changes to help flooding

Well done Helen - why on earth did the council use polythene under those slabs? not surprised you were paddling. Much more opportunity for drainage with your new layout, as well as keeping your feet dry. Looks good too.
PS - meant to say I like the little wheelbarrow...

It looks very good, and much more sensible! Should stop the worry now whenever it rains

Good for you, that means it won't rain now!

What a great improvement it looks a very inviting area now, a job well done worth a few aching limbs.

thanks everybody. It looks so much more inviting now,I don,t know why I didn,t do this years ago because I ve hated these slabs since day 1 .
the thick polythene was doubled for some reason??? too so no wonder there was no escape for the water.
Having to have access point for neighbour is a bugbear too or I would have tried to get rid of tarmac path too lol

hope you are right about no more rain Lizziebee lol :-)

That is a very sensible solution, Helen. It looks good as well.

Helen that does look so much better and it has made a nice pleasing feature, one which will soak up all the water too, well done. I like all your pots.

What a great improvement Helen...well done! I think WLC are worse than CEC for doing things the wrong way. My brother lives along in Ecclesmachan and he is constantly having a battle with them over doing jobs properly!!
I do hope that now you have done this wee job you have chased the rain away :))
The whole area and your display of different containers is very nice :)

A job well done then Helen, I like the steps and hopefully the water can soak away properly now.. I do like the whole area, it looks so much better, really welcoming and a nice area for a relaxing sit down...

looks really good

thanks everyone :-))

That is certainly a job well done the whole area looks so much better well worth a few aching muscles ..........hope you now get the chance to sit out and enjoy some sunny weather there :o))

What a difference you have made to your front entrance. I do think it was very sensible to use 2 slabs as the width because too often steps can be more of a hazard than a help. I like the fact that the steps are only one (2") high as steps can be a real access problem for folk who are not too fit. I like your pots too especially the wheelbarrow.

thanks, I was worried that people would trip on them as they came in but no problems [so far anyway
Like you say though access is great now :-)]

Great Job Helen much more practical and it looks good too;0)