front garden make over

good morning all

after soom thought i have decided to re-do my front garden

at the moment i have conifers to the left and laural at the bottom (right pains to cut)

followed by lawn and a grid in the middle

my lawn gets lots of cat doodle on and the also with it not getting alot of sun (untill late afternoon) has alot of moss & weeds so...................

i have decided to remove the laural and conifers and the lawn

have a fence all round in the middle where the grid is place a new raised bed round it and then off each corner of that one have another raised bed which will give my 5 beds in total for veg and flowers,

in between them fill with slate .

i can't wait to get started so thought i would post on here and do a before and after as its always nice to see new garden projects


heres some pics and i will update as i go along
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try again lol

 

CW you have a nice little plot to work with, I'll look forward in seeing your progress.Good luck.Hel.xxx.

 

thanks helfadigger im trying to motivate my worst half into pulling the conifers out as its such a lovely day,

i think he would rather have a tooth pulled lol :D

 

well a little update................

all the bushes are out and the fence is nearly completed

will post a pic when the fence is done

 

That's great to know Catt Woman I hope it didn't take too many bacon butties for your beloved to get into action! :D

I'll look forward to seeing your new pictures once your fence is done. Hel.xxx.

 

Is that a Cordyline in your front garden I have mine in a container are yours ok in the ground

 

It looks like a cordy to me Nathan and yes cordies do remarkable well in the ground you just have to be really sure where you plant it as once it's in that grow huge!

The lower leaves die off so you remove them and what's left behind grows into the trunk of the cordy here's Pete's who's a mod on this forum
stunning isn't it? not for the faint hearted!Hel.xxx.

 

hi all

fence is completed just starting to level off the garden digging the grass over ect (naff job)

yes its a cordy in the garden which will be finding a new home round the back i think i find that they grow better in the ground i have had them in pots for yrs i bought that one off ebay it was about 6-8 inches last june so its come on well and got through this nutty weather we are all having at the min

has anyone painted there fencing black before ?

i really want to do it black hubby said no so got to wait till he goes out somewhere lol then it will be done !!

i just think it will blend in so well

black fence , black edging , black raised beds and purple slate

need some purple cordys now lol HELLO EBAY :D

 

Catt, I have to say, without offence of course, that you are well suited to this site. Welcome, once again. :D

 

Cattwoman I'm sure that no matter what colour your fence is it will look stunning, you must remember to take some pictures to show us all what it looks like once it's done.Hel.xxx.

 

hi there just a quick update

not finished but getting there so thought i would post a pic




decided on 3 raised beds as five looked a little mad lol just got to finish the drive and fill the beds oh and paint the fence

that took a tonne and half of slate and my backs in 2 today hubby said i would shovel twice and go oh i can't do no more

never underestimate a woman i say

 

My Catt Woman what a difference and so clean looking too!

Job well done....I think 'we' girls can give the guys a run for their money don't you think? :D Hel.xxx.

 

hi helofadigger

i sure do hubby was left red faced

thing is between us my backs still in 2
after moving the slate the bottle of wine kicked in and i moved 20 pots of spuds out of the greenhouse and all my toms in there

it will look alot better once the summer plants are in (and the veg)to give it some colour

hubbys horrified theres going to be onions and collys ect growing in the front but i belive in making the most of what you have

i will take some more pics when we have done some more :D

 

that looks really good cattwoman, remember to keep posting pics.

cheers