DIY landscape gardening

Joey66 · January 2, 2018

magicjuan said:
Biggest factor, do you have kids and/or a dog. Redid my garden 2 years ago, removed water feature, gravel, relevelled , re-turfed, fitted sleepers etc, looked really good at first, two young kids and a dog later it can resemble the Somme.
Took a long time to do, weather and work mix don't let you have a good run at it, but I think it's worth doing yourself, cost wise, and the satisfaction is good, makes sure you keep on top of it if you've done it yourself too.
Just needs a good few things factoring in, time, cost (skips etc mount up). House opposite had theirs completely redone and new outhouse built, costs spiralled, workies didn't turn up etc, took almost a year and still doesn't look that good, ruined their front tok with diggers etc.
Plan it all properly first, as much as you can, but there'll always be hidden snags.

Preparation di you think of drainage on site first?

Joey66 · January 2, 2018

larbert toffee said:
Don't carp on about it.

She swam with them once at the Chelsea flower show it was a trend swim with your Koi carp - my pond has about 100 small fry in it first time proud to be a fish daddy lol

magicjuan · January 2, 2018

Joey66 said:
Preparation di you think of drainage on site first?

Aye, did that.

Joey66 · January 2, 2018

magicjuan said:
Aye, did that.

Where did your water run too?
You have to by pass the clay soil and find an outlet for the water to disappear lay pipes into a massive sump with gravel over the clay pipes - if not that's why it may be boggy?

magicjuan · January 2, 2018

Joey66 said:
Where did your water run too?
You have to by pass the clay soil and find an outlet for the water to disappear lay pipes into a massive sump with gravel over the clay pipes - if not that's why it may be boggy?

It's boggy because the kids and the dogs run about on it when its wet, drains well enough

Joey66 · January 2, 2018

magicjuan said:
It's boggy because the kids and the dogs run about on it when its wet, drains well enough

We have had a lot of the wet stuff this year

JammyP · January 4, 2018

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?

Where is Ashtonian when you need him?