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FluffyFriends
I have recently moved house and now have a massive garden. I will try and explain it so you can have a mental picture.
You go out the back door and on to a large patio. From the centre of the patio to the end of the garde is a path. Either side is grass and on one side is a brick built shed / workshop. After the grass the last section of the garden is split in to two section. A veggie patch on the left and a large empty space on the right.
The grass on the right is going to be turned in to a patio / BBQ area.
Now with the spare space at the end I would like to do something for my anaimls. I am going to get either a 6 foot by 6 foot or 8 foot by 8 foot shed to go on there for the animals (insulated). And I was thinking about fencing in the rest of the area a bit like a bird house, tall sides with a mesh top and door in to it. This way it stops any birds landing in there and keeps the dog out of it.
The total size of the area I have to play with is 20 foot by 20 foot.
Its going to be an ongoing project to probably get finished easter next year. Budget is not really an issue as I can get supplies like the wood, mashing and so on at a decent price and know two builders who are more than happy to help me do the work in reture for beer and snacks.
Oh and there is proper electrics down there so a light in the shed, even a heater and outside lights will be easy. (Have someone willing to do that too).
So I am looking for ideas on how to arrange and what to do with the space. Should I just grass it all or have a slabbed area in the pen too? Should I look in to getting large plastic tubes and sort of putting them in there then placing dirt over the top to form a sort of hill and then grass that to give different levels and so on?
Or the other option is to do the large walk in bird house idea with the shed there too but split the remaining area inside the large bird house thing in to lets say three sections so my current pair of bores can have one section leaving two free sections for more guinea pigs, maybe offer foster homes to some or something like that. With a 6 to 8 foot square insulated / heated shed I would have ample room for hutches or could even go for proper stacking hutches.
I don't know what to do really. I have the space, the time to do it, people willing to help and the money to do it but I don't know what to do. Should I look in to making it sort of a mini rescue able to accomodate others or should I leave it for my two bores to have the whole lot.
Any ideas most appreciated. Thanks
PS sort of poor map of the garden below.
You go out the back door and on to a large patio. From the centre of the patio to the end of the garde is a path. Either side is grass and on one side is a brick built shed / workshop. After the grass the last section of the garden is split in to two section. A veggie patch on the left and a large empty space on the right.
The grass on the right is going to be turned in to a patio / BBQ area.
Now with the spare space at the end I would like to do something for my anaimls. I am going to get either a 6 foot by 6 foot or 8 foot by 8 foot shed to go on there for the animals (insulated). And I was thinking about fencing in the rest of the area a bit like a bird house, tall sides with a mesh top and door in to it. This way it stops any birds landing in there and keeps the dog out of it.
The total size of the area I have to play with is 20 foot by 20 foot.
Its going to be an ongoing project to probably get finished easter next year. Budget is not really an issue as I can get supplies like the wood, mashing and so on at a decent price and know two builders who are more than happy to help me do the work in reture for beer and snacks.
Oh and there is proper electrics down there so a light in the shed, even a heater and outside lights will be easy. (Have someone willing to do that too).
So I am looking for ideas on how to arrange and what to do with the space. Should I just grass it all or have a slabbed area in the pen too? Should I look in to getting large plastic tubes and sort of putting them in there then placing dirt over the top to form a sort of hill and then grass that to give different levels and so on?
Or the other option is to do the large walk in bird house idea with the shed there too but split the remaining area inside the large bird house thing in to lets say three sections so my current pair of bores can have one section leaving two free sections for more guinea pigs, maybe offer foster homes to some or something like that. With a 6 to 8 foot square insulated / heated shed I would have ample room for hutches or could even go for proper stacking hutches.
I don't know what to do really. I have the space, the time to do it, people willing to help and the money to do it but I don't know what to do. Should I look in to making it sort of a mini rescue able to accomodate others or should I leave it for my two bores to have the whole lot.
Any ideas most appreciated. Thanks
PS sort of poor map of the garden below.
