This is for you BM. Spent a couple of hours yesterday morning painting the old bench -it might need a second coat here and there. I even sat on it for fifteen minutes and had my lunch!
Will need to make a few cushions for it which I can always do over winter.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairy - looks like something out of the pages of Country Life. All you need now is a beagle ....OL might be able to lend you one. You must be dead chuffed
I've painted our bench a silvery grey and finally put it out in July after we'd renewed the path and bench area with fresh chipped bark. I sat on it then to check it was OK but haven't had time since.
Don't sit at the terrace table much either. Never seem to have that holiday, relaxing feeling in my own garden. Always something to do.........
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Catching up! much later than expected due to web/internet problems - blame the hot weather !
My proposed new border, still in the ideas stage. Photo below shows straight edged lawn from pond to shrubs, my idea is to curve the lawn from about halfway to give a deep border in front of the shrubs (which are due for pruning)
this curve would give more depth to the bark covered area underplanted with muscari, crocus etc. and link with a smaller bed (photo to come)
As the garden is wider than long I think the curve would draw the eye towards the pond area and not just the immediate shrubbery.
Any suggestions or opinions would be appreciated as I have nurtured the lawn and feel awful about digging some, well a lot of it , up.
A lovely soft green Fairygirl a job well done. I love all those soft colours but know they woukdn't look right in my garden - too cottagey.
The preserving of my chairs is almost finished
one more treatment to go Olbixx and I think they will survive a few more years. Very pleased with them.
Now looking at a bench, not unlike Fairygirls in shape/style but a mottled brown and lichen effect ! No photo too embarressed. May use silver grey paint!
I definitely don't have a cottage garden Bizzie! The sagey colour is a contrast to the black raised beds I've built. I inherited the bench when I moved here last year and it was a sorry state - covered in peeling paint. I have lots of strong colours so I wanted something gentle as a contrast.
When I sit on it - eventually - the area of hottest colours will be behind me so that I don't need my sunglasses!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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This is for you BM. Spent a couple of hours yesterday morning painting the old bench -it might need a second coat here and there. I even sat on it for fifteen minutes and had my lunch!
Will need to make a few cushions for it which I can always do over winter.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Oh fairy thank you for remembering to show me
It looks lovely and hope you get to sit on it more today 
Fairy - looks like something out of the pages of Country Life
. All you need now is a beagle ....OL might be able to lend you one
. You must be dead chuffed
It was a very sad looking item chicky, so at least I can make use of it now. How much time I'll spend sitting on it is up for debate though
I have a cushion in the kitchen which is all soft greens, duck egg blues and light browns. That might look nice ...
Knowing me I'd leave it out in the rain though - I don't think I'm Country Life material really
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It's a lovely colour and looks great.
I've painted our bench a silvery grey and finally put it out in July after we'd renewed the path and bench area with fresh chipped bark. I sat on it then to check it was OK but haven't had time since.
Don't sit at the terrace table much either. Never seem to have that holiday, relaxing feeling in my own garden. Always something to do.........
morning everyone, so much to read here, today is 'allotment' day so will catch up later.
Catching up!
much later than expected due to web/internet problems - blame the hot weather !
My proposed new border, still in the ideas stage. Photo below shows straight edged lawn from pond to shrubs, my idea is to curve the lawn from about halfway to give a deep border in front of the shrubs (which are due for pruning)
this curve would give more depth to the bark covered area underplanted with muscari, crocus etc. and link with a smaller bed (photo to come)
As the garden is wider than long I think the curve would draw the eye towards the pond area and not just the immediate shrubbery.
Any suggestions or opinions would be appreciated as I have nurtured the lawn and feel awful about digging some, well a lot of it , up.
A lovely soft green Fairygirl
a job well done. I love all those soft colours but know they woukdn't look right in my garden - too cottagey.
The preserving of my chairs is almost finished
one more treatment to go Olbixx
and I think they will survive a few more years. Very pleased with them.
Now looking at a bench, not unlike Fairygirls in shape/style but a mottled brown and lichen effect ! No photo
too embarressed. May use silver grey paint!
I definitely don't have a cottage garden Bizzie! The sagey colour is a contrast to the black raised beds I've built. I inherited the bench when I moved here last year and it was a sorry state - covered in peeling paint. I have lots of strong colours so I wanted something gentle as a contrast.
When I sit on it - eventually - the area of hottest colours will be behind me so that I don't need my sunglasses!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Good morning
Bizzie I think what you are thinking about deepening the border and curving will look beautiful
And love your chairs, you have done a brilliant job 
Hope you have had a chance for at least one cup of tea on your lovely bench fairy
