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I'm looking for a photo or plan for a low brick wall for the front of
the house that would double up as a planter, trailing lobelia and all that stuff. Any jpegs out there to give me inspiration? TIA |
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On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:08:25 GMT, Stuart Noble
wrote: I'm looking for a photo or plan for a low brick wall for the front of the house that would double up as a planter, trailing lobelia and all that stuff. Any jpegs out there to give me inspiration? TIA Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/curios...ranklewall.htm www.suffolkcam.co.uk/easton07022004.htm http://www.blythweb.net/cgi-bin/pd/p...n%20Halesworth -- Regards, Mike Halmarack Drop the EGG to email me. |
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Mike Halmarack wrote:
On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:08:25 GMT, Stuart Noble wrote: I'm looking for a photo or plan for a low brick wall for the front of the house that would double up as a planter, trailing lobelia and all that stuff. Any jpegs out there to give me inspiration? TIA Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/curios...ranklewall.htm www.suffolkcam.co.uk/easton07022004.htm http://www.blythweb.net/cgi-bin/pd/p...n%20Halesworth Thanks, Mike. Nice in Suffolk, but probably not outside a terraced house in London:-) Thinking of a straight, 3 hollow piers type arrangement, about 12 ft long. It'll probably end up full of weeds but you gotta have a dream on these winter days. |
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On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:28:55 GMT, Stuart Noble
wrote: Mike Halmarack wrote: On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:08:25 GMT, Stuart Noble wrote: I'm looking for a photo or plan for a low brick wall for the front of the house that would double up as a planter, trailing lobelia and all that stuff. Any jpegs out there to give me inspiration? TIA Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/curios...ranklewall.htm www.suffolkcam.co.uk/easton07022004.htm http://www.blythweb.net/cgi-bin/pd/p...n%20Halesworth Thanks, Mike. Nice in Suffolk, but probably not outside a terraced house in London:-) Thinking of a straight, 3 hollow piers type arrangement, about 12 ft long. It'll probably end up full of weeds but you gotta have a dream on these winter days. Some weeds have great character, are dream enhancing and just love crinkle-crankle walls wherever they begin and end. :-) -- Regards, Mike Halmarack Drop the EGG to email me. |
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from Mike Halmarack contains these words: Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . Another one here http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/kemsing.htm I used to play on that as a kid. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. |
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On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:52:16 GMT, Guy King
wrote: The message from Mike Halmarack contains these words: Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . Another one here http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/kemsing.htm I used to play on that as a kid. They are a lot more inviting than straight walls aren't they? -- Regards, Mike Halmarack Drop the EGG to email me. |
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from Mike Halmarack contains these words: http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/kemsing.htm I used to play on that as a kid. They are a lot more inviting than straight walls aren't they? Certainly to run along the top of when in infant school, yes. Grass at the foot of the wall helps, too. I had heard that they were done like that to allow for thermal expansion - but I think the stability issue is more likely - that and they look nice. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. |
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In article , Mike
Halmarack writes On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:52:16 GMT, Guy King wrote: The message from Mike Halmarack contains these words: Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . Another one here http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/kemsing.htm I used to play on that as a kid. They are a lot more inviting than straight walls aren't they? Just imagine the potential for boundary disputes in today's society :-/, I like the look & strength though. -- fred Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla |
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fred wrote:
In article , Mike Halmarack writes On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:52:16 GMT, Guy King wrote: The message from Mike Halmarack contains these words: Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . Another one here http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/kemsing.htm I used to play on that as a kid. They are a lot more inviting than straight walls aren't they? Just imagine the potential for boundary disputes in today's society :-/, I like the look & strength though. Ok, so what about low walls that aren't crinkley-crankley? |
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In article , Stuart Noble
writes fred wrote: In article , Mike Halmarack writes On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 12:52:16 GMT, Guy King wrote: The message from Mike Halmarack contains these words: Personally I'm crazy about crinkle-crankle . Another one here http://cka.moon-demon.co.uk/kemsing.htm I used to play on that as a kid. They are a lot more inviting than straight walls aren't they? Just imagine the potential for boundary disputes in today's society :-/, I like the look & strength though. Ok, so what about low walls that aren't crinkley-crankley? Given the disputes that can occur with boundaries I think life is likely to be more straightforward in that department with a straight one, however low, but certainly more boring -- fred Plusnet - I hope you like vanilla |
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Stuart Noble wrote:
I'm looking for a photo or plan for a low brick wall for the front of the house that would double up as a planter, trailing lobelia and all that stuff. Any jpegs out there to give me inspiration? TIA Just a thought - keep it in proportion. Someone near me has had built a massive hollow double wall with pillars, in front of a modest bungalow. Well constructed (though completely inappropriate brick colour), but totally out of scale - it would stop a tank, and the planting is dwarfed. Perhaps time will soften it ;-) Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh. |
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Stuart Noble wrote:
Thinking of a straight, 3 hollow piers type arrangement, about 12 ft long. It'll probably end up full of weeds but you gotta have a dream on these winter days. Plant stuff, lay weed control fabric around it, gravel on top of that. No weeds! No watering! -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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The Medway Handyman wrote: Stuart Noble wrote: Thinking of a straight, 3 hollow piers type arrangement, about 12 ft long. It'll probably end up full of weeds but you gotta have a dream on these winter days. Plant stuff, lay weed control fabric around it, gravel on top of that. No weeds! No watering! More like "lay membrane, plant through it, cover it" ... |
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Rob Morley wrote:
Plant stuff, lay weed control fabric around it, gravel on top of that. No weeds! No watering! More like "lay membrane, plant through it, cover it" ... That as well! -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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