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Old Posted: 09-09-2008 , 12:01 AM #1
Sky
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Celbridge, Co. Kildare
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Default Repurposed: Roof Tiles -- Flower-bed Borders

Just thought I would like to share an idea we came up with last year when we were left with a lot of old roof tiles after a DIY job. The garden was a mess so we marked out new raised flower beds and used the tiles, overlapping at the sides and sunk about a third of their height, as a front (hubby's idea). We also used old builders blocks behind the tiles (but only coming half-way up) to support them and take the weight of the soil so they would not be pushed out. The blocks were then covered with about 3" of soil so are completely invisible.
The garden is now beginning to take shape though we still have a lot to do. The next "project"? --- A Veggie patch of course!! I have already started this by growing some sprouted spuds which I found in the bottom of the sack and they are doing great. But hold on, something tells me a flower pot doesn't quite qualify as a veggie patch!
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