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Laid artificial grass in my front garden today.
Laid artificial grass in my front garden today.
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May 5, 2020
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Laid artificial grass in my front garden today. But I'm not sure I like it. Is something missing?
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May 5, 2020
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Best answer
Weeds
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May 5, 2020
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Looks lovely
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May 5, 2020
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It looks amazing, well done How did you do it, I want to do mine. Was it easy?
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May 5, 2020
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decalcomania29
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speer323
well my hubby done it but yes very easy.
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May 5, 2020
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speer323
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decalcomania29
did you have to attach it to a wooden frame? Or have you literally just laid it flat?
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May 5, 2020
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decalcomania29
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we have it in the back garden but a big area so there we done it with a wooden frame with sand underneath. The front we literally laid flat
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May 5, 2020
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Thank you
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May 5, 2020
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Make it look better bu having a brush and brushing it in the opposite way that the grass is facing! It’ll bring it up and look darker
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May 5, 2020
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Looks great what's missing is the future hard work
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May 5, 2020
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mccourt753
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I think this looks lovely, how easy was this to do as I'm just thinking to do the same in my garden?
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May 5, 2020
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really easy
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May 5, 2020
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Add a few pots of flowers and two chairs and a patio table under the window.
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May 5, 2020
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The birds
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May 5, 2020
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It's perfect #goals
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May 5, 2020
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Looks great as is but maybe a large planter under the window would break it up ? ?
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May 5, 2020
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Small narrow raised planter
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May 5, 2020
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Was it easy to do ?
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May 5, 2020
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Looks great
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May 5, 2020
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Dabdilions lol
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May 5, 2020
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Yes, weeds
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May 5, 2020
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Looks fab
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May 5, 2020
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saiff168
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Cant beat having real grass if look after it
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May 5, 2020
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saiff168
some people are just unable to though so nothing wrong with this.
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May 5, 2020
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Other than the fact it won't breakdown for at least 125 years.
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May 5, 2020
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some people can’t manage a lawn due to disabilities etc though, what would you suggest ? I take it you have no plastic plant pots or anything in your garden ?
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May 5, 2020
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It looks lovely
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May 5, 2020
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Maybe a little chain link fence or some solar lights
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May 5, 2020
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Pixi fence would look nice x
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May 5, 2020
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Some solar lights xx
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May 5, 2020
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Couple of planters under window and your set
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May 5, 2020
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A little picket fence and some solar lights
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May 5, 2020
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It looks lovely.
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May 5, 2020
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I think it would look even better with gravel round the edges.
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May 5, 2020
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Flowers in pots under window
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May 5, 2020
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Little wooden or plastic fencing and solar lights
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May 5, 2020
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I love it , looks nice and tidy ❤️
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May 5, 2020
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Nope
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May 5, 2020
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Some colour will soften it
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May 5, 2020
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Garden bench
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May 5, 2020
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Looks nice could put plant pots at the front
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May 5, 2020
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jeraldjeraldine
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It seems alot of people in this group use fake grass and I was just wondering why is that? Not trying to offend anyone just curious.
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May 5, 2020
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decalcomania29
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jeraldjeraldine
low maintenance. I have 2 kids and a dog. You can bleach it clean and it does not fade in colour. Wouldn't have reall grass now
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May 5, 2020
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agglutinative
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jeraldjeraldine
lazy cant be arsed with a lawnmower
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May 5, 2020
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decalcomania29
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mojica52885
Sykes yes and that
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May 5, 2020
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jeraldjeraldine
my daughter has CP, wanted something she could learn to walk on in her walker. It doesn’t get boggy and her wheels don’t get stuck in mud.
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May 5, 2020
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I'm sorry to hear that.
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May 5, 2020
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Looks lovely to me but a few planters If you want to add colour maybe? X
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May 5, 2020
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Looks lovely
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May 5, 2020
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WinDow box
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May 5, 2020
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Stripes
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May 5, 2020
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Crisp packet and a dog poo maybe to finish it off?
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May 5, 2020
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Real grass
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May 5, 2020
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Looks lovely I really like it . maybe just a nice wooden grey/white planter underneath the window with some nice pink flowers
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May 5, 2020
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Maybe few lights n planter brighten it up abit
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May 5, 2020
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Looks nice x
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May 5, 2020
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It’ll look better when it’s a bit dirty xx
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May 5, 2020
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I like it. Maybe some of them silver balls if you know what I mean. They would look nice xx
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May 5, 2020
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Birds, because they have nothing to eat on fake grass
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May 5, 2020
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Maybe some solar lights
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May 5, 2020
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A lovely hanging basket to add some colour. it looks beautiful xxx
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May 5, 2020
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It will grow on you.
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May 5, 2020
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don't think it will.
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May 5, 2020
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behave.
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May 5, 2020
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A nice bench under window.
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May 5, 2020
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Looks nice, was this easy to lay and did you have to put gravel or anything before laying it?
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May 5, 2020
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decalcomania29
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orography1688
there is gravel underneath as we wont be walking on it . Really easy to do
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May 5, 2020
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brilliant thank you
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May 5, 2020
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Get some soil put it in a mound and pretend you've got a mole hill
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May 5, 2020
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Weeds
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May 5, 2020
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I'm not a fan of artificial turf my self but I can see why people have it. I think the problem with this one is it completely fills the area, where as if you had a turfed lawn youd have at least one border breaking it up.
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May 5, 2020
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a few on our estate have left their hedges then artificial turfed, you have to look twice.
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May 5, 2020
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I'd be tempted to put a small picket fence up at the front and possibly some stones or something between the house and the start of the grass. The more you make the area around it look like it would if it was real grass the less it looks artificial. The plant in the middle helps but the edges need something
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May 5, 2020
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Something under the window?
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May 5, 2020
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Hanging baskets xx
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May 5, 2020
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Looks very nice
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May 5, 2020
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I’d have a bright window box looks lovely already
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May 5, 2020
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Glitter yr missing glitter
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May 5, 2020
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Colour it looks dull
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May 5, 2020
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Wood trim going round xx
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May 5, 2020
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N trellis on walls with some colourful climbers
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May 5, 2020
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Cut a foot width off all the way round and have flower beds
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May 5, 2020
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I think it looks nice and low maintenance
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May 5, 2020
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Large planter in front of window
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a bit of fake and watch people’s faces as they walk by
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May 5, 2020
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I like it. Maybe some kind of tree or shrub in a pot by the door?
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May 5, 2020
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If you have a dog brown patches
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May 5, 2020
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I think it’s lovely xx
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It looks ok, maybe add some colour, hanging baskets, trellis or some pots x
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May 5, 2020
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My drawing not the best. but what about adding white pebbles around the outside to soften the border and 2 nice pots either side of window with large colourful plants , maybe pink ? To add texture ? Looks really well x
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May 5, 2020
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Does that go straight down r hav u to something underneath Thanks
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Some sort of edging maybe and a few flowers. Looks good so far though.
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Best thing we ever did was to lay fake grass. Had it down about 4 years now x
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Looks lovely
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Few flowers in a flower bed below window? Like a window planter maybe xx
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Looks nice put a few pots on it
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Very nice.
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Something missing? If you lived near me it would be the neighbours cat shit
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It looks loverly
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A nice seat bench under the window with a planter either side
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May 5, 2020
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At least you can hoover it
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May 5, 2020
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Missing some nature perhaps?
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needs a bird table
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I think thats great as it is or you can view it as a blank canvass and add some pots with real flowers. maybe a long window box type pot at teh front with a selection of bee loving shrubs?
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Get mower out and give it some racing stripes
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Small little white picket fence for edging and I'd say another two potted colourful plants
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I like it, but maybe some form of border may help? X
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A hanging basket and a window box to match xx looks neat xx
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