Question

Hey!  Has anyone got any good cheap ideas of what we could do to make our steps at the front of our house look more appealing?Hey! Has anyone got any good cheap ideas of what we could do to make our steps at the front of our house look more appealing? Preferrably low maintenance! We completely de weeded it. to the right we were thinking of putting slate clippings or bark down? But feel we need to "line" or give the steps a border? Thanks  

Answer 1

Could you use logs?  

Answer 2

Why not use some solar light pebbles

Answer 3

Make a rockery garden around then, then infill with small stone or slate

Answer 4

Stencil them

Answer 5

I would recommend painting them to make them stand out and then see what you fancy, either bedding plants very close to the steps, or little plants pots fake or real, solar lights, jars of the string solar lights xx

Answer 6

I’d make a rockery and fill it with creeping alpines. Definitely put weed liner down though

Answer 7

I bet a good jet wash would bring them up lovely, then lots of plants/rockery and some white stones

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@mak629 deffo planning on jet washing!  

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@snub975 its mad what a good jet wash uncovers! Did all ny slabs the other week and never even knew they were grey!  

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@mak629 weve been in this house 7 years in August. they are probably pristine white underneath  

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@snub975 We've been here nearly 10!  You must let us know what colour they are when u do it!  

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@mak629 haha I shall  

Answer 8

I'd put low maintenance plants in, but with plenty of variation for interest and texture, hostas, hebes ferns and then for colour red codalines bark mulch around them and pop in some low level lighting under the odd fern or codaline for dramatic impact at night

Answer 9

Well I would paint the steps white and put lots little flowers like bluebells violets pansy then put slate or coloured stones in between the plants. x

Answer 10

Those purple low creeper plants would look nice you can get in white and pink too, they are a type of rockery plant and can grow in the walls has well, and they are annual, sorry i cant remember name but i used to get mine in morrisons

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@pesade81311 aubretia

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@pesade81311 aubriecia

Answer 11

I had my lawn taken away and thought I would replace it with slate. It is a nightmare, it’s back breaking getting weeds and grass out of it where it has seeded. Thought it would be low maintenance.  

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@fumy7 oh no! We have some fabric down already but do need more. Were hoping that would help a bit

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@snub975 I had fabric down as well, maybe yours will be ok as there is not so much to cover.  it will be man able I’m sure.  

Answer 12

Level. off and gravel with some potted perinials on each level. Low maintenance.  

Answer 13

I’d plant ferns and bark Maybe some shrubs

Answer 14

They are a gorgeous shape! I would clean them up and put in layers of low growing rockery plants that self seed to fill in the gaps! Stunning

Answer 15

Lights tucked in to the vertical (risers? ) part would be lovely especially if they were different colours x

Answer 16

Wtf it looks great as it is

Answer 17

Put 3d lights down the outside of the steps

Answer 18

Thank you for all the comments! Lots of great ideas  

Answer 19

I would edge your stepped garden area with wood - well anchored. Low maintain end plants like aubretia and something like succulents for evergreen interest would look great. You may wish to plant these through weed suppressing material and wood chip / slate on top. It won’t stop weeds entirely but does slow their progress. It’s a beautiful garden so far. I’d echo the idea for lights to appreciate it in the evening and winter.  

Answer 20

My hubby done this next to our steps with some left over decking boards  

Answer 21

Concrete paint