gardening design dilemma
Hi guys I need help quickly, these are pictures of my garden and a rough drawing of wot I am planning to do but I'm not sure if it's the right thing or not, I'm not sure if the staggered slab path set into the grass is too much, should I just have lawn, the patio area is more or less sorted for ideas but it's the lawn area I am struggling with, I have uploaded more pics below in the comments
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pmasmith3
3 years agoWhat about having a nice strong shape for your lawn, like a circle. Plant lovely things round it, leaving a gap where the arrows are to access the garden from the patio. Plant climbers around your arbour and have something like a round Corten steel reflection bowl.
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rachelmidlands
3 years agoHi. I remember your garden. Wow you’ve done a lot, the paving looks great 😊.
I think I’d just keep it simple and modern with straight lines around the borders either with or without a path. You could use plastic or metal lawn edging to keep everything in its place. The planting will soften any harsh edges. I don’t think it needs the stepping stones in the middle plus the grass soon covers them in my experience. I also did a quick doodle on markup and I like circular lawn idea, always a winner. 🙂
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