The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2017 1:57 am**

Hi, I am looking replacing our tiny existing patio and old tired lawn with mainly patio, deep planting beds and a 4m round lawn slightly off center. Our garden is only 6m (w) x9m (l) in total.

I am planning on having the lawn surrounded by a single run of brick and I was then thinking of using the Bradstone 4m squaring off kit to surround the lawn (using the ready cut circle) with the matching 600 x 600 flags to complete the patio area.

The total patio area will be around 24m2, a 6m x 3.3m dinning/sitting area by the house, then to the left a raised brick built planting bed , some ground level planting and 1 or 2 slabs max coming off from the squaring off kit to soften the leftside of the lawn, The rest of the patio basically curving round to the right of the lawn, once it hits the curve of the lawn it is only about 600mm wide as there is planting planned for much of the right side.

Will 600mm slabs look right in a small garden space?

Thanks
silver

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2017 2:38 pm**

Yes, you'll be fine.

I answered a very similar question only a week or two ago. Small paving units make small spaces look bitty and cramped, but by using a proportion of larger sizes (not ALL larger sizes, mind) the eye is tricked into thinking the space *must* be bigger than it really is because it has larger flagstones.

Paving *and* psychology!

Posted: **Sat May 20, 2017 9:51 pm**

Thanks for replying Tony, I did find that thread,I wasn't sure if having the patio all in the same size slab would have the same effect or not?

Thanks again

Silver

The Brew Cabin

Size of flags in relation to size of garden - Can a flag be too big for al garden?