Steve's garden

"Its for kids Kristen you know Little people"

No body tells me anything :(

I thought the already-bought seating was for the kids, and assumed the extra would be for some Big-People Adults

 

Well done Steve:thmb:...Nice tidy job there mate!.....Great to see the little ones making full use of the garden.
Why not widen your flower borders a little and sow your veg in them...Runner beans along the fence for example
Ever thought of doing a bit of gardening as an earner:wink:
Good Luck.

 

just to clear things up a bit

the table and chairs in the link are the ones for me and the wife , the decking area is not that big so that will be fine plus we have a large table for when we have a bbq and friends round

i am weeding out the plastic furniture as i think its horrid and not that stable for the kids so we brought a wooden picnic style bench for the girls



looks a bit like the pic above



i have one more decking board to place and the decking is finished

but my 4 y/o is off to a party and i can't work with my 2 y/o running around passing me bits of wood and screws every 2 mins :hehe:


will have to wait till the wife gets back so till then i will have a nose around for some plants for my raised border


Steve

 

Keep at it Steve, you'll get there..I think you've done an excellent job so far.

Steve...

 

well done steve let us know what the landlord says and keep up the good work and the pics

 

yesterday morning the garden looked like this




spend most of the day in the rain yesterday but finaly finished the decking today





still more to do

tomorow i shall be at the garden centre picking stuff for the rear border


Steve

 

had a busy day at garden centres

went to our local one in clacton and got 2 plants






Jasminum & Pieris

then went for a drive to the beth Chatto gardens http://www.bethchatto.co.uk/

amazing place but did not have time to look round the gardens

but we did have a look round the garden centre part and got



Lysimachia ciliata



Oenothera glabra

and the wife wanted a grass so we got this




Stipa .. but not sure what type as the label system was a bit mixed up and the lady at the check out did not know

got everything in the border part from the grass as we may plant it in a pot


off to b&q for more stones tomorow then just a few finishing touches and i will be set

just got to wait for the furniture to arrive and see how that looks on the decking


Steve

 

been busy busy busy in the garden

the rear border is finished (photo soon) and have made a small area for my girls to have their own little garden to plant in

took a risk and got 3 jasmine from ebay and they arrived in good condition so they are in




the only worry is the fiona sunrise as its looking worse every day


got a bit of clearing up to do after lunch and i will post up a few more photos


thanks

Steve

 

Looking good there Steve. Dont forget the open day!:gnthb:

 

Great progress Steve.

 

getting there now



made my girls a patch they can use to dig and get themselfs muddy in until i turn it into a veg patch next year

got some top soil to go on soon




had to protect the tree from trowels and forks



now the back border

if anyone can see any mistakes i have made with planting please let me know













still got a little bit of work to do in front of the raised border but that means some turf so i will wait till it get a bit more damp before laying that






next 2 areas to play with are

my shady corner




don't have use of the garage so going to make this into a play area for my girls





a fair few trips to the dump this week and all should be ready for a bbq at the weekend
as long as my furniture arrives in time


thanks

Steve

 

Looking really good Steve and lucky children with their play area would it be worth getting some of those rubber tile things to cover the concrete and make it a bit more safer bit like these:

http://www.softfloorkids.co.uk/

Love the stones and the planting in the back border

 

Looking great there Steve, all your effort is really paying off!!! BTW you can push the pebbles right up to the base of your plants. It wont restrict their growth as they just nudge them aside as they grow. It will also keep mud from splashing up on them when you water them or it rains.

 

Looking the biz Well done you.

 

It's progressing very nicely, Steve.