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Hi all hoping for a little guidance if possible! Please ignore the state of my current garden but since moving in ive not touched my garden and I hate it so much. I want to transform it into something nice but on a budget and low maintenance. It’s on a bit of a slope so whatever I do needs surfacing but does anyone have any good ideas for me? Any help would be appreciated I am clueless!  

Answer 1

Keep us posted on your progress

Answer 2

There was a post on here a week or so ago with planters and wall art on the walls and it looked really good x

Answer 3

Paint the brick work, paint the fence, power wash the lock block, and slabs, lift old stones, level out, either put new stones down, artifical grass and some colourful pots.  

Answer 4

Tidy up and a few large plants in pots . It'll be a transformation

Answer 5

If you want to reduce the gravel could you reuse it to make a path to the gate and then fill in the rest with grass, pots, borders etc.  

Answer 6

Slope is barely noticeable so may not effect your garden re; leveling, if you put a garden bed there. Small tree(s) like crab apple would be nice. I looked up courtyard gardens on Pinterest and here is a few photos. Also with the lovely brick wall you can hang troughs. No drilling into wall.  

Answer 7

I would plant a large shrub near the fence. (Better than a tree as the space is too small and a shrub can be cut back to keep it under control plus you usually get lovely flowers). I like gravel patios as they let the water through. You could plant herbs through the gravel because they like impoverished soil and it saves having to add expensive feeds plus herbs are cheap from supermarkets and are readily available from friends gardens. Saves money too. Beware of Mint though as it can be a bit rampant, so plant in a large container, you can always drop it into the ground. Plant climbers like clematis about a foot away from side fences and lean them. Ack to grow up on trellis attached the fences - this will allow you to unhook trellis for repainting fences even when plants are fully grown in the better weather. If you have plants and shrubs in your garden it helps absorb noise and will give you a more pleasant area to sit in, so a nice place to sit is important, even if it’s just with a cuppa, the joy of a gravel garden is you can move the seating anywhere and expand it for visitors without the fear of falling off a patio or decking. Hope this helps you, best wishes for your new venture.  

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@niall195 glad to be of help.  

Answer 8

Trellis with colourful climbers on the walls, the walls will be softened and become a feature, paint the fences maybe blue/grey/sage. lots of colourful pots, water feature, lay some turf, create a seating area. work with where the sun reaches, sketch a few ideas. try one job at a time. enjoy  

Answer 9

Go on pinterest got some fabulous ideas, x

Answer 10

Raised bed at top right hand corner and some colourful shrubs at the bottom! Pots of colour down sides

Answer 11

Would look fab as a courtyard garden with hanging plants potted / raised beds seating area add height with plants and depth with mirrors? Or go industrial

Answer 12

Paint and Pots of flowers.  

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@onwards fence pInt in a nice modern color looks good in a small garden. I particularly like dark grey which sets off green grass and plants beautifully. I have also seen pale pink looking lovely, very feminine.  

Answer 13

I'd google courtyard ideas l, I think your garden is perfect for this.  

Answer 14

What about a tropical garden. paint the walls white. and stone with a pathway to the backleading to a quiet seating area, flowerpots mirror plaques wonderful

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@hooey I love these ideas but hate mirrors in gardens as the birds fly into them and break their necks. Although there are some that love to look at themselves in smaller mirrors. We had a chaffinch that spent days on our car, I think he thought the one in the mirror was the imposter.  

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Sorry you didn't like my idea☹️

Answer 15

Not sure how much you are planning to spend but my first ideas were : move slabs to one line on the right, bins to right hand side too. Attach fake green display (hedge pannels) to brick walls if allowed, on fence two poles and hanging buckets. Then either clean up gravel and grass the area or fake grass (just like a carpet without spending much) and few huge flower pots with lavender.  

Answer 16

Raised beds along the sides (pallet wood and soil from market place. ) veg and climbers out in.  

Answer 17

Hanging baskets, tubs etc I like the gravel.  

Answer 18

Dig up the corner and plant a treeee we need more trees in the world  

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@skillless and if it's a fruit tree you can feed the planet and yourself, it's a win win result  

Answer 19

Use the path down the right. Uniform the walls and fence with your favourite colour. If you want grass move the gravel to the sides keep weeds down. Plant grasses down the left. Large evergreen in the left corner or Acer small Japanese feathery tree. Sit back enjoy and say I did that x

Answer 20

You have a lovely patio and a blank canvas. anything is possible.  

Answer 21

Large pot with blueberry suprizngly ornamental bees love them and other things in large pots

Answer 22

I would move stones to bottom of garden, great burglar deterrent, artificial grass if you have children, paint walls, pots with plants and trees, hanging baskets, endless possibilities, good luck with all you do tho

Answer 23

Our terrace was a concrete garden I kept that as a base for the decking and artificial grass knocked out a border for tree to hide the walls and give privacy whist on the decking

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@niall195 thanks

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@niall195 when we first moved in lol not that gorgeous

Answer 24

The pre-planned gardens at Bluestone perennials, White Flower Farms, and High Country Gardens can be a great source of ideas! Always buy local, though, from small garden centers if possible, not big box stores.  

Answer 25

If you tidy it you may feel like doing more to it. good luck.  

Answer 26

I’d get rid of the shingle and get some nice slabs down or grass with a reclaimed brick path. with a raised planter against the wall on the left plant some ever green ornamental trees to give you some privacy. Then pots and wall planters on the other wall, maybe an garden mirror on that wall to to make the space seem bigger. it’s a lovely little space with lots of potential you just need to get a little creative try Pinterest for home made planters and try to recycle things to keep the cost down

Answer 27

Use the privacy the walls give you and plant some trees with lifted canopies like lolly pop style to block neighbours view from behind or grow climbers up back fence ( id love a courtyard garden

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@niall195 doesnt have to cost a bomb use what you have get a few bits at a time

Answer 28

Just disguise the bins. Keep the gravel for now and get some pots and plant them up. Then get a little table and chairs add a glass of wine and use your imagination. It's a great space! X

Answer 29

It's a nice size and shape and good blank canvas x

Answer 30

Hey, thats a blank canvas