Just for fun:
I've covered the pipework with brown "square" guttering.
Quiz: How dod I fix it on? Hint - needs no tools to remove, except for an allen key to unscrew the Peglar valve tees.
I learnt several things:
1) I was right - the guttering fits a bit of decking board really well - see:
2) It is really hard to cut so all the joints fit. Looks good from the top. Underneath there are 2 parts with a 1cm gap!
3) Peglar full bore tee handle valves are a bugger for getting the handles off once they've been outside. I think the aluminium handle is corroding onto the valve shaft. I'll take them off and given them some copper grease or something. I had to file one of the handles and shafts slightly to get the handle to sit back on and now it's got 5 degrees of slop (annoying).
But overall, everyone is:
1) Weirded by the unnecessary complexity.
2) Then moves on to appreciate that it is actually a nice practical arrangement (more so when I get some plant watering timers on it).