new patio finished

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    al n Total Gardener

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    P_20150422_194036.jpg P_20150422_194019.jpg P_20150422_194008.jpg P_20150422_193955.jpg P_20150422_193943.jpg P_20150422_163944.jpg P_20150422_163927.jpg been a bit busy these last few days. remember the big border?? well, i sorted the plants out, moved a few and built a patio there as it gets full sun all day. most of the planting has stayed, just re-arranged the space. quite chuffed with the way its turned out! P_20150422_194047.jpg
     
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    • simon n

      simon n Needs sun to bloom.

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      ....If you have any spare plantaaaaage, i am your man to give them a good home.

      gimeee gimeee, gimmme your spare plantaaaage.
       
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        Loving it it looks really good
         
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          Looks fabulous Al - did you build the patio yourself?
           
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            Nice one Al,looks great:thumbsup:
             
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              thanks merle. a mate and i did it. started yesterday levelling the ground, geeting shot of roots and tons of earth. needed major tamping down using a concrete tamper as the soil is very sandy.
              we used 15 bags of sand and 4 bags of crete all mixed in a barrow.
               
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                Looks very professional al and so in keeping with the theme of your garden: job well done! :dbgrtmb:

                Aha! I spy Humphrey ... I swear he's grown :scratch:
                 
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                  It looks great al....and so does Humphrey! Cracking job! :thumbsup:
                   
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                    thanks guys. cant wait for the colour to come now :-)
                     
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                        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                        Look great al.:)


                        Err, is there anybody under it??:mute::snork:
                         
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                          lol Pete, tempting........... :biggrin:
                           
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                          Looks really good Aln , just the place for a cold one at the end off the day !:dbgrtmb: You did it over two days start to photos , well done . The black edging is that a sleeper painted black ?
                           
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                            ta matey, yep, the edging is a sleeper painted black.
                             
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