I just keep nibbling away at the lawn. The half moon sort of slips and what can you do but nibble off the rest to make it even? It's a bit like nicking a bit of cake. You can't leave it crooked - can you😉
@Wayside - it’s a downstairs clock room and kitchen. Not big enough to have doors opening out into the garden.
@B3 - having taken the plunge I’m sure it’s still work in progress. The concrete nearest the house needs re working. Some kind of patio. I was quoted £4000 last year which I thought was a tad steep. The bike shed is going next. So I’ll space for lots more pots for plants which will help cover things up a bit.
Will post more pictures as the beds get planted up. Thank you for all the encouragement. 😊😊
That looks really good Pam and much more interesting. Don't feel pressured though into getting rid of the concrete path if it's a lot of hard work and/or expense. If it works for you, then keep it. We've kept ours from the house right up to the shed as it's long and sloping and we need to get the lawnmower from the shed to the front garden. I can't face the thought of the upheaval and sheer hard work involved, we're now in our 70s and sometimes I think the practicalities must outweigh design factors.
Beds are starting to fill up now. Have discovered Heucheras. Some wonderful foliage types. Almost ready to plant out courgettes in the garden. Onions are already in. Lettuce and radishes in the troughs near the kitchen. OH was very brave when I dismantled his bike shed. His bike is now sharing space in the greenhouse. 😉😊 Power washed the concrete near the house. But so many empty pots now plants are in the garden. More plants then. 🤩🤩 picture update. Shame about the weather
That looks really good Pam and much more interesting. Don't feel pressured though into getting rid of the concrete path if it's a lot of hard work and/or expense. If it works for you, then keep it. We've kept ours from the house right up to the shed as it's long and sloping and we need to get the lawnmower from the shed to the front garden. I can't face the thought of the upheaval and sheer hard work involved, we're now in our 70s and sometimes I think the practicalities must outweigh design factors.
Looks like that was probably the original entry into the house that path. Something to consider over time. Smashing something up and taking it away is a relatively inexpensive unskilled job. Unless of course there are services buried beneath. Could that be a service door on the immediate concrete area. Our garden is narrow, so paths can really eat their way into it. We have a slope too, previous occupants have made it feel less so in places with some diagonals. I'm sure there are some common patterns/tricks, but they aren't immediately obvious to me. There's a TV show at the moment where they use VR to walk possible house plans, looks a great way to envisage a space.
Coming along leaps and bounds though. I deliberate so much on such simple things, and then achieve practically nothing!
@Wayside yes it’s an inspection hatch for the sewer🤢. Ideally I’d like to combine the steps from both the side door and the French doors onto one level. Then create another flat level before a couple of steps down to the main garden. So far the costs quoted don’t make that easily affordable. In the meantime I’m having plenty of fun. Definitely will be washing the concrete monthly as it does make a good difference.
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@B3 - having taken the plunge I’m sure it’s still work in progress. The concrete nearest the house needs re working. Some kind of patio. I was quoted £4000 last year which I thought was a tad steep. The bike shed is going next. So I’ll space for lots more pots for plants which will help cover things up a bit.
Will post more pictures as the beds get planted up. Thank you for all the encouragement. 😊😊
Power washed the concrete near the house. But so many empty pots now plants are in the garden. More plants then. 🤩🤩
picture update. Shame about the weather
Don't plant your courgettes out yet - still a risk of frost for a couple of weeks and they won't cope with it
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Coming along leaps and bounds though. I deliberate so much on such simple things, and then achieve practically nothing!