Your garden is beautiful.....you clearly have a good eye for design so trust your instincts.
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My patio badly needs re-pointing. I have the 'brush-in and wet' stuff and plan to do it when the weather cools down.
I have had the idea of setting in an occasional shiny bead, making sure they are not a slip or trip hazard. My garden is quite feminine, with lots of flowers, fairy lights and metal sculptures of peacock and cats.
What do you think of the idea and how could I make it tasteful rather than tacky?
Thank you for the suggestions. I have now sent for samples of mosaic tiles (thanks to those who suggested them) and grout glitter, which I will try separately in a hidden area before I go ahead. The glitter I would only add very sparsely if at all, to only give the odd sparkle, it is suitable for cement.
I will be spoilt for choice , but want to be sure because it will be permanent.
shysal our marbles aren't 'on' the fence, they are 'in' the fence. This allows the light to shine through and works even if the sun isn't shining.
Dh drilled holes in the wood using a 14mm drill. He then painted some Gorilla glue in the hole and put in each marble using a rubber hammer. Think the glue cured in half an hour. Any marble with a piece of colour in it was positioned sideways to let as much light as possible through the clear portion of glass.
The flat glass pebbles will look lovely on the fence also but may not catch the light as much as if inserted in a hole.
We do wonder what will happen in the winter when the wood is wet and swells, will we lose the odd marble ?? But does not matter as there are so cheap to replace.
Hmmm... Less is more. I know, but it's so hard to resist 
Good luck.
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