while you hipsters have been wittering on here all afternoon i've been out with an 8 litre tin of paint working on project patio. an ongoing labour of love to transform a former jungle into an area of shady retreat, peace and quiet.
what was once a long narrow strip of 'garden' has now been divided up, after much back breaking hard work, into sections with a different style and ambience in each.
we've had a series of small walls built to section off the garden areas in the centre of the plot and at the back overlooking the fields we've had crazy paving laid down with halogen spots embedded in the floor for a dramatic lighting effect. we have a couple of teak adirondack chairs to relax in as the sun goes down in the evening
then we've had a large wall built across the garden, which has low level lights for a subdued illumination as we'll be positioning a dining table by it. I've yet to put membrane onto the soil with gravel over it for a dry mud free surface! we also have a triangular sail to stretch over the area to give it more shade and a sense of style. the final touch will be a funky steel gate we're having made by a guy called douglas la mota who has a workshop close by and makes the most beautiful furniture from metal.
here's the progress so far
today i painted all the new walls white and they'll soon have pots with geraniums (typically spanish) fixed to them and tall grasses in front to soften them. Plus a line of pots at the side of the path to the left.
just wait till i reveal the plans for the other side of the wall. eat your heart out dermot!
what was once a long narrow strip of 'garden' has now been divided up, after much back breaking hard work, into sections with a different style and ambience in each.
we've had a series of small walls built to section off the garden areas in the centre of the plot and at the back overlooking the fields we've had crazy paving laid down with halogen spots embedded in the floor for a dramatic lighting effect. we have a couple of teak adirondack chairs to relax in as the sun goes down in the evening
then we've had a large wall built across the garden, which has low level lights for a subdued illumination as we'll be positioning a dining table by it. I've yet to put membrane onto the soil with gravel over it for a dry mud free surface! we also have a triangular sail to stretch over the area to give it more shade and a sense of style. the final touch will be a funky steel gate we're having made by a guy called douglas la mota who has a workshop close by and makes the most beautiful furniture from metal.
here's the progress so far
today i painted all the new walls white and they'll soon have pots with geraniums (typically spanish) fixed to them and tall grasses in front to soften them. Plus a line of pots at the side of the path to the left.
just wait till i reveal the plans for the other side of the wall. eat your heart out dermot!
