Garden patio slabs

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  1. Kristen

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    I prefer slabs, very low maintenance. If you don't like Riven how about "sawn" (if that's the right term?) although don't know if they are more slippery when wet?

    There was a Chelsea garden this year - celebrating 100 years with various little bits for the decades - the M&G Centenary garden "Windows through time" - and that looked very smart with its sawn slabs.

    It showed up well in an aerial shot on BBC ... but can't find a decent still image on Google :(

    These best I could find

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    Idle banter is common on this site, if that's not your thing then you are probably in the wrong place I'm afraid.
     
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    Kirsten that does look great but the trouble is I can't find any that I can afford.
     
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    Jekyll the granite looks excellent and I can afford it! Did they come out as good in real life as they do in the pic?
     
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    Sorry not Jekyll - jwk. Autocorrect on phone. Sorry.
     
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    I used it indoors as well, cheaper than carpeting. Outside it is laid with the 'flamed' (rough) surface up to give grip in the wet. Indoors I laid it with smooth side up

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    I bought it from their ebay store :dbgrtmb:
     
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      :lunapic 130165696578242 5: - Gertrude Jekyll would be a compliment :)
       
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      Apart from the gender-swap its a rather serendipitous malapropism!
       
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        :)
         
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        You tend to suffer from that problem on GC to Kristen or is it Kirsten. I've corrected a few along the way! :biggrin:
         
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