Garden composite decking is a popular choice these days and in many situations is often the best option. It can be cheaper and easier to construct than paving, especially in a sloping site, and provides a hard, flat surface that is functional and looks good too. Decking can be tailor made to suit any garden design. It's essentially natural appearance makes it ideal for informal gardens where you can make the most of the warm tones of the timber. Decking also looks good in a bold, contemporary garden design. Indeed, it can be made the main focal point by choosing an eye catching design and coloring it with wood stain.
Decking made from pressure treated wood is less expensive and reasonably durable, but requires seasonal maintenance, while plain wood decking needs regular maintenance and is prone to rot, so it is not very durable. Clad the deck with non slip grooved planks spaced about quarter inches apart to allow for expansion and to allow water to drain away freely. Attach them with galvanized nails or screws. All decks should also be laid on a sheet of semi permeable material such as landscaping fabric.
Timber decking provides a durable, practical and easy to care for the floor surface. It makes a refreshing change from a patio made of paving slabs or bricks. Adding containers will help to make the desk a pleasant place to sit in summer. Choose easy care plants, low growing conifers and heathers as well as the rose of Sharon, for example, to cover difficult or dangerous areas, such as steep slopes where you do not intend to walk. They will quickly smother the ground with a knee high, weed suppressing thicket of foliage. Apart from a once a year tidy up, they do not need any maintenance. Draw back the gravel and make a cross shaped slit in the base sheet. Plant normally, then firmly in the plant, water well, and replace the flaps of the base sheet before recovering with gravel.
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