"Brian Watson" wrote in message
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"Flippin' deck
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/st...231770,00.html
Jane Perrone delights in the demise of a certain garden fad, and has
some advice on putting right its inherent wrongs

Friday June 4, 2004

A blackbird on the wing, taking in an aerial view of an average UK
street, has probably noticed a colour shift in the past five years.
Our once green and pleasant land has been invaded by a hideous scourge
that poses a threat to all that is good about gardening: wooden
decking.

Nonsense. Used appropriately it is fine.

I needed a safe all-weather path system in my garden, so I used decking
that
I treated with varnish-type stuff into which sand had been stirred to
improve the grip in wet or icy weather.

It works.

like all garden features decking needs thought to not become OTT. We had
decking in our last garden and it was one of the best things we did in that
garden. I don't think it goes with the character of the house here or the
garden furniture so we would probs not have it here. But it was nice for not
being too cold on the feet in Winter!