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  • I would shell out the money to have someone come and put in a flagstone patio with good drainage.  A lot of money up front, but it will reduce issues for the duration of your time there.  It's a good surface for playing and toys, no issues with neighbor cat poo, and mean no soggy muddy wet grass everywhere.  As your kid grows, you can use it for other purposes.  Maybe the base of a small lean-to shed for bike storage?  Or a small green house?
    I wish that was an option but we cannot afford that. Maybe in the future 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yes - hardcore is a coarse mix and is quite heavy. It's commonly used as a base for all sorts of things from patios to sheds etc. 
    It might be worth getting someone in to advise though as it may need compacted with  a whacker plate or similar, if the ground is really unstable. Builders' merchants can often help in that regard, if you don't have a local builder or similar who could help. 

    You might need a little retaining wall of some kind too, for the base of the slope. Your budget will also be a factor in all of it. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    My sister made a raised edge with sleepers and just laid a deep layer of bark, with a geotextile membrane underneath to prevent soil mixing with it. Worked quite well. 
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • Fairygirl said:
    Yes - hardcore is a coarse mix and is quite heavy. It's commonly used as a base for all sorts of things from patios to sheds etc. 
    It might be worth getting someone in to advise though as it may need compacted with  a whacker plate or similar, if the ground is really unstable. Builders' merchants can often help in that regard, if you don't have a local builder or similar who could help. 

    You might need a little retaining wall of some kind too, for the base of the slope. Your budget will also be a factor in all of it. 
    I got a flexi border for the edging too. Hmm so much to think about. I wish the construction company did the job properly its rubbish 
  • Does anyone think grassmats will work? Or those plastic shed bases? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited October 2023
    Have a look on here and get some advice from them … depending on the degree of special or additional need, you may be able to get some help with making your garden more suitable for your child 

    https://freedomforkids.co.uk/charity-funding-for-special-needs-equipment/disabled-childrens-charities-a-z/ 

    Good luck 🤞 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Have a look on here and get some advice from them … depending on the degree of special or additional need, you may be able to get some help with making your garden more suitable for your child 

    https://freedomforkids.co.uk/charity-funding-for-special-needs-equipment/disabled-childrens-charities-a-z/ 

    Good luck 🤞 

    Thank you thats great 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Before I retired my job involved helping to assess the needs of children with severe disabilities for a social  work team  … and signposting families  to help they could access themselves if they didn’t meet the criteria for input from social services. 

    There is help out there … it’s finding it that can be tricky. If there’s a support group for whatever condition your child has, then it helps to join it and network with other families … someone’s trodden that path before you so pick their brains, and good luck. 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I wish the construction company did the job properly its rubbish 
    The basics of landscaping for a project like this include never putting the flat area of garden at the bottom of a slope. Do you have any warranty from them to help pay to rectify the problem?

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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