garden

Give drainage the natural touchThe redesign of this previously uninspiring front garden/driveway has to be seen in full to be appreciated (so do check it out in the link below). There are many fantastic ideas to spark your own, but this one is a nice yet simple touch. Drainage was required on the driveway part of the design to remove the risk of water runoff and flooding. Rather than a standard slim steel grille, designer Simon Orchard instead created pebble channels to add interest and break up the big expanse of paving. It’s an idea that could be replicated in back gardens, in drainage-requiring patios or even to mask unsightly drains at the ends of guttering as a quick DIY job (just top with a few handfuls of pebbles – simple). See before and after photos of the whole project

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Flooring

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Patio

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