Thinking of buying this house but what could I do to this garden

wattsy · 19 Jul 2019 at 20:10

Hi guy
I need your help, the house it got everything we need but I really hate the garden. I would like grass if possible. What would you guys suggest ?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CCEtzU7tP09b4XbzuypH-P9UkC5ECMdV/view?usp=sharing

gort · 19 Jul 2019 at 20:30

Can do what you like with it really but to be honest, if I liked the house that much, I'd worry about getting the offer on the table and completing before worrying about the garden.
The garden is something that can be done slow time and is low maintenance with decent storage for now.

jellybeard999 · 19 Jul 2019 at 21:43

As above. You can change flags for grass, but you can't change the elevation, privacy, light, plot shape/size/location etc

If you're happy with those things, then you can turf it in time.

Inspiration - https://www.google.com/search?q=ter...MHjAhUThlwKHR6_CL4Q_AUIESgB&biw=2560&bih=1297

ash_scotland88 · 19 Jul 2019 at 22:45

Rent out 10beds in the large shed and veg patch the whole lot.
The day beds will pay your mortgage and you'll never have to buy food. Win win.

BigBoy · 20 Jul 2019 at 09:58

I took 28t of concrete and slabs out of my back garden, it looked very similar to yours although very overgrown. Now we have 80m² of grass and a couple of seating areas. It was lots of back breaking work with a jack hammer and wheelbarrow but we'll worth it in the long run.

Tony Edwards · 20 Jul 2019 at 11:43

Yep going to be a lot of work and rubble but looking at next doors grass it seems possible to grow it there. But a lot of work involved. Id suggest a terrace at the top, keep the slabs as a patio and grass the rest and paint the walls white or something light.

haaammit · 20 Jul 2019 at 22:25

Looks to be on a big slope - maybe artificial grass could be the way forward?

ash_scotland88 · 20 Jul 2019 at 23:05

haaammit said:
Looks to be on a big slope - maybe artificial grass could be the way forward?

Yes, let's purposely introduce plastic into an eco system.

The_Abyss · 20 Jul 2019 at 23:22

Seems pretty straightforward - there are only three tiers and they're all level. It wouldn't be difficult to grass the middle tier.

haaammit · 21 Jul 2019 at 00:09

ash_scotland88 said:
Yes, let's purposely introduce plastic into an eco system.

Yes, let's actually give the op some ideas that could actually work instead of "renting out beds in the shed" - the planet is boned anyway.

LACKERKNACKER · 21 Jul 2019 at 09:59

You can pretty much do what you like, ultimately it’s down to what your personal taste is, what you want to use the space for and budget.

The only thing which springs to mind is access to the rear of your property, the garden looks like it’s surrounded on all sides by other properties, if you have no access down the side of yours it may be problematic.

Good luck with whatever you end up doing

Em3bbs · 21 Jul 2019 at 10:45

haaammit said:
Looks to be on a big slope - maybe artificial grass could be the way forward?

Along with a nice outdoor corner sofa and some "LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH" signs.

NooBish AbbZ · 23 Jul 2019 at 23:21

in my entirely inexperienced eye, remove the walls after the first 'level', remove the fences running along the central path, remove flags and grass the middle tier, in the long run replace the shed for a purpose built garage.

sovietspybob · 24 Jul 2019 at 10:00

There's lots of possibilities with that garden, does it have any access apart from through the house though?

You'd want to lift a lot of those slabs and get rid of a chunk of fencing to open it up i'd have thought then depending on whats under the slabs either dig it out and then bring in a few tones of top soil and it could be a lovely terraced garden.

Those sheds look a bit ramshackle from that view so maybe get rid of them and just have a standard shed which would make it feel a lot bigger.

200sols · 24 Jul 2019 at 10:09

haaammit said:
Yes, let's actually give the op some ideas that could actually work instead of "renting out beds in the shed" - the planet is boned anyway.

He could create a wildlife haven in that garden, or he could do what you suggest and keep it a dead and lifeless place.

robfosters · 24 Jul 2019 at 10:22

Em3bbs said:
Along with a nice outdoor corner sofa and some "LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH" signs.

How is artificial grass chavvy? Many people have it now. Looks good, low maintenance and is unaffected by weather. It’s good stuff if you do it right.

sovietspybob · 24 Jul 2019 at 10:48

robfosters said:
How is artificial grass chavvy? Many people have it now. Looks good, low maintenance and is unaffected by weather. It’s good stuff if you do it right.

I think it's largely that with all the environmental awareness, especially recently it seems a bit poor taste to actively choose to introduce a large amount of plastic in to the environment and actively displace any wildlife that was there or could be there. Plus it does generally look terrible, like someone has laid some green carpet over their yard, i've yet to see artificial grass that actually looks convincing regardless of the moral and environmental implications of it.