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Hi, I have just moved house and have a courtyard next to the house which needs help! we have painted all the walls but the foor is concrete and very ugly! can't afford to pave it, I have been told that you can buy floor paint do you know if it is any good? and where can I buy it? or I am open to any other ideas, thanks




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Perhaps staining would be better than paint outdoors. Have a look at http://www.concretestainingsolutions.co.uk/index.html

22 Feb, 2011

 

How about covering it with stone chippings if it not to large, or bark.

22 Feb, 2011

 

I was just about to suggest that. I covered an ugly concreted area of one of my customers gardens very cheaply that way.It only needs to be an inch or two deep .

You could then add container grown plants and it could look really attractive . Alternatively if the concrete isn't too thick you could make holes in it and plant directly in the ground.

This is not the garden in question but it shows what can be achieved in a basically gravel garden

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31559373@N00/2778538917/

23 Feb, 2011

 

Here's another gravel garden. Adding stepping stones across the gravel and planting through the gravel or in containers or raised beds (far top right jand side) can look really attractive.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31559373@N00/511213577/

23 Feb, 2011

 

The second design of the shady garden is brilliant, AM! Please could you tell us the name of the massive, dangly plant over the fence (centre back)? Many thanks.

23 Feb, 2011

 

Looks like Russian vine to me Sheila. You can see the leaves a bit better in the next photo.

23 Feb, 2011

 

BTW Anchorman, I loved browsing through your photos. The gardens you maintain are gorgeous - you're a lawn-stripe expert! ;-) Your own garden is very peaceful and colourful at the same time. I love it :-)

23 Feb, 2011

 

Thanks Beattie. You're correct it is a russian vine! Not one of my plantings though. It grows over the fence from a neighbours.

23 Feb, 2011

 

Thanks Beattie . . . I did wonder. Not going to grow that here then!

23 Feb, 2011

 

a cleamatis or honeysuckle would do much the same job.

23 Feb, 2011

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