DIY landscape gardening

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Paulie

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Has anyone ever done their own landscape garden?

I have an average sized square garden and looking doing it on my own to save the inevitable huge labour costs.

I'm talking train sleepers around the edge with plants etc and then paving the middle with something like:

http://www.diy.com/departments/weat...-slab-l-600mm-w-450mm/65956_BQ.prd?PW_C_SL_TL

Before doing that though I need to shift 40+ council flags which I'm not sure how I could shift.

So has anyone ever done it and regretted starting or did it and glad they didn't pay someone?
 

Paulie said:
Has anyone ever done their own landscape garden?

I have an average sized square garden and looking doing it on my own to save the inevitable huge labour costs.

I'm talking train sleepers around the edge with plants etc and then paving the middle with something like:

http://www.diy.com/departments/weat...-slab-l-600mm-w-450mm/65956_BQ.prd?PW_C_SL_TL

Before doing that though I need to shift 40+ council flags which I'm not sure how I could shift.

So has anyone ever done it and regretted starting or did it and glad they didn't pay someone?
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Ask Michael Shields about shifting the slabs.
 
If you shift them yourself you'll need a van.
Then you need a permit for the tip off the council. Add to that there's a chance if your new to it you'll hurt yourself putting you out of work

Pay someone, get a man with a van off gumtree
 
the golden visionary said:
If you shift them yourself you'll need a van.
Then you need a permit for the tip off the council. Add to that there's a chance if your new to it you'll hurt yourself putting you out of work

Pay someone, get a man with a van off gumtree
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Is there any companies that take slabs? Turn them into rubble etc or shed companies?

Failing that paying someone to shift it may be better. Hard graft lifting and moving that many slabs.
 

Paulie said:
Is there any companies that take slabs? Turn them into rubble etc or shed companies?

Failing that paying someone to shift it may be better. Hard graft lifting and moving that many slabs.
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There's always freecyle that site where you give stuff away you don't want. My mates a landscaper and he put a few flags on it and someone come and picked them up about a week later.
That won't cost you a penny. You'll just have to get them up in one piece, which should be easy if they're just placed down. Not so if they're mortared in
 
the golden visionary said:
There's always freecyle that site where you give stuff away you don't want. My mates a landscaper and he put a few flags on it and someone come and picked them up about a week later.
That won't cost you a penny. You'll just have to get them up in one piece, which should be easy if they're just placed down. Not so if they're mortared in
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Nice one mate. Most are just laid down and others are mortared. Won't be a problem that.
 

Paulie said:
Has anyone ever done their own landscape garden?

I have an average sized square garden and looking doing it on my own to save the inevitable huge labour costs.

I'm talking train sleepers around the edge with plants etc and then paving the middle with something like:

http://www.diy.com/departments/weat...-slab-l-600mm-w-450mm/65956_BQ.prd?PW_C_SL_TL

Before doing that though I need to shift 40+ council flags which I'm not sure how I could shift.

So has anyone ever done it and regretted starting or did it and glad they didn't pay someone?
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Priced sleepers have you?
 
Paulie said:
Has anyone ever done their own landscape garden?

I have an average sized square garden and looking doing it on my own to save the inevitable huge labour costs.

I'm talking train sleepers around the edge with plants etc and then paving the middle with something like:

http://www.diy.com/departments/weat...-slab-l-600mm-w-450mm/65956_BQ.prd?PW_C_SL_TL

Before doing that though I need to shift 40+ council flags which I'm not sure how I could shift.

So has anyone ever done it and regretted starting or did it and glad they didn't pay someone?
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It has to be done professionally- use large Log roll cheaper than Sleepers, use mypex ground cover - rid perennial weeds the plant ground cover shrubs;)
Add gravel over the mypex low maintenance garden;)
 
Joey66 said:
It has to be done professionally- use large Log roll cheaper than Sleepers, use mypex ground cover - rid perennial weeds the plant ground cover shrubs;)
Add gravel over the mypex low maintenance garden;)
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Sounds complicated already Thanks. May end up getting rid of the slabs on my own to save money and get the rest done professionally.
 

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