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Redesign thoughts
Loxley
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Any thoughts most welcome!
I'm going a bit nuts with indecision about the garden. The bed on the right is far too narrow and there's limited planting space in general. I like grasses and perennials, and the bed at the end of the lawn is bursting at the seams. I really want planting along the left hand fence, and climbers, so have already begun breaking up the concrete path.
I could just increase the size of the end bed and right hand border. This means I can keep a handkerchief of lawn, with stepping stones as a path.
But if I got rid of the lawn I could break the space up and have a small sitting area. This would create big planting areas each side and the idea of sitting surrounded by plants either side is quite nice.
If the sitting area goes the full width of the garden I don't think it would be too claustrophobic. Bench, set back, rather than furniture taking up space in the middle. There could be a little water feature e.g. a corten bowl. My greyhound would enjoy drinking from that!
But then I scroll back and look at the reasonably large, freshly mown lawn as it is now, and wonder if I'm going to make my garden feel too pokey? It does look good when it's just been cut!
I'm going a bit nuts with indecision about the garden. The bed on the right is far too narrow and there's limited planting space in general. I like grasses and perennials, and the bed at the end of the lawn is bursting at the seams. I really want planting along the left hand fence, and climbers, so have already begun breaking up the concrete path.
I could just increase the size of the end bed and right hand border. This means I can keep a handkerchief of lawn, with stepping stones as a path.
But if I got rid of the lawn I could break the space up and have a small sitting area. This would create big planting areas each side and the idea of sitting surrounded by plants either side is quite nice.
If the sitting area goes the full width of the garden I don't think it would be too claustrophobic. Bench, set back, rather than furniture taking up space in the middle. There could be a little water feature e.g. a corten bowl. My greyhound would enjoy drinking from that!
But then I scroll back and look at the reasonably large, freshly mown lawn as it is now, and wonder if I'm going to make my garden feel too pokey? It does look good when it's just been cut!
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Leave the border at the bottom.
Put a fairly short border at the top on the left, but make it quite wide.
Then you can have a dog leg path, from edge of border on the left.
I think it will give you more planting space and a bit of mystery, as you will not be able to see straight to the bottom of the garden from everywhere.
Hope this makes some sort of sense.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Think there should be a low hedge across the full width where the row of pots are, path to dog leg behind that, then there'll be a couple of steps down to the shed area
This was sort of what I had in mind.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I have spaced out my perennials more (I've actually had to get rid of some). And planted the spaces in between with Sesleria and a bit of Deschampsia. It's still going to be overstuffed by the end of the season.
I am glad of the extra border on the left, which has given me space for spring interest that I can see from the kitchen window.