website for portfolio is www.therootedconceptgardendesign.co.uk Deborah deborahbiasoli@gmail.com 07548105456...See MoreHelp with garden design idea
Comments (3)Hi there, Will the bbq and sitting area be in the decking or would you like somewhere in the shade at the bottom of the garden for it? Do you prefer a more formal or informal style? Curves or straight lines? You could create some beds parallel to the house to break up the space and use it for vegetable patch with some ornamentals to keep the structure and also the herbs. I would love to help you with this with an online consultation (that could result in a simple sketch or in a full on design package). Please have a look at my website and get in touch should you consider having something professionally drawn up for you. Many thanks, Deborah www.therootedconceptgardendesign.co.uk deborahbiasoli@gmail.com...See Morechristineacy
3 years agoHello Gemma.
Are you extending the decking so that you have more seating area?
1. How about reusing the bricks. Use them to make a flat boarder around the garden and a cleaner edge to the planted area(s).
2. You could treat and paint your decking so it is the same colour.
3. Depending if you want a modern style or traditional style. Slate chipping (3 bags for £9.99 Morrisons) Check other stores for offers and card points. Or in the picture above bark chippings.
4. You can alternate the checking with chippings.5. Recycle the bench planks
christineacy
3 years agoCont: (little one interrupted)
The planks from the bench and the top square pavers on the wall. Placing the bushing in a square of planks and or decking.
6. You can cut out a square from you decking and place a large pot or make a large planter from the bench wood.
example of dark wood and lights
Now that we are coming out of lockdown, look at freecycle for pavers and or more decking pots, even pallets to make large planters. Or make a request for garden items.
I hope this gives you some ideas.Have Fun:)
Gemma Bendon
3 years agoMary Ketchley
3 years agoA low maintenance garden with plenty of lawn is not a bad thing when you have small children. However, I’d agree with the comment about a large border being straightforward if you have the right plants. I’d avoid things that need staking up in summer as you can bet someone will eventually kick a ball at it and knock it down 😉. Our low maintenance family garden had a rectangular lawn, but as tamp75 suggested, it was set at an angle so each corner of the garden became a triangle. In our case, one triangle was patio by the back door, one was bark chipping with a climbing frame/swing, one was for the shed and one was for a covered arbour seat. It worked really well for us when the children were small. Not sure how well you can see the shape from the photos.
Mary Ketchley
3 years ago
rachelmidlands
3 years agoSome great ideas above And I think your ideas for the garden are certainly do-able. I would do one section at a time if your doing a lot yourself. If you’re extending the lawn sideways then it might be possible to re use the bricks but rather than going above the level of the lawn, only build up to just below (like in christineacy’s 1st pic). Just makes it easier to mow.
Another thought is that with the path, generally people tend to take the shortest route possible from back door to the shed so with this in mind I think having a path on the right hand side might be better.
Did a quick sketch and experimented with a different shape lawn. I think it creates more opportunities for planting 🙂
I’m doing something quite similar myself atm, all be it on a smaller scale. I think this is phase 5 now of my garden remodel (excuse the mess, work in progress.) The majority of hard landscaping is stuff I’ve re used, dug up out the soil, or cheap finds on gumtree 😁.
Best advice I can give is take your time, get a plan ready and do plenty of research (you tube vids etc) and it will all come together.
tamp75