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Good point about the burning, SC. I do think there is some weed membrane at the plot still, so a definite possibility.
I'm not sure if the paving slabs could be safely set along the whole path as it might not be wide enough and I think it would take a lot of doing to get the path prepped for the slabs so they'd stay put. Definitely worth thinking about longer term, at a less busy time of year. I wonder if we might also bank up some soil to make it gently slope from path to beds, then use some of the other suggestions.
I looked at raised bed kits, and I reckon I could get one delivered and filled for around £40 or 50. Which is not ridiculous, but I'm getting my thinking cap back on. Can you tell this is basically a stream of consciousness thread???
I've taken some of those grocery delivery plastic crates down to the allotment this year to grow in like mini beds. Maybe I could line them up next to the bank and stuff a bunch of cardboard between them and the path wall. Or cover the area with melted edge weed membrane then put the mini beds on top. I am dreaming of something more attractive, but my gardener's frugality is really surfacing...
I'm not sure if the paving slabs could be safely set along the whole path as it might not be wide enough and I think it would take a lot of doing to get the path prepped for the slabs so they'd stay put. Definitely worth thinking about longer term, at a less busy time of year. I wonder if we might also bank up some soil to make it gently slope from path to beds, then use some of the other suggestions.
I looked at raised bed kits, and I reckon I could get one delivered and filled for around £40 or 50. Which is not ridiculous, but I'm getting my thinking cap back on. Can you tell this is basically a stream of consciousness thread???
I've taken some of those grocery delivery plastic crates down to the allotment this year to grow in like mini beds. Maybe I could line them up next to the bank and stuff a bunch of cardboard between them and the path wall. Or cover the area with melted edge weed membrane then put the mini beds on top. I am dreaming of something more attractive, but my gardener's frugality is really surfacing...