Garden Projects and DIY

If the area is so water retentive, a rockery would be fighting against the nature. Possible, but often hard work and it might not look natural.What do you use the garden for? Do you need lawns for kids to ride their trikes, for a trampoline, drying rack, a large table for entertaining...?...

Hi,Many thanks Sandy for your useful information; it's most appreciated. I'm very impressed by your aluminium welding; thanks for the picture; it takes me back many years to when I worked in chemicals; the aluminium style of welding is very much like lead burning. There's always a guy in a...

Sounds lovely Gary......this is what makes a garden more personal and complete.

HiThanks for that @JWK , thought it was for something like that, one was in the framework already but didnt think for bubblewrapNot doing anymore at the moment, back at work and waiting for new bolts etc to arrive

Hi everyone, Looking for ideas for this rockery area! It is part of a garden of a new build home! I tried planting in it shortly after house was built but nothing took to it (I didn’t really know what I was planting but they all died after a few weeks). After been neglected for around 6 years...

Brilliant Pushkin

Yes I hear you loud and clear. For now what I've decided to do is just go no-mow in 3 corner areas of the lawn. I'm just going to let it go a bit wild, see what springs up in it. In one of the bigger areas I'm keeping a path through the wild area which is mown.

@BigC , I like that idea, I like to make rather than buy, I made one of these a few years ago, it's somewhere in the garden I think, have to see if I can find it.

Why, thank you BellaBlie Very small plants are best potted on for a while but I space lavendar plants 30 to 40 cm apart. As much free draining soil as possible and as warm as possible and as dry as possible will produce wonderfully scented flowers in summer Part of 40’ plus lavendar hedge. ...

I was under the impression it had to be part of the tap if the tap was outside? Maybe I got it wrong, but there is nothing stopping you connecting any old bit of hose to that tap.

Yes, good to point that out. It's too easy to forget that all garden plants have their origins in wild plants.

Thank you, I'm pleased with how the plants are doing, means I have my soil about right, and they are in a good spot.Thank you, it has been worth the hard work.Lesley chose the colours of the Gravel. Luton is probably nothing like you remember it.

Hi Colin, yes ragwort causes liver damage, so I try always to wear gloves when handling it. However in your meadow it is probably not going to affect local horses because there are always plenty of others in verges that are spreading their seeds. We treated a horse paddock to kill all the...

Hi hoofy, I don't think it will be a problem, I'm sure the landscapers know what they are doing, but I'm a bit surprised they didn't cover it with polythene etc given the wet weather we were having, when I did mine a few months back the edges too got very wet but have dried rock solid.

Hi NessaJ70, what a great idea to make an oven! On youtube you will find many videos that will give you an idea how to go about it. An oven will keep heat for hours and hours and you can keep on cooking and baking the whole day.Here is one of four videos about a small oven construction:

Hi @Mike Allen thank you for your comments and advice. Much appreciated. My lawn is getting there slowly. This was an overgrown bog land 3 years ago so after a lot of work it’s green. It’s by no means perfect and full of clover and Daisy’s but it’s green and when mowed looks half decent....

I think most plants will suffer from hammer from Kiddies but maybe Camomile or Thymes .

Ok, here stipa gigantea is not prominent during the winter.....then Dogwoods take the position there. In spring the dogwoods are cut down and the stipa takes over. Currently it is over 5’ and claiming the territory. (Will take a picture later). I also have another from division a couple of...

No problem..looking forward to seeing pics when it's done

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