Garden Projects and DIY

More pics needed please when you've planted

It's looking just great, Jamie

What a lovely garden to spend time in! You've transformed it. Think your poached egg plants are at the same stage as mine - could be weeds, but have appeared just where the seeds were sown! I hope you are enjoying your beautiful outdoor space!

Staining and finishing will be done over a 3 day period. I'll probably make a start on that after the weekend.

The blocks holding the roof glazing in place look as if they may be in need of replacement. Their fixings (srews/nails?) may have corroded and the timber underneath them is prone to rot so they may need replacing/new fixings/some minor cutting out of rotten timber and making good underneath...

Or reverse the colours for alternating pots. Two blue with gold rims and handles the others gold with blue rims and handles.

Thank you so much, everybody (and from Ken!).I was trying to think if I had any recommendations for anybody else wanting to do the same sort of thing and came up with the following list:Take your time planning it out - measuring, sketching, using pegs/ canes/ rope/ sheets of plastic to see...

I think that you're really 'Deep Thought'

If the gardens fall is to the rear of the run, then I would just place your water butt where you want it , but fit a large diameter overflow pipe and lay a pipe down towards the rear of the garden so it floods down there rather than into your run.

silly me ...............

Many thanks for your kind words GB, I think it will be work in progress for a few years to come This is my next plan when ive caught up with others that's going on This area is now going to be a orangery type of building, more work will be going on in this area the decking I loose will be...

Morning Mr Woo, I did consider a mural (or Muriel as Hilda Ogden would have said) but I think the parthenocissus will take over fairly well, and some of the other planting is quite tall. There is a Miscanthus zebrina there, and a very rampant rambling rose growing over the archway, as well as...

I use 2 vertical towers to grow 70 plants in a 6ft x 3ft area. I`ve also used hanging shoe racks filled with compost attached to the fence. I wouldnt recommend those unless you automate the watering cos they dry out pretty fast

Pallet wood window boxes:These were built about a year ago from heavy duty pallets discarded by ToppsTiles. No heavy duty brackets appeared over the past year so I am re-purposing them.They are internally reinforced with metal plates at the butt joints. The cheapest option is to use the...

@luciusmaximus That's what hubbies are for

Phew! Well I did ask! Thank you John.Wobbly

Another idea would be to create different "room" in your garden, this hedged area would be perfect to make a "secret garden"..! I only have a small cottage garden and as it is enclosed that is what I am doing this year, but there are some lovely ideas hear.. Secret Gardens: Creating Your Private...

Pricing. I pay €18 for a tray of 18, 9cm pots of Helianthums and €24 for a tray of 24, 9cm pots of winter flowering Heathers. I'm sure if you search around, you could beat those prices. Go for 9cm pots, plug sizes are TOO small with these plants.Both these plants are marvellous at suppressing...