My garden project

[Ian]

This will no doubt turn into a very long thread, as I'm determined I'm going to do the whole lot myself. I'll start with a picture from about 12 months ago. I was attempting to clean my very leaky garage roof and the inevitable happened, I fell through it! Rather than repair it, which would have been costly as it was falling down, I just decided to demolish it and buy a pre-fab to put in its place. The bricks matched the house so I cleaned them all up with the intention of erecting a new wall around the drive and garden to create a bit of privacy and security, I have finally got round to starting the wall and the next couple of pics are progress after 3 days.

After the wall is done I'm putting a patio behind it as that's where the evening sun shines. Where the patio currently is will be lawned and have the young ones swings and trampoline on.

 

[Dougs Third Go]

looks like a good on going project Bri , my garden looked like Beirut when we moved in but a fair bit of hard graft and I've nearly got it to how I want it now. Just need to wait for hens to kick the bucket and kids to stop using their trampo so I can finish top right hand side of back garden.

 

[Ian]

I'm glad I've kept the bricks Doug, reckon I've saved at least a grand as they are imperial. Not sure whether to reuse the slabs or not. I'll see if I can find some pics of the garden when we moved in 2 years ago, it was like a jungle!

 

[Ian]

 

[White Room]

I take it you only have one garage with the white doors Bri...

 

[Ian]

I take it you only have one garage with the white doors Bri...

All mine mate, it's a proper man cave inside

 

[White Room]

You jammy bugger, I can only dream....

 

[Ian]

You jammy bugger, I can only dream....

The whole house/garden/garages were a wreck when we bought it, it's taken some time (and money!) to get it all sorted but, we're getting there. It was a bargain though for a corner plot, so some work was to be expected.

 

[White Room]

Could do yourself a utility room next to the house and put you in the very good books with the misses

 

[Ian]

Could do yourself a utility room next to the house and put you in the very good books with the misses

2 storey extension is planned in the next couple of years, need to get rid of a couple of credit cards first!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

just after we first moved in, I'd already cleared out a load of shrubs

when I started setting out for my lawn and patio

when I got my decking done, I did the lawn from seed, since this pic I've done away with the path up the right hand side of lawn and grassed that too

 

[Ian]

Another 150 or so bricks laid today, I've had to start being a bit choosy with my bricks as they are like B&Q tiles, the sizes are all over the place! Coming along nicely though.

 

[steve187]

bricking looks good for a tiler, better than some brickies

 

[Ian]

It's just like 3D tiling, I'm ok at it, just a bit slow :lol:

 

[CJ]

Almost looks like a garden. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Ian]

Almost looks like a garden. :smilewinkgrin:

lol, almost! A few more weeks and it'll be sorted, will probably have to wait until spring now to do the seeding/turfing, apparently it's not a good idea to do it between October and March.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Great jobs guys , wish i could get motivated to do the garden .....

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

Great jobs guys , wish i could get motivated to do the garden .....

Stick a pool in your garden then im sure you will get motivated

 

[John Benton]

lol, almost! A few more weeks and it'll be sorted, will probably have to wait until spring now to do the seeding/turfing, apparently it's not a good idea to do it between October and March.

Looking good Bri

You can lay Rolawn all year round as long as there is no frost about.

http://www.rolawn.co.uk/turf-medallion.html

I have Rolawn Medallion grass and it is superb, I do most of my lawn work roundabout now. Scarify, aerate, top dressing, overseed with ornamental grass seed.

This is the result

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

Or go for AstroTurf

 

[Ian]

Looking good Bri

You can lay Rolawn all year round as long as there is no frost about.

I have Rolawn Medallion grass and it is superb, I do most of my lawn work roundabout now. Scarify, aerate, top dressing, overseed with ornamental grass seed.

This is the result

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I'm not very green fingered Doug, if it can't be mowed, strimmed or chopped, I'm not much good!

 

[John Benton]

I'm not very green fingered Doug, if it can't be mowed, strimmed or chopped, I'm not much good!

Who's Doug? That's what you do with a spade Bri :lol:

 

[John Benton]

You don't need to do it Bri. Turf is like anything living - it just needs feeding and watering to keep in good condition, and a good haircut as well.

I think it's funny, cos I'm a bit obsessed with my lawn, can you tell, but when we drive past gardens you can have really nice plants/shrubs etc and if the lawn looks bad then it makes the whole garden bad. If you have crap plants but a good lawn, the lawn stands out and you don't see the crap plants.

 

[Ian]

Who's Doug? That's what you do with a spade Bri :lol:

Mega lols, ho ho ho! (I'm out for the wife's birthday so, I'm a little tipsy!)

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Stick a pool in your garden then im sure you will get motivated

get rotivated then.....I'll get my own coat lol!

 

[Fliselege]

Or go for AstroTurf

Dolly bird to Rodney Trotter "What do you prefer, astro turf or grass?"
Rodders "Dunno, never smoked astro turf"
Classic ;-)

 

[John Benton]

Dolly bird to Rodney Trotter "What do you prefer, astro turf or grass?"
Rodders "Dunno, never smoked astro turf"
Classic ;-)

That was the episode when they went 'up west' and borrowed Boycies E-type jag. Quality TV

[video=youtube;1jShyzQcoCo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jShyzQcoCo[/video]

 

[Dougs Third Go]

get rotivated then.....I'll get my own coat lol!

lol. I quoted wrong post, meant to quote Diamond Dave's, "can't get motivated" post..

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Stick a pool in your garden then im sure you will get motivated

i was thinking of building -one !!! but one with a completely new way of approaching it instead of traditional ,( it would make millions if you could build a really cheap in-ground pool for the common people ......

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

That was the episode when they went 'up west' and borrowed Boycies E-type jag. Quality TV

[video=youtube;1jShyzQcoCo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jShyzQcoCo[/video]

Quality. I love only fools and horses