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Small triangular garden design. Advice required for hosting please.
Danny Jones
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Hi, we have moved into our first house, and have a small triangular garden, with a flower bed running alongside one fench. The patio is currently not big enough for a table a chairs, so we are considering extending the patio, so that we can host BBQs etc. We would only be left with a small grass area if we do this though. Can you please advise any websites / apps that could offer ideas? I would want to upload a photo of my garden, and ask for opinions regarding design. Thanks.
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Your patio needs to be big enough to fit a table and then have at least a metre all round it for chairs and movement plus space for the BBQ and maybe a serving area. If that leaves a pocket handkerchief of grass I'd consider having no grass at all as teeny bits are hard to maintain and keep looking good.
Think instead about a chamomile lawn, or thyme if it's sunny, or else do away with it all together and lay some weed suppressant membrane covered with slate chippings, gravel or chipped bark according to budget, taste and style of house.
You can use the tree icon to upload photos.
obelixx is right. A small grass area would be awkward. Would you really feel like dragging the mower out just to deal with a tiny patch of grass? There are a miriad things you can do with the ex-lawn area but it would be easier to give suggestions if we could all see a photo of the plot.
in a small garden, I'd have no lawn. No lawn = no need to buy , or use , or store a lawnmower.
I know it's a bit cheeky, but if your house has a similar sized garden as your neighbours, go upstairs and try to see what the neighbours have done with theirs. Might give you some ideas.
I have to agree with others, a small lawn is a right royal pain! IF you want green you can consider artificial grass or (in my eyes better) a chamomile lawn. Others I love the idea of chippings that you can put pots on to create ever changing displays of colour.
pansyface, can I add windchimes to the list of antisocial things in small gardens.
Noise pollution.
Absolutely. I put up some bamboo ones which weren't really that noisy but they lasted a couple of weeks and then came down. Couldn't be doing with the constant noise.
We have no immediate neighbours but had to move our BBQ from the back wall of the house (where I could't see it from any window) to the far corner of the terrace to stop the smoke coming in the house so I'd say any BBQ needs careful positioning with neighbours in mind, even if they get invited to the party.
The BBQ would be at the side of the house, and therefore wouldn't interfere with the neighbours.
Also, our neighbours are regular BBQ hosters themselves, so it wouldn't be an issue.
Am I able to upload a photo from my phone?
I can not see the tree option.
Thanks.
I have managed to upload a photo via a laptop.
OK. How much further out are you planning to extend the patio?
I suspect it's going to leave you with a very small lawn but it's very much up to you whether or not you want to maintain one - it does look healthy - or replace it with something that requires less upkeep.