Calm down Delski. You don't have to participate if you don't want to. The clay hasn't been removed yet. Hopefully Tuesday. As we've been in lockdown things have been somewhat difficult to arrange. It is a big deal to me as once it's down it can make the front of house attractive with the plant boxes more or less depending which decorative gravel I put down.
Speaking as a random on an internet forum (😳), sometimes it's good to ask people for their opinions and advice. Helps to make your mind up. Besides, if you go with that and it looks dreadful, you can blame them 😁.
Speaking as a random on an internet forum (😳), sometimes it's good to ask people for their opinions and advice. Helps to make your mind up. Besides, if you go with that and it looks dreadful, you can blame them 😁.
I dunno @AnniD beats me why anyone would ask anything of 'some randoms on an internet forum' ... but it seems that some people do 🤣🤣🤣
And then some people know there is something called 'perspectival colour' (even if they don't know what it's called) and that you can make spaces look smaller or larger if you understand it. They also know that some colours 'jar' when placed next to each other and some harmonise and produce a restful calm appearance. If you don't know how to use those colour theories it's as well to ask people who might well have studied them and can help to achieve the effect you want.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm leaning towards grey as contrast and it separates the 2 houses rather than joining it. Its down to the size of aggregate then. Its safer option too. Selecting right planter boxes filled with plants that I've no idea as yet will be 🥴
I think I'm going to buy a 20kg bag of grey aggregate and bag of flamingo pearl as the flamingo is ahead in poll and people I know also prefer flamingo. Once I've laid the hard-core down I'll put some cardboard or sheeting down next to house on a sunny day and wet day then decide. I love flamingo but doesn't mean its not going to look naff when it's down. What will be fun is when I've finally decided on choice and got it all down the comments I received once I've made my bloody mind up 🤣
I'd go with B ... it'll harmonise with the tarmac rather than break up the space, and therefore it'll look more spacious.
Patches of contrasting gravel will break up the space into a sort of 'patchwork' and make that area look smaller.
Using attractive containers of plants will 'lift' the mood so even tho you use grey it won't look 'municipal' (unless you choose 'municipal style' plants and planters of course )
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove Whatever I go for has to be an improvement on what was there before. The tarmac isn't mine though. It's for next door to park their car but she doesn't drive so it is all good atm. The whole point of my thread is what you've explained. It's creating an illusion of space etc What colours would make the area look more spacious. The colour I choose has to give that look of that this gravelled area belongs to this house and not part of the car park space.
My fellow gardeners inspire me. This attached photo. Octagon planter. Nice to have small tree in middle of it? You get my idea? Or dig round circle and fill it with soil plant a small tree. Might give me privacy if ever next door parked car on hard stand. The key is preparation so clay hopefully will be taken away tomorrow. So I can gather inspiration off you folk. I can take up to date photos then focusing on this area in the photo. Thank you guys for your input.
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The clay hasn't been removed yet. Hopefully Tuesday. As we've been in lockdown things have been somewhat difficult to arrange.
It is a big deal to me as once it's down it can make the front of house attractive with the plant boxes more or less depending which decorative gravel I put down.
Besides, if you go with that and it looks dreadful, you can blame them 😁.
And then some people know there is something called 'perspectival colour' (even if they don't know what it's called) and that you can make spaces look smaller or larger if you understand it. They also know that some colours 'jar' when placed next to each other and some harmonise and produce a restful calm appearance. If you don't know how to use those colour theories it's as well to ask people who might well have studied them and can help to achieve the effect you want.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Selecting right planter boxes filled with plants that I've no idea as yet will be 🥴
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
What will be fun is when I've finally decided on choice and got it all down the comments I received once I've made my bloody mind up 🤣
Patches of contrasting gravel will break up the space into a sort of 'patchwork' and make that area look smaller.
Using attractive containers of plants will 'lift' the mood so even tho you use grey it won't look 'municipal' (unless you choose 'municipal style' plants and planters of course
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Whatever I go for has to be an improvement on what was there before. The tarmac isn't mine though. It's for next door to park their car but she doesn't drive so it is all good atm.
The whole point of my thread is what you've explained. It's creating an illusion of space etc What colours would make the area look more spacious.
The colour I choose has to give that look of that this gravelled area belongs to this house and not part of the car park space.
This attached photo.
Octagon planter. Nice to have small tree in middle of it?
You get my idea? Or dig round circle and fill it with soil plant a small tree. Might give me privacy if ever next door parked car on hard stand. The key is preparation so clay hopefully will be taken away tomorrow. So I can gather inspiration off you folk.
I can take up to date photos then focusing on this area in the photo.
Thank you guys for your input.