On 5/6/07 12:54, in article ,
"Barb" wrote:

Hi, I have a garden which consists of beds, flagstones (the red brick design
and the conventional ones) and paths, having been a showhouse a few years
ago.

The flagstones are now very grimy and discoloured and look about fifty years
old and very dowdy! I have cleaned them a couple of times since I moved in
with conventional patio cleaner, which helped a bit, but it now seems a bit
beyond that - possibly partly because patio cleaners from the garden centre
seem to be fairly innocuous because of polution etc (?).

I also borrowed my son's pressure jet water thingy one year, which was quite
good. I suppose I could invest in one, but I don't really want to 'cos
they're expensive for just occasional use.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Personally, I like stone when it ages and in your shoes would probably throw
yoghurt on it to encourage mosses and lichen to grow! But most towns have a
hire shop where you could hire a pressure washer once every couple of years.
If it's a real bother to you, could you replace it with gravel, leaving just
enough flags to make a level surface for table and chairs?

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