Small Garden Ideas

Tidyweb

Can anyone recommend a website for ideas for samll back gardens or have any good ideas themselves

What plants are best to grow. I assume they would need to be tall slim plants etc

Ideas that would make a small garden interesting for kids.

The garden is near the sea on the west coast, so plants would need to be fairly tough.

pwurple

How small is the garden? Tall slim plants makes me think it's about 4 foot wide!

Tidyweb

its about 10m wide and 5m deep.

Sgt Pepper 64

Tidyweb wrote: »

its about 10m wide and 5m deep.

have a look in a good bookshop, theres been quite a few books written about small gardens

type irish garden design into google

see garden 1 on this site

http://www.landscapingsupplies.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=88

good luck!

paddy147

Tidyweb wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a website for ideas for samll back gardens or have any good ideas themselves

What plants are best to grow. I assume they would need to be tall slim plants etc

Ideas that would make a small garden interesting for kids.

The garden is near the sea on the west coast, so plants would need to be fairly tough.

Dont know if this suits your style,with regards a small space.??

Making 2 different levels allways makes a small space seem bigger.:)

Similar size to your garden.

Tidyweb

That looks great.

How much do the railiway sleepers set you back?

paddy147

Tidyweb wrote: »

That looks great.

How much do the railiway sleepers set you back?

25 euro each,that was a few years ago now.:)

Probably get them for about 22 euro now

Tidyweb

Thanks.

What kind of plants did you use in the beds.

I would say you wouldnt see 10 or 20 sleepers used once you start building those beds

paddy147

Tidyweb wrote: »

Thanks.

What kind of plants did you use in the beds.

I would say you wouldnt see 10 or 20 sleepers used once you start building those beds

25 reclaimed railway sleepers used to make the 3 large raised beds and then to make the step up to the raised part of the garden.

I know theres some bamboos,alliums,some japanese acer and some lavender and some small veys.Oh and some nice ferns and clemitis too.The rest I will have to find out for you.

I,ll find out later on off my girlfriend.:)

Tidyweb

€500 on sleepers.

Thanks for the info on the plants

paddy147

Tidyweb wrote: »

€500 on sleepers.

Thanks for the info on the plants

Yep,500 euro on sleepers,and a few hundread on all the various plants and flowers.

But all the work (everything from start to finish) was done by my girlfriend.:)

Tidyweb

did she also build herself a self-contained dungeon for herself at the bottom of the garden?

paddy147

Tidyweb wrote: »

did she also build herself a self-contained dungeon for herself at the bottom of the garden?

Lets just say that that she likes her gardening...alot.:)

kynzvart

paddy147 wrote: »

Lets just say that that she likes her gardening...alot.:)

Top marks to your girlfriend, she has done a lovely job.