Model Gardens
Making a Model Garden
Bring your garden design to life by creating a 3D model! Created for Model Gardens, a brand new gardening show with Sven Wombwell, the UK Style Model Garden Kit will help you design a new garden or recreate your current garden in miniature. With a little bit of time and effort you will have a wonderful reproduction of your outdoor space.
Time to complete job: 4 hours
Approximate budget: £25
You will need:
- Base board
- Graph paper
- Grass mat
- Blue water film
- Thick card
- PVA glue, paintbrush and sellotape
- Support sticks
- Black foam
- Air drying clay
- Assorted brush trees
- Gravel and earth
- Sisal
- Matting, various shades of green
- Loose covers, various shades of green
- Flowers, mixed
- Leaves, various
- Clutch pencil
- Scissors and ruler
- Tape Measure
Before starting work on your Model Garden take some time to measure the full size version. It's worthwhile investing a bit of time and effort at this stage to get accurate measurements to work with. For advice on measuring your garden see A Cunning Plan.
Tip:
The main thing is to spend some time making the kit. Much like working in the garden, modelling is something that should be enjoyed at leisure and can be immensely satisfying. Also, the more detail your model garden contains, the more it will act as a tool to help create your dream garden.
To buy the kit:
The UKTV Style Model Garden kit is available from the 4D Model Shop. Order yours by ringing (020) 7264 1288 or visiting the 4D Model Shop website. Click here to buy your kit: Buy Model Garden Kit.
Step 1: Preparing the base
Unfold the baseboard and stick it together, on one side only with sellotape or masking tape, to make the size and rough shape of your garden.
Step 2: Drawing your design
Draw your design on to the graph paper supplied, using one small square per metre for a scale of 1:50 and one large square per metre for a scale of 1:25.
Step 3: Cutting the grass matting
Lay the graph paper on top of the grass matting and whilst holding both firmly together, cut through them both to acquire any desired lawn shape.
Step 4: Laying the lawn
Apply the glue direct from the nozzle in a zig-zag pattern, ensuring the edges are well covered.Lay on your cut out lawn, sliding and flattening out until located in the correct final position.
Tip: To ensure a flat finish, turn the board grass face down and lay a heavy book on top until dry.
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