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New path a lot higher than grass level
Sam 6
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Hi,
I have just had a path laid and was wondering what's the best way to approach the difference in height with the path and the grass.
As you can see from the below photos the right hand side is 20cm or so lower than the path, however it then drops off quite severly towards the fence.
So my question is....Do I use sleepers to sure up the bank so i can put topsoil down and returf to the same level as the path? If this is the best option how deep will the sleepers need to go?
This next photo shows the garden slightly leveling out, so how will i finish the sleepers? Just stop when i think the bank wont cave in?
Many thanks
Sam
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Hello Sam, I would myself build it up but i notice in one of the pictures you have a man hole cover in your garden where you are going to have grass and you need to keep that uncovered! So I guess you could leave that bit! hope this helps!
I'm a lazy gardener myself, I'd just lay in a row of bricks at an angle near to the lilies(?) to form the edge of a raised bed, then fill between the bricks and the sidewalk with good compost. I'd plant that up with something that suits that light level. (It looks like it could be a rather shaded area?). Bulbs and perennials of some sort, with a nice mulch between. That way if someone does need to step off the path, there is mulch to walk on instead of exposed dirt. I'd leave that area between the fence and lilies alone. Get yourself a large pretty pot to sit down on top of the utility hole cover, and pot that up with an acer or whatever catches your fancy.
Blue Onion has the idea, if you build up the area, protect the fencing! It WILL die a rotten death otherwise!!! If you don't wish to build up near the fence, then a slope is the way, depending on sunlight, you could put a border in, be thankful I can place primulas in about 12 ft of my place which is less than 1% of my area.. and that's only due to a windbreak I put up myself!!! Envision what you would like, read the ground conditions and light, choose your plants accordingly, if they die or are unhappy revise.. It's all a balancing job, it's part of the fun! (Allegedly!)
Hi all, Thanks for the responses.
So you think build a low brick flower bed? Some thing like the below rather than grassing it over?
The red line is where the edge of the raised bed will be, and green line is where the grass will start? And put a large pot on the drain. Many thanks
Sam
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Yeah that's sounds great, then you can have things growing in there, have fun building
Grassing it over means mowing and then sweeping off the walk.. extra work without adding anything to the garden visually. If you do go with plants, think of something that's not too busy or vagarious that will constantly have to be tamed away from the walkway. Something low and bushy would be nice. Lavender?
If the path was laid professionally you need to get the people back to relay the path. Then you can get it laid at the correct height.