Jon's Garden Magic

Jon's Garden Magic Talk to me about your garden needs. An independent gardener offering seasonal maintenance, lawncare, planting advice and small garden infrastructure projects.

21/04/2026

Here's a reel of the patio works

A bit out of my comfort zone but I was asked by a client to lay a patio. The area outside their house had a concrete bas...
21/04/2026

A bit out of my comfort zone but I was asked by a client to lay a patio.

The area outside their house had a concrete base that was good enough to re-use. So I broke up the mortar across the area and applied an SBR slurry. The extended part of the patio, the paths and the patio at the top of the garden required digging out to 175mm and then adding a 100m stone layer. After they were all compacted with a whacker, I laid a layer of mortar and bedded the York Stone slabs. I needed a bit of help with mixing the mortar and laying the brick surround, so we may become Jon and Daughter's Garden Magic.

It all turned out rather nicely.

Recovering a clients lawn. It was almost all moss in the shadow of the house. I used a scarifier to remove moss and that...
21/04/2026

Recovering a clients lawn. It was almost all moss in the shadow of the house. I used a scarifier to remove moss and thatch and then raked it over. Next I overseeded and then covered it with a thin layer of topsoil.

Avoid slippery winter surfaces. Now is the time to clean your decking and wood paths. I used fairy liquid and a stiff ny...
24/10/2025

Avoid slippery winter surfaces. Now is the time to clean your decking and wood paths. I used fairy liquid and a stiff nylon broom. Then I rinsed them off (a bit longwinded due to the hosepipe ban) and put on a couple of coats of Ronsill decking oil.
Quite tough on the stomach muscles or if you prefer and you are in the Southampton or New Forest area drop me a DM.

And here’s the rest of the garden. It was generally a bit weedy and untidy. So, I just hoed the gardens, mowed the lawns...
22/10/2025

And here’s the rest of the garden. It was generally a bit weedy and untidy. So, I just hoed the gardens, mowed the lawns and weeded the patio and gravel. I thought I had some before photos but we can just enjoy the after.

Before and after. Amazing things lie hidden.
22/10/2025

Before and after. Amazing things lie hidden.

02/09/2025

Talk to me about your garden needs. I am an independent gardener offering seasonal maintenance, lawncare, planting advice and small garden infrastructure projects.

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