| I remember walking into my tiny back garden around | | | | I couldn't believe the variety of styles there were to |
| mid winter to hang out a few bits of washing. I | | | | choose from with patio tiles. It was really exciting |
| couldn't believe what I saw! The rear of my house | | | | having the landscape gardener come over and show |
| resembled a derelict and neglected building. There | | | | me some designs he's drawn up on his computer. It |
| was green moss growing up the walls, chipped | | | | was hard to make a decision as each patio style |
| brickwork, rotting sills, a patch of grass that looked | | | | gave a completely different look to the finish. |
| as hopeless as only they dying could, and a broken | | | | I eventually went for some pastel shades with a few |
| patio tile. | | | | hexagon ones worked into the layout. The landscape |
| I often meant to get stuck in and do something with | | | | gardener also convinced me to have a tiny border |
| the garden, but there always seemed to be | | | | with a maintenance free ground cover shrub to add |
| something more important going on, and the rear of | | | | a bit of greenery at ground level. For this he was to |
| the house got pushed to the bottom of the priority | | | | use what is called bullet nosed tiles. Now for those of |
| list every time. Well, not any more! After the shock | | | | you that don't know, bullet nosed tiles, are to a |
| of what I'd just seen, I was going to start looking as | | | | garden what a frame is to a picture and give the |
| some smart patio tile designs and get a plan of action | | | | surround a very nice finish. |
| ready for the spring. | | | | In addition to some large pots, and plants, I have |
| I love gardens, namely other peoples, but I'm no | | | | placed a large rock on the shopping list too. It's hard |
| gardener myself. However, a good friend of mine | | | | to explain how a rock sitting on a patio can look nice, |
| explained that with patio tile and some strategically | | | | but if you saw the designs, you would know where |
| placed large potted plants I could not only smarten | | | | I'm coming from. |
| up the rear of the house, but I would also be able to | | | | And that's basically it. I can hardly wait. Never again |
| have a beautiful low maintenance garden that would | | | | with my back garden look drab and desperate, and |
| always look nice despite myself. | | | | it'll be virtually maintenance free too. It will be a joy |
| That was it, a perfect solution to a neglected | | | | to sit out with friends and family this summer |
| problem. I would do a one-off investment and get all | | | | whereas we always used to congregate indoors as |
| my brickwork cleaned up and protected with a | | | | the backyard was both a shambles and an |
| waterproof acrylic wash, and lay down some | | | | embarrassment. |
| decorative patio tile designs and potted plants, just | | | | Now we will be able to have BBQ's and morning tea, |
| as my friend suggested. It could only help to enhance | | | | and it's all thanks to my friend's suggestion to pave |
| the value of your property too, which is an added | | | | with patio tile. Thanks Jim. |
| bonus. | | | | |