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help and advice for an old rockery :)

kz.bnkz.bn Posts: 14
in Garden design
hi!

at the back of our garden we previously had an overgrown mess/forest and we've managed to get rid of it now. we enlisted the help of a super gardener who weeded everything and got it looking really tidy (being 7 months pregnant although i've tried its just been too much). I need to buy some weedkiller to spray on the area to make sure the weeds stay away which i'll do today.

we are looking to sell the house soon but i'd like to do something with the area. i know that the soil is quite dry and may need conditioning and we'd need help from a landscaper if we wanted to create anything substantial but does anybody have any ideas of what we could do with the space? even though I know it looks a bit messy i actually think we could create something really nice there and it has potential. 

thanks in advance 
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  • kz.bnkz.bn Posts: 14
    here are some photos !
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I think I would just cover all the dirt with a thick layer of bark chippings and then plant a selection of ferns (if it's a shady area) in appropriate places (next to some of the bigger stones). If it gets full sun, use sun loving alpine/plants ditto. 
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • kz.bnkz.bn Posts: 14
    Lizzie27 said:
    I think I would just cover all the dirt with a thick layer of bark chippings and then plant a selection of ferns (if it's a shady area) in appropriate places (next to some of the bigger stones). If it gets full sun, use sun loving alpine/plants ditto. 
    ooh i love this idea! thank you, i'll have a little look at what ferns i could plant and also maybe some alpines as it does get quite a bit of sun. think the chippings would look great, i hadn't thought about those :)
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd leave it alone if you're planning on selling it. 
    No point in spending money on something which might make no difference to its sale-ability.
    It's pretty tidy and someone might want a  home office there,new shed, greenhouse? who knows? 
    Devon.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I wouldn't spend anything on it either tho you could, if you're really keen to brighten it up, plant up some pots that you then take with you when you move.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    As an aside, there's no point spraying bare ground with weedkiller, the usual sorts of weedkiller in the shops will have no effect unless they land on the leaves of plants you want to kill.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • DevonianDevonian Posts: 176
    If you want low cost, get a tip-load of bark chippings from a local arborist. They often dump a load free if they're in the area. It's not rotted down but it'll look better than the bare earth.
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    Majority of people will ignore what the garden looks like if they like the area , local schools and amenities , price and look of the neighbours.

    It looks like 2 beefy blokes working for about a week to get it manageable.

    Leave it and take the money you are intending to spend to "tart it up" and spend it on the Baby and concentrate on the new garden.
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Surely not @Newboy2? The area doesn't look that big in the photos. A few bags of bark chippings covering the soil but not the rocks would be cheap, easy and doable in an afternoon. I wasn't suggesting the area was levelled after all. A few plants would make it look as though it was planned, not just a dump area. The mulch would also help to keep the weeds down, although it wouldn't be entirely weed-free.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    If the prospective buyers are gardeners a whole pile of chipped wood will look seriously naff, make them wonder what horrors it's hiding and put them off.  If they're not gardeners they won't care and will probably either do nothing with it or rip it all out anyway.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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