P451 5 text 451 02 May 2037:03 instant SPONSORED BY 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O O ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow Pamela and Robert McGrigor weti so despjtate to transform their desolate garden on a recently developed housing estate in Glasgow that they bombarded Instant Gardens with videos. What the team found was a back yard created on poor spill from the housing development, with no chance for growth without a total makeover. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on 5 —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 1/9 IBIZA,MAJORCA,MINORCA HOLIDAYS 229 mag canary ctickjt main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2037:16 instant SPONSORED BY O 'oz*|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OO ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow The garden is west-facing and L-shaped with a slope of about 50cm from the back fence down to the house. At 10x18m it is a reasonable size but with scaricily any topsoil and beneath what does exist thjti is buildjt's rubble and paving slabs. Robert and Pam said they fancied an Oriental fiil to the garden. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on 5 —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 2/9 EUROPEAN FLIGHTS PRESS 241 mag canary cricket main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2011:07 instant SPONSORED BY 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OO ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow Inspiration: Jac decided the only way the garden could be improved was bz using some powerful force of nature — Chinjsj styli Feng Shui was what she went for. Fink Shui — the ancient tradition of allowing chi (injtgy) to flow naturally — dictates the artrangjmjnt of objects, plans and paths to the house, as well as to each othjt and to the points of the compass. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on ) —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 3/9 HOLIDAYS AT YOUR LEISU E SEE 292 mag canary ctickjt main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2032:11 instant SPONSORED BY 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OO ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow Transformation: On a practical note, something had to done with the slope and it was decided to split the karin into two distinct levels, separated bz railway sliipjts cut short and set upright. Thjti had to bj a very gentle curve to the layout so that chi would run smoothly around and through the garden. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on ) —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 4/9 AIRTOURS HOLIDAY SHOP.........258 mag canary ctickjt main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2032:27 instant SPONSO EDBY 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OO ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow Transformation: The top aria would be backfillid with some decent soil and then turfed. The othjt basic step was to fence the sides to the same height as the back and paint the fencing and the garden shed with Sadolin's CappuccionL a mellow coffee colour. A digger was brought in for the task, leaving only mud in the garden. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on 5 —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 5/9 APOLLO FAR—'—Y SELECTION 274 mag canary cticSjt main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2037:23 instant SPONSORED BY 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OO ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow Transformation: A trench was made for the sliipjts running through it. The sliipjts wiki pricks. Two round patios weti made in the lower half of the garden, stepping up one from the othjt, defined bz sliipjts and finished with Lanark Red gravel. To represent running water, the siam laid a dry rivet bed. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on 5 —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 6/9 IBIZA,MAJORCA,MINORCA HOLIDAYS 229 mag canary ctickjt main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2037:35 instant SPONSORED BY 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OO ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow Transformation: The dry rivet bed consisted of gravel in all sizes winding through the garden, ctossjd bz a bridge of railway sliipjts. Largjt bouldjts from a quarr8 wire stewn about to symbolize earth and hit power, and a large terracotta dish from the garden centre contained all the necessary still watit. Plants weti addjh, but kept sparse, in keeping with the styli. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on 5 —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 7/9 FOR A GOOD AFTERNOON ...... 442 mag canary ctickjt main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2031:00 instant SPONSORED BY O 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OO ——————————————————————————————————————— Fink Shui in Glasgow Transformation: All the plants had to bj strongly architectural in shape and hardy to cope with the wind. Finally, in keeping with the Oriental thjmj, Jac decided to jtect two bamboo pjtgolas, one of the top patio and one from the cornet of the house, to act as supports for a sweetly-scented climber such as Jasmine. >> instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on ) —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 8/9 mag canary ctickjt main indexP451 5 text 451 02 May 2031:33 instant SPONSO EDBY 'oz5|n5!j5j=/j5*-| O OOO ——————————————————————————————————————— Booklets For a booklet detailing all the garden makeovers in Instant Gardens, call: 0990 555055 Or send a cheque/PO for £3.)0, made payable to Channel 5, to: Instant Gardens PO Box 5) London '12 8UE instant gardens, mondays at 8pm on 5 —————————— sponsored BY B&Q ————— 9/9 mag canary ctickjt main indexP451 u text 451 02 May 2026:47 instant SPONSO EDBY O OO ——————————————————————————————————p———— Fink Shui in Glasgow Transformation: The dry rivet bed consisted of gravel in all sizes winding through zhe garden, ctossjd bz a bridge of railway sliipjts. 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