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Ideas on a budget

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  • 19-07-2014 6:00pm
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    Rylan
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    Hi All

    Have a little space at the side of our house which I'm not sure to do with. Please see attached photos. Any ideas very welcome. We are on a very very tight budget so anything creative welcome.


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    redser7
    Registered Users Posts: 2,730 ✭✭✭redser7


    It screams border to me. Are you not into plants/gardening?


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    pwurple
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    I'd stuff that full of plants. Via seed if budget is tight. Lupins and other perennials would take two years to come to flower from seed, but loads of colour.


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    Faze11
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    Thanks both. Was thinking that alright. Not a big gardener but would give it a go. Problems is that under that sheet is all building stone and there would be a lot of work in emptying and filling with topsoil. Should have said.


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    Red Hare
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    If there are a lot of rocks there you could try putting down some big rocks and making it into a rockery - fill it with alpine plants.


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    Wyldwood
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    I'm guessing that the house wall is on the right so possibly not a lot of sunlight? If the soil underneath is not great why not cover the area in pebbles/slate and make planting pockets. I'd be tempted to grow grasses, both tall and low. Grasses come in a wide variety of colours and are reasonably low maintenance.


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    lazybones32
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    I'd nearly lay more slabs to allow full and easy access and use of the washing-line. That'd be down to near the pillar? (Or down to the washing machine).
    Some tough, low-growing shrubs could be put in there without having to dig everything out and they will fill out nicely: maybe a few heathers or lavanders - depending on how much sun it gets. Crocosmia could add a nice splash and a few ferns would look very nice there too.


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