Cleared back garden with an orange wheelbarrow, cement mixer and rotavator on bare earth beside a dark fence — Cleared garden with a cement mixer, wheelbarrow and rotavator before the patio was laid

Raised paved patio with a red brick front beside a pebble border and a newly laid lawn — Finished raised patio with brick edge, pebble border and fresh turf in front

Freshly rolled turf with timber edging in front of a raised patio and a brick bay extension — Newly laid turf with timber edging and the patio behind it

Graded reddish ground with an orange wheelbarrow and a pebble strip along a timber fence — Graded ground with a wheelbarrow and a pebble strip beside the fence

Sand spread across a garden with old paving slabs, a drain cover and a worker near the pebble border — Sand spread over the lawn area, with old paving and a drain cover by the house

Raised patio with brick front and a pebble border beside a new lawn, seen from the side — Finished patio and turf seen from the side, with the brick front visible

Close view of orange and brown sandstone-look slabs laid with dark edging beside a white brick wall — Close view of mixed-tone paving with dark edging beside a painted brick wall

Wide view of a raised patio with brick front and small step beside a pebble border and new lawn — Full view of the raised patio, brick edge and small step beside the lawn

This job followed a back garden in Cradley Heath from bare ground to a finished patio and lawn. The photos show a cleared plot with a cement mixer and wheelbarrow, then a raised patio of mixed-tone paving with a brick front, new turf and a pebble border. A second set shows a smaller paved area beside a brick wall.

From bare earth to finished garden

The early photos show the ground cleared and graded, with a cement mixer, a rotavator and a wheelbarrow in the garden. Later ones show sand spread across the lawn area, with old paving and a drain cover by the house. The finished photos show the lawn laid as turf and the patio completed with a brick riser below it and a small matching step on the lawn side.

Details worth planning for

Raised patios need a firm, compacted base and a brick edge built before the slabs go on. Pebble borders are a low-effort way to deal with a strip that is hard to plant, and timber edging keeps turf and gravel apart. We would talk through levels and drainage first, particularly near door thresholds, so the surface falls away from the house.