Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 21Mar 24, 2011 10:38 am No didn't work - you should be able to see the pictures after you've pressed the submit button and if they are there it has worked. You upload your pictures to photobucket, click on the picture and a box will pop up that says Share this photo Email & IM Direct link HTML code IMG code Click in the IMG code box and "copied" will appear - then paste it into your Home One message. That should work. For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 22Mar 24, 2011 11:33 am The money spent on building a structure even if you did it yourself would more than likely be more costly than buying larger, more established plants. Then you would have to plant more plants to soften the structure. It's like covering a structure and then having to cover the next one, it would end up looking like a cluttered mess that you can't help looking at. Your best bet ( and probably most cost effective) would be to go to markets that sell plants and choose some larger fast growing plants and plant them in line across the front of the shed and tank ( leaving a space for a path to the shed) Maybe plant a tree between the cubby and the shed so it can create some shade over the play area. ....... Just a thought Let us know what you end up doing. Sarah Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 23Mar 24, 2011 6:31 pm Thanks for all your replies, its given me lots of ideas and perspectives ! I've had a small complication - i was digging out the rear garden bed in front of the shed to plant the huge lilli pillies I bought and saw the holes were quite waterlogged. Thought I'd leave it to dry out and then bam, down came the rain. Have now discovered that there is absolutely no drainage in that area which would explain the craptacular murrayas Anyway, 2 days after the big rain and I have one foot deep holes absolutely full of water with no sign of it receding. Luckily I transplanted the murrayas to the rear of the main side garden beds, so hopefully they will now recover and start growing to form nice little hedges ! SO, now my plan B is now to build a raised garden bed in that spot and put some of my currently potted agaves in it (yay free plants). Also plant a fast growing creeper like jasmine or passionfruit along all the fences to soften off the back and hide the fences. Then down the track, perhaps build a timber screen behind the planter box to screen off the shed and make a feature of the agaves etc. Alternatively, I could just plant out the lillie pillies in front of the shed and have that wall of green look instead. I would like to work in a timber screen somewhere though, just cos they look sooooooo good Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 25Mar 25, 2011 11:26 am OK now it should work! Thanks McLaren. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Comment re plantings - remember that trees, shrubs etc do drop leaves/flowers which collect on the stones. Unless you are vigilant in keeping them off, they can sink into the stones and look messy. I do agree that it is a cheaper way to go though - our screen which is 8m long by 2m high cost around $1100 by memory and does require oiling once or twice a year to keep the lovely colour - may not matter if plants will be in front of it. You can now buy mops specially designed to oil decks, we used one on the screen and it worked a treat. Didn't take long at all but do put some plastic underneath first to catch drips. The plants that are screening the colourbond fence are pittsporum superscreen I think. They are reasonably fast growing but do require trimming to thicken and keep tidy looking. https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43937&start=0 Bought a block in Golden Grove - Jan 2011 Finally finished our design, Mar 2012, *yay* Signed with ADH council consent June 12 Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 26Mar 25, 2011 7:48 pm evelyng SO, now my plan B is now to build a raised garden bed in that spot and put some of my currently potted agaves in it (yay free plants). Also plant a fast growing creeper like jasmine or passionfruit along all the fences to soften off the back and hide the fences. Then down the track, perhaps build a timber screen behind the planter box to screen off the shed and make a feature of the agaves etc. Alternatively, I could just plant out the lillie pillies in front of the shed and have that wall of green look instead. I would like to work in a timber screen somewhere though, just cos they look sooooooo good I like your ideas. Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 27Apr 05, 2011 1:13 pm Hi dreamcometrue, still can't see your pictures and I'm really interested. Can you save them to your building thread? For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 28Apr 06, 2011 12:11 am A screen is the go. Rather than a slatted screen why not use that space for a productive plant like a grape vine, or native climber like Kennedia nigricans or the Coral Vine. Birds love it! That gravel area would be excellent for a few raised cory beds and grow some of your very own food In fact you'd grow enough food in that space to put a smile on your shopping bill. The black soft mulch would do wonders being covered over by sustaining and waterwise tree lopper prunings. Far tidier too Keep those grasses surrounded by the pebbles sustained with liquid composts. Ideally avoiding pebbles is a better go for long term low maintenance in exchange for recycled tree prunings. The fuel tank for the garden A passionfruit over the whole shed would also cool the shed and reduce the thermal footprint of the garden. Nice flowers and fruit Espaliering a few fruit trees along the front of the gravel area would also make for a very interesting garden that is both visually explored and physically. Behind them you could have the veggies and herbs. Break the front espaliers up with sections of slatted fence. Maybe 2 metres of espalier, then 2m of slatted fence, 2m of espalier then slatted fence. Maybe off set two sides so access is wide and open, yet from the house you won't see the tank or shed.Creates good interest in winter when they loose leaves. (which would go straight onto the veggie bed as mulch) Looks fantastic come spring when flowering starts begs to be explored. Hides the shed, makes a productive space behind, you would still be able to keep an eye on the kids, they get to grow their own food and eat it too:) Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 29Apr 06, 2011 9:55 am Yay dreamcometrue - the pictures are great, some good ideas for screening and planting. Thanks for your ideas too Fu - all good fodder for the future!! Evelyn, sounds like you have a plan! For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 30Apr 06, 2011 7:46 pm Fu Manchu A screen is the go. Rather than a slatted screen why not use that space for a productive plant like a grape vine, or native climber like Kennedia nigricans or the Coral Vine. Birds love it! That gravel area would be excellent for a few raised cory beds and grow some of your very own food In fact you'd grow enough food in that space to put a smile on your shopping bill. The black soft mulch would do wonders being covered over by sustaining and waterwise tree lopper prunings. Far tidier too Keep those grasses surrounded by the pebbles sustained with liquid composts. Ideally avoiding pebbles is a better go for long term low maintenance in exchange for recycled tree prunings. The fuel tank for the garden A passionfruit over the whole shed would also cool the shed and reduce the thermal footprint of the garden. Nice flowers and fruit Espaliering a few fruit trees along the front of the gravel area would also make for a very interesting garden that is both visually explored and physically. Behind them you could have the veggies and herbs. Break the front espaliers up with sections of slatted fence. Maybe 2 metres of espalier, then 2m of slatted fence, 2m of espalier then slatted fence. Maybe off set two sides so access is wide and open, yet from the house you won't see the tank or shed.Creates good interest in winter when they loose leaves. (which would go straight onto the veggie bed as mulch) Looks fantastic come spring when flowering starts begs to be explored. Hides the shed, makes a productive space behind, you would still be able to keep an eye on the kids, they get to grow their own food and eat it too:) Wow, thanks for the ideas Fu ! I think perhaps you overestimate my gardening prowess though Espaliers, isn't that French for pruning I do like the idea of having different depths in the garden, almost so you can't really tell where the garden ends. Have lots to think about now Re: Hide my ugly shed - ideas please ?!? 31Apr 09, 2011 11:59 pm Yes but we also have one of the best topiary specialists in the world here at Homeone. Topiarius and he loves to help. Sometimes he is over east so good to know in case you maybe lucky enough to get some personal help Espalier is easy with his help at most it will have a short lintel which could be moved up just below the ceiling or even above. Above means you need to patch the cornice and might need to deal with… 2 57675 Is it possible to render an old corrugated iron shed.I have heard that it can be done if it is covered with chicken wire first.Not sure of the ratio of the render mix and… 0 3357 Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. 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