Garden Projects and DIY

If, for some reason, you feel you need Christmas lights in your garden you only have 3 nights to worry about ( 24/25/26 ) so why not just use a small torch planted in the ground and shining up thru the foliage ? Not only cheaper and less less light pollution but your plant will no doubt be...

Thank you tooPyracantha would give me the height I need and help with the cat situation. However, it's slow growing and I need to deal with the problem over the next few months if possible. The weather here at the moment isn't helping and by the end of November we usually see snow, so there...

The new shed and greenhouse combo that ive been building this year...... along with the build i also renewed all the fences all around it too

only got round to filling it and seeding over the last few weeks....seed is 10 days in

Great, it does work well! Your paint will adhere better now, good luck with it.

Yes - some other evergreens will help. The Yew and Holly might take a bit longer to get going, but they'd be effective once they're established and doing well. Privet is semi evergreen, so it depends on how cold and wet the winters are as to how green it stays. The nettle feed is best done in...

I can't really help with your question as my experience is limited. I did have a Gardenia watering system probably about 30yrs ago with all sorts of jets and sprinklers attached to water my flower beds - about 70ft long and 6-8ft wide each. It was a lot of faff trying to get it balanced but I...

If you are planning on terracing the garden in future I'd keep any planting near your perimeter fence to avoid having to remove or relocate it at a future date. Some people don't mind being overlooked but I'd be inclined to try and screen your garden from those house windows at the back. You...

Avoiding planting free seeders like Verbena, Erigeron and Achillea nearby also helps!

@Meomye I use a stainless steel bowl which I scrub clean regularly and refill from the tap with a few drops of cider vinegar added. If it's good for our chooks I assume it's good for the birds too. No time for limescale to build up unless I go away a few days and Oh forgets to refresh. Then I...

Ouch, that does sound very painful indeed.Good you've called in the heavy quad!

What about a nice bird bath or some kind of statue to fit your taste.I could see this little fella sitting comfortably in the corner .

Your attractive horizontal fencing seems to give adequate screening so it doesn't look like you'll need large shrubs or trees for that purpose. It looks like you've already got some bamboo there which provides an interesting dimension against your fencing. I'd keep it quite simple and choose...

It's a nice garden, I think you'll enjoy working on it

Thanks again for all of your replies, I may well have a go myself and see how it goes. Had you been a 100 mile closer Infradig I'd have offered you the job! Hope you all have a good weekend

I think the neighbours had been considering the idea, but the council said no. I believe one issue we have is the street should still technically be available for vehicles to access, even though nothing bigger than a small car has attempted it as long as I've been there. Supposedly it has to be...

Things are starting to brighten up in the midlands

There is always artificial grass. A friend with bad health problems bought very expensive stuff and it almost looks like the real thing.

I share the concerns re weight but if you were doing this then I would have thought bamboo would have a relatively long lifespan. At least as long as the plastic, which will get brittle eventually

Yeah but if you treat it it might last 30 yrs.