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Finish your garden in style in time for summer. When considering a new outdoor area or garden upgrade, your chosen finishing touches, such as kerbs and steps.
Depending on whether it’s the modern or traditional look you wish you achieve, we’ve taken a look at three must-have hard landscaping finishing touches that will really set your outdoor space apart this summer.
Modern design is largely based on an overall simple style. If you’re including planting, it should be low maintenance. Furniture and lighting should be kept simple but functional.
Product ranges such as our sparkling Sienna block paving, Mayfair slabs with their natural granite textured finish, or smooth Shannon blocks with their neat joints are suited to modern style gardens. For a bit of continental flair, our linear paving range – Artro block paving – is perfect for a delightful, contemporary finish.
Traditional gardens tend to be full of colour, planting, trees and textured finishes. Curved paths and features help create that traditional style.
Tobermore’s classic range includes vintage-themed products such as Tegula and Historic. Tegula block paving provides a tumbled, aged appearance, while Historic paving slabs create the style of heritage flagstones. Historic slabs complemented with a Tegula charcoal setts border create a lovely contrast that brings traditional spaces to life.
Let’s get into the top three must-have finishing touches for your garden/driveway!
Kerbs are available in a range of styles – all of which offer different benefits.
For example – when laid flat – kerbs can be used to retain soil in a low-level bed. Alternatively, if they are stood on their end, they are the perfect height for step risers.
Wherever there is planting and paving, it is essential to use a kerb to edge the planting to retain the soil during heavy rain and keep your paving clean.
If you’ve always loved the idea of lining your driveway with granite kerbstones, Tobermore Fusion Kerbs are made to give the look and feel of a traditional granite kerb, but at a more competitive price.
We can also provide a dropped kerb for easy access for the lawnmower or wheelbarrow.
View our range of Kerbs and Edging to get started.
Kerbstones
Kerbstones have a rumbled, rustic appearance with soft edges to give an overall more classic style.
This style is the perfect complement to Tegula block paving or Historic slabs.
Kerb Large
If you want to achieve a more modern style patio, the Kerb Large range will achieve this with its sharp, neat edges.
For steps, it’s always a good idea to use a colour contrast between the step risers and the tread of the step, so that they are clearly visible. The height and tread of your steps is very important for safety.
If you have more than five steps, you will need to introduce a level landing area as well. This creates safer and easier access and softens the appearance, making it more welcoming.
Steps don’t just need to look great; they also service an important functional purpose for their users. That makes the use of the best quality products available essential. Talk to a Tobermore Paving & Walling Manager for more information on steps.
Tobermore walling products can be used for aesthetic or practical reasons or both.
Secura
If you have a sloping garden or steep bank, our Secura retaining wall system will be suitable for you.
The Secura walling system requires no mortar – meaning it is very simple for anyone with basic DIY skills to build.
The correct Secura product for your project will depend on several factors – including the height of your wall.
Find out more about the Secura retaining wall range.
Country Stone
If you have an existing concrete block wall, you can face it with Country Stone walling and add a coping to finish it off perfectly.
If there is an existing wall you don’t like in your garden, the side of a garage, or a tall boundary wall, you could use Country Stone to create a walled garden effect.
It can also be used to build entrance walls and pillars to create an impressive driveway entrance and that all-important “kerb appeal”!
Garden Stone
Garden Stone walling is faced on both sides so it is ideal if you want to divide up your garden to create separate seating areas or “rooms” within your garden.
Garden Stone walling can be used to build a wall up to 90cm in height with coping. This would create ideal seat height. Simply bring cushions out to set along the top for extra seating in the garden.
We visit and tour your outdoor space together, offer advice on bespoke garden and driveway design – and provide estimated costs so you can plan confidently.
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