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Sunken fire pits and hideous garage wall

Posted by Jill Le Claire on May 19, 2010 at 5:09pm
Help-l cannot seem to find a fire pit with a cover that would be level with paving-any ideas. Also l have a 7 meter garage walll which l cannot plant against (only place for patio) -has anyone had experience of exterior mirrors-thinking of using trellis with large pots for climbers and mirrors-any other ideas greatfully received. Many thanks for any help-Jilly
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  • Keith Barker May 19, 2010 at 7:28pm
    Not much to suggest except that acrylic mirror is much lighter and cheaper than glass.
  • Kirsty Blair May 20, 2010 at 1:10am
    I'm thinking about a similar thing at moment - will build the fire pit underground in stone (keep some heat hopefully) and then get a cover made to fit locally.

    Quite a few mirrors available and work well outside.

    I've created planting pockets in paving before - did it against a garage wall. I build walls underground as a pocket for the soil - this will hold back the bottoming and make sure the roots don't disturb the paving. It was just climbers I used, wouldn't put anything too big in there as its just the same as a pot really. Make sure there's drainage in there.
  • Felicity Waters May 22, 2010 at 12:33pm
    Hi Jill - what about woolly pocket wall planters -can secure to any wall or fence easily - most container plants are suitable - here is a picture

    more details at http://www.gardenbeet.com/vertical-garden.html

  • Felicity Waters May 22, 2010 at 12:36pm
    also the suken BBQ - what about digging a hole below the pavers and have supported decking - it would need to be a large area - also need fire retardant on decking here is an example

    hill_180510_15-630x420.jpg

  • Kirsty Blair May 24, 2010 at 11:28pm
    That is gorgeous Felicity, is it your design/installation? Off subject sorry!

    Felicity Waters said:
    also the suken BBQ - what about digging a hole below the pavers and have supported decking - it would need to be a large area - also need fire retardant on decking here is an example

    hill_180510_15-630x420.jpg

  • Felicity Waters June 6, 2010 at 10:06pm
    sorry for such a late reply - the fire pit is not my design - oopps very naughty I should have referenced the designer - David Coleman Architects http://gardenbeet.wordpress.com/2010/05/20/bbq-garden-accessories-a...

    the first planting is by me

    Kirsty Blair said:
    That is gorgeous Felicity, is it your design/installation? Off subject sorry!

    Felicity Waters said:
    also the suken BBQ - what about digging a hole below the pavers and have supported decking - it would need to be a large area - also need fire retardant on decking here is an example

    hill_180510_15-630x420.jpg

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