Garden

[jennyjoan]

Have just had my neighbour in to talk about replacing my garden with flags per se.

He has said it is a big enough job as garden needs to be dug up, screed and all the other gardening terms then the price of flags and labour.

I live in a cul-de-sac so don't have a pavement and I would also need a little wall to stop the drivers driving and reversing onto the flags.

If I don't go with the flags can anybody advise of any other low maintenance solution. As I have said in another post the garden didn't germinate last year and is patchy with the dog's urine.

If I do think of more garden/lawn - would it be a good idea to get rid of all the old soil anyway.

Neighbour didn't seem enthused but then he has a mountain of problems at the moment.

Any answers would be welcome. Thanks

[Buenchico]

I can't tell a rose from rhubarb but I'd be thinking about a gravel garden in your situation:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=500

[TonyV]

Gravel is a good idea, and some planting, why is your neighbour getting involved, is it a shared drive?

[Canary42]

Do you want to walk on it - if not then any cheap ground-cover plant would work (no- or low-maintenance). Consult garden centre for suitable examples (or perhaps someone else here will come up with something)

[jennyjoan]

thanks Chris - would love to go for that but there are too many kids who would simply enjoy throwing the gravel about. My sister has this but is lucky at the moment where she lives there are no kids anymore.

[Canary42]

Gravel can be very anti-social unless you can prevent it spilling out on other areas.

[jennyjoan]

Tony - neighbour is a builder/everything else. He usually does all my maintenance work.

[TonyV]

If you are against shingle you could use wood / bark chips.

[TonyV]

OK jj he can see it and all you need is something that you will enjoy.

[DarceyK123]

Why don't you go for fake grass? Flags would not be nice for Maxie to go on and you would have to scrub it very often to prevent smells

[Mamyalynne]

I always loved the idea of a Chamomile lawn.

Depends on your soil type.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=281

[TonyV]

Lynne always nice to have a roll on then you can smell sweet and ready for some tea?

[Mamyalynne]

It wasn't tea on my mind, but yes - why not ;-)

[anneasquith]

Excuse me jj. Chris, are you home ?

[Mamyalynne]

He is home.

[TonyV]

lol Lynne xx

[anneasquith]

Is there a link M ?

[TonyV]

Chris was posting earlier but having problems from mobile.

[TonyV]

OK Lynne you want a Swiss roll in the grass?

[Mamyalynne]

Haven't got a sweet tooth Tony.

Anne, I gleaned it from here and the fact he came back and gave detailed info - I may be incorrect of course.

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Business-and-Finance/Question1690887.html

[TonyV]

Think Chris is posting as we speak.