We finished renovating our house last December and as spring is here we are starting to look at the gardens front and back.
The house is built on a slight incline so the ground slopes from right down to left as you look at the front of the house. The effect of this is uneven ground at the back which we'd like to deal with by installing terraced raised flower beds along the side border of the house. My husband is intending to do this himself but aside from having no actual time to get on with it, I'm not sure it's an easy job and wouldn't know where to begin with buying the right materials for the best price. What sort of wood (and what thickness) would we require? Where would we buy it?
I wonder what a tradesman would charge to build some raised beds? I'm guessing the area is about 5 metres long and a metre deep. It needs filling with topsoil afterwards or we could turn it into a sandpit. My husband is a doctor and though he has ideas, he has no practical skill and I'm concerned he would bodge it.....
Also - the front of the house is north facing and has a largish open plan lawn with large (empty) borders. It's a blank canvas but I have no idea what would grow in north facing flower beds. The lady across the road has some beautiful bushes which are currently in bloom with large pink flowers but I've no idea what is it.
Any thoughts gratefully received!
The house is built on a slight incline so the ground slopes from right down to left as you look at the front of the house. The effect of this is uneven ground at the back which we'd like to deal with by installing terraced raised flower beds along the side border of the house. My husband is intending to do this himself but aside from having no actual time to get on with it, I'm not sure it's an easy job and wouldn't know where to begin with buying the right materials for the best price. What sort of wood (and what thickness) would we require? Where would we buy it?
I wonder what a tradesman would charge to build some raised beds? I'm guessing the area is about 5 metres long and a metre deep. It needs filling with topsoil afterwards or we could turn it into a sandpit. My husband is a doctor and though he has ideas, he has no practical skill and I'm concerned he would bodge it.....
Also - the front of the house is north facing and has a largish open plan lawn with large (empty) borders. It's a blank canvas but I have no idea what would grow in north facing flower beds. The lady across the road has some beautiful bushes which are currently in bloom with large pink flowers but I've no idea what is it.
Any thoughts gratefully received!
