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Bound Gravel Drive
This beautiful bound gravel driveway, is actually the result of some serious engineering, the house was built over an old pond and had to have deep pile foundations. To ensure that this driveway stood up to constant use, it was constructed with a geofabric,then limestone subbase, followed by a base macadam, which was then coated with two layers of fibredec ( a combination of chopped fibreglass/gravel and tar). This creates a water bound, long lasting gravel surface that doesn’t shift with wear.
We added a stock brick edge for visual appearance and to prevent the drive from breaking away should a vehicle run off the edge.The timing for this work had to be between Spring and Summer as the binding agents only work at temperatures above 60f.
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A Garden Lover’s….
This lovely garden was Designed by us, it took a few months to construct as
the winter weather stopped the works.
Everything was newly built except for the pond.
The ‘crazy paving’ (old slabs broken ) were reused from the garden,everything
else was new to the garden, including a sophisticated irrigation system.
I tend to avoid crazy paving as it is so difficult to achieve an even colour to the pointing
The path to the pergola is constructed of thick treated timber with gravel between,
on the lawn edge there is are bricks laid in basketweave pattern to contain the
lawn area.
Planting is a mixture of perennials some with scents.
The perennial border fills the back edge to the garden.
The pergola was placed to help obscure the neighbours property.
The rose arch and trelliage were installed to hide the utility area of the garden,
by staining the wood black the contrast with the plants is amplified
helping to lift them into full view.
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