Bye bye to scrubbing
I was fed up of scrubbing the concrete in my back yard. Areas in the shade had turned green with moss, became slippery and required metallic brushes, which made things worse as they eroded the concrete. And there is nothing worse than patches of repair like the ones you see on our roads.
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Winnie Rukidi
I was fed up of scrubbing the concrete in my back yard. Areas in the shade had turned green with moss, became slippery and required metallic brushes, which made things worse as they eroded the concrete. And there is nothing worse than patches of repair like the ones you see on our roads.
Tiling the floor was not an option because the expense did not justify the need to do so. Then a thought struck me. I could make a sort of Japanese garden. I mulched the concrete floor with grey gravel and put some concrete slabs as stepping points. The results, as you can see in the picture, are amazing.
Nothing comes entirely free of challenges though. The dogs play in the stones and create havoc, but still it is easier to sweep the stones back in place than to scrub the unsightly concrete floor. Flower pots full of herbs and creepers added lots of beauty to the new look.
In the traditional sense of Japanese gardens, lanterns are a must display. I do not have any, that’s why I called it a sort of Japanese garden.
The traditional Japanese Karesansui garden, which means a dry landscape, was influenced by Zen Buddhism and is found in Zen temples. Unlike other gardens, there is no water present but raked gravel or sand that stimulate
The feeling of water. The rocks or gravel used are chosen for their artistic appearance. A seven-tonne lorry of the smallest grey gravel from Muyenga stone quarry costs about sh245,000.
You have to devise a way of stopping the stones from rolling off into wrong areas. We used terracotta half bricks to surround the area while areas that retained water were dug up and small soak pits were made.
Life became bearable. It was goodbye to scrubbing! Happy gardening!
winnieruk@hotmail.com
Winnie Rukidi
I was fed up of scrubbing the concrete in my back yard. Areas in the shade had turned green with moss, became slippery and required metallic brushes, which made things worse as they eroded the concrete. And there is nothing worse than patches of repair like the ones you see on our roads.
Tiling the floor was not an option because the expense did not justify the need to do so. Then a thought struck me. I could make a sort of Japanese garden. I mulched the concrete floor with grey gravel and put some concrete slabs as stepping points. The results, as you can see in the picture, are amazing.
Nothing comes entirely free of challenges though. The dogs play in the stones and create havoc, but still it is easier to sweep the stones back in place than to scrub the unsightly concrete floor. Flower pots full of herbs and creepers added lots of beauty to the new look.
In the traditional sense of Japanese gardens, lanterns are a must display. I do not have any, that’s why I called it a sort of Japanese garden.
The traditional Japanese Karesansui garden, which means a dry landscape, was influenced by Zen Buddhism and is found in Zen temples. Unlike other gardens, there is no water present but raked gravel or sand that stimulate
The feeling of water. The rocks or gravel used are chosen for their artistic appearance. A seven-tonne lorry of the smallest grey gravel from Muyenga stone quarry costs about sh245,000.
You have to devise a way of stopping the stones from rolling off into wrong areas. We used terracotta half bricks to surround the area while areas that retained water were dug up and small soak pits were made.
Life became bearable. It was goodbye to scrubbing! Happy gardening!
winnieruk@hotmail.com