lizzie Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 About to start on the garden....if the rain ever stops....got some basics done while builders were still here last year now I need to go on and get it finished. Too many ideas rolling round in my head so off I go to BBC Gardeners World Live at NEC today (free tickets) looking to refine my ideas. The weather was atrocious. The wildflower meadow gardens looked an utter mess, the lawns were seas of mud. There was an eco style garden with grassed roof building....it looked horrendous, think it was just turf.......the best show areas were those with artificial grass!! I felt so sorry for all the exhibitors. We diverted into the Good Food Show (also on today) for a dry out and a warm up, got nabbed by slick salesman into watching a video presentation for retirement villages. And there was I thinking we didn't really look our age! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 hour ago, lizzie said: [...] And there was I thinking we didn't really look our age! You dont .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, AnonymousBosch said: You dont .... @AnonymousBosch thank you :-)) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 We are on with this at the moment, few images to whet the wheels of inspiration. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 We’ve tried to keep some original ruined walls to tell a story and mix that with a industrial inspired look and the same ‘Cal’ look stripped down feel the house has. Hence the levelled thresholds, and no visible fixings wherever possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Tommorow we chip the drive and fill the moat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 Really like your central sphere....water feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Yes, looks very nice. I like the features that give sight lines and add interest. I especially like the paving. Looks like the sort of paving stones that I will be after. What is it, may I ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 1 hour ago, lizzie said: Really like your central sphere....water feature? Yep. It’s indian sandstone we’ve moved house with it twice now ? PM me if you want one my landscaper has a supply. Not sure how much postage will be tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 17 minutes ago, Dreadnaught said: Yes, looks very nice. I like the features that give sight lines and add interest. I especially like the paving. Looks like the sort of paving stones that I will be after. What is it, may I ask? It’s all reclaimed York stone off the site. Lovely stuff, weighs a tonne and a bit of a fiend to lay... if your local I have fair amount left in stock.... local places are selling it at £100 per square meter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreadnaught Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Thanks. I am not sure if I am local to you. I will be building in Cambridgeshire. But my build is a little way off and I presently have no storage space. Thanks for the offer anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Lesgrandepotato said: We’ve tried to keep some original ruined walls to tell a story and mix that with a industrial inspired look and the same ‘Cal’ look stripped down feel the house has. Hence the levelled thresholds, and no visible fixings wherever possible. If that's Hollywood, California the ruined walls will make it like the Alamo. Cool. Edited July 18, 2019 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The Cal look is a style for vee dubs, it’s basically stock with the ‘fussy’ bits removed. So we have velfac windows with no visible hinges, the ball has no visible support, the internal pendants have the roses deleted and the stairs have no visible fixings. Its all about purity of lines and (apparent) simplicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 The moat cometh. Slightly concerned that the Tories may arrive shortly if rumours of a duckhouse persist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Final shot! House is broadly done, garden under control. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzie Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 looks great well done @Lesgrandepotato 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Looks good. Two questions. 1 - How are those seals along the back of the pool fastened down? Gravity? 2 - Did you consider raised pools? I quite like them with a wall at seat height. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesgrandepotato Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 On 09/08/2019 at 07:44, Ferdinand said: Looks good. Two questions. 1 - How are those seals along the back of the pool fastened down? Gravity? 2 - Did you consider raised pools? I quite like them with a wall at seat height. F They are now paved over. Didn’t consider a raised pool here. Was trying for a level threshold at the front and rear of the house to ‘borrow’ space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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