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New long and narrow garden.
Maryrose1977
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Hello all.
In about a month to 6 weeks I will be moving into a house that has a garden that is 152 ft long, 26 ft wide at it's widest narrowing to 16ft at the bottom end of the garden.
I have absolutely no idea where to start.
It already has a built in patio area that is 20 ft square.
Does any one have any pointers to how to manage such a big long garden.
Thank you
In about a month to 6 weeks I will be moving into a house that has a garden that is 152 ft long, 26 ft wide at it's widest narrowing to 16ft at the bottom end of the garden.
I have absolutely no idea where to start.
It already has a built in patio area that is 20 ft square.
Does any one have any pointers to how to manage such a big long garden.
Thank you
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You can use trellis panels or taller shrubs and small trees to separate the areas and make you want to explore further to see what lies beyond. Circles, diamonds and curving or diagonal paths will make it seem wider.
Tackle one area at a time and just keep the rest mown/trimmed/weeded till you get to it. One or two ideas here below - just imagine the circular patio is square and replace decking with shingle or lawn as it's a nightmare when wet and quite expensive to install and maintain.
I'm quite used to maintaining a small garden but this one has taken me by surprise.
I hope to take photos tomorrow if I get a moment to go up.
Thank you for your ideas.
Hi all so as promised this is the photo from Google for the back garden. We have been and measured and the grass area is in fact 153 ft x 26 and a half foot at the widest parts and 16ft at the narrow part at the bottom.
The bottom part is fenced off as the old owners couldn't handle the size so we are chopping the fence in half and that is the work area. Sheds and greenhouse and vegetables and a small wildlife pond so my son can watch out for frogs.
We have a massive designed a plan of the garden on squared paper with each square being a foot and we are playing around with idea on how to including all the items we desire to have.
Its actually becoming really exciting for us now and we have watched so much Alan Titchmarsh and Monty Don they are started to appear in my dreams hehe
Don't forget to use the verticals - fences, trellises, arches etc and make sure you lead the eye down the garden in stages instead of having it all visible from the house.
When you mark things out on the ground use the hosepipe to make the shape then view if form every angle, including upstairs windows, to tweak it. Then mark with specialist spray paint or else by pouring dry, sharp sand out of a bottle to mark digging and structure lines.
Remember to note compass points so you know what you're planning will work with available sun and shade and rain shadows from fences and buildings.
We know it's going to be at least 3 yrs of hard work but we are more than prepared for it.