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Small Garden Ideas

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  • 01-04-2012 8:51pm
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    Tidyweb
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    Can anyone recommend a website for ideas for samll back gardens or have any good ideas themselves

    What plants are best to grow. I assume they would need to be tall slim plants etc

    Ideas that would make a small garden interesting for kids.

    The garden is near the sea on the west coast, so plants would need to be fairly tough.


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    pwurple
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    How small is the garden? Tall slim plants makes me think it's about 4 foot wide!


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    Tidyweb
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    its about 10m wide and 5m deep.


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    Sgt Pepper 64
    Registered Users Posts: 9,627 ✭✭✭Sgt Pepper 64


    Tidyweb wrote: »
    its about 10m wide and 5m deep.

    have a look in a good bookshop, theres been quite a few books written about small gardens

    type irish garden design into google

    see garden 1 on this site

    http://www.landscapingsupplies.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=65&Itemid=88

    good luck!


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    paddy147
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    Tidyweb wrote: »
    Can anyone recommend a website for ideas for samll back gardens or have any good ideas themselves

    What plants are best to grow. I assume they would need to be tall slim plants etc

    Ideas that would make a small garden interesting for kids.

    The garden is near the sea on the west coast, so plants would need to be fairly tough.


    Dont know if this suits your style,with regards a small space.??

    Making 2 different levels allways makes a small space seem bigger.:)

    Similar size to your garden.


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    Tidyweb
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭Tidyweb


    That looks great.

    How much do the railiway sleepers set you back?


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    paddy147
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    Tidyweb wrote: »
    That looks great.

    How much do the railiway sleepers set you back?

    25 euro each,that was a few years ago now.:)

    Probably get them for about 22 euro now


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    Tidyweb
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭Tidyweb


    Thanks.

    What kind of plants did you use in the beds.

    I would say you wouldnt see 10 or 20 sleepers used once you start building those beds


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    paddy147
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    Tidyweb wrote: »
    Thanks.

    What kind of plants did you use in the beds.

    I would say you wouldnt see 10 or 20 sleepers used once you start building those beds

    25 reclaimed railway sleepers used to make the 3 large raised beds and then to make the step up to the raised part of the garden.

    I know theres some bamboos,alliums,some japanese acer and some lavender and some small veys.Oh and some nice ferns and clemitis too.The rest I will have to find out for you.

    I,ll find out later on off my girlfriend.:)


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    Tidyweb
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    €500 on sleepers.

    Thanks for the info on the plants


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    paddy147
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    Tidyweb wrote: »
    €500 on sleepers.

    Thanks for the info on the plants


    Yep,500 euro on sleepers,and a few hundread on all the various plants and flowers.

    But all the work (everything from start to finish) was done by my girlfriend.:)


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    Tidyweb
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭Tidyweb


    did she also build herself a self-contained dungeon for herself at the bottom of the garden?


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    paddy147
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    Tidyweb wrote: »
    did she also build herself a self-contained dungeon for herself at the bottom of the garden?


    Lets just say that that she likes her gardening...alot.:)


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    kynzvart
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    paddy147 wrote: »
    Lets just say that that she likes her gardening...alot.:)

    Top marks to your girlfriend, she has done a lovely job.


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