Garden Projects and DIY

I guess I'm still unsure when is best time to trim to shape!

You could just buy the additional arch now but build in spring if need be

It's looking great now !

It looks good Graham, nice and solid.

Now have all the quotes, not a lot of difference in price. Currently thinking it over, but have to decide soon.

I think trimming is allowed with permission but, unless the tree presents a danger or is diseased, it is unlikely to be felled. The parish guard their rurality (is that a word...?) fiercely. Traditional agriculture methods are supported. I think I can fell the fir trees that are on the field...

Well these build schedules do tend to slip. Blame Brexit lolDon't forget we'll want internal shots of the set up too!

I use a fair amount of membrane in my very large garden as have no desire to spend my whole life weeding. I use approx 1 ft square bits of old carpet with a hole in the middle for growing Cauliflower and Broccoli /Calebrese which solve the weed problem. As JWK says potatoes form a canopy and...

My skills are limited, but i got a sharp pencil lol…….

Hi,Early start up the moutain with spade and rake this morning doing the final touches then I've just broadcast the new wildflower seeds; I'm now well in front already for next year saving lots of work on the meadow; I've rotavated for the last time so I'll see how the meadow develops.I'm...

Totally worth the effort and thanks for the details

I'd actually considered carving out the middles and drilling some drainage holes to create a planter but I think that's a bit beyond my skills. I might get a shallow planter to put on them though .

Thank you for the compliments everyone, they're much appreciated. No ranch gates @shiney but we're still yet to get a name plate up.So are we @Michael Hewett. We're yet to find out what happens when a 100 strong herd of cattle passes by. Anything colourful would look very out of place...

Welcome to the forum UsmanLooking good so far. Have you got a ladder or could borrow one, that will help getting level. Having tilled your soil will be fluffed up, it needs compacting. To do this walk on your heels, no joke, all over, it will take a while as your area is big. If you don't...

Interesting stuff Colin, and yes, my story is similar since I went through a lot of bikes and eventually found a BMW R100 RS and stuck with that until it wore out, and finding myself suddenly solvent I bought the Guzzi. It´s getting bored with me now, so the Benelli 400 was a nod to my advancing...

A bit of an update; I installed my first bit of 110mm drainage. Wooo! Just a temp solution to at least replace the pipe that was there and better take water away from the house.

If I was using the screw with a ring it would need to be at least 8mm and fixed at right angles to the line. The plate and ring looks a better bet, though you might have to drill the holes a bit bigger to accept a suitable screw. Use nuts and bolts on wood under two inches thick. Carabiners can...

@Selleri you're a mind reader! I desperately want a water feature and a pond. A pond would probably be a mistake because of the falling leaves.... mountains of the little bleeders every Autumn. With a water feature I wanted a waterfall in the rockery... it would have to be solar as I can't do...

@Clare G has a good point, it might be worth considering to hire someone to do the boring and heavy bits and focus on the delights of designing and planting. It's a good investment and will support local economy- and to get it properly done will increase the house value and save a lot of fixing...

I've just had another look at the mould area in the pictures and can see a clear line in it which looks like it had something leaning there. So it probably is just surface mould and not what I originally thought I was looking at.