Garden Projects and DIY

You'll know when you're ready, a bit of sun and dry weather makes the world of difference.

@CanadianLori . No problem. @mazambo . Thanks. I had better put the project on hold for the time being. I will come back to it when I'm ready. At the speed I work that may be some time away yet..G.

Funny you should say that - I have had 4 seeds germinate and another 5 with no signs of activity.ha ha I want to make it look the best it can. Funnily enough we have a man hole in the front grass to be able to access a hidden well and also one for accessing the ground source heat pump...

I can't envisage exactly what the cracks are like, but when I was involved with susidence (and heave) remedial works, the structural engineers would fit 'tell tales' like these Linestorm Standard Tell Tale Crack Monitor | eBayAn old tip to save a few quid was to make some out of strips of...

Hi TMAK, your new bed looks beautifully prepared! I'm just thinking about the new hedge...wondering what conifers you have used please? It's a bit hard to tell on the pics, but looks like Lleylandii? If so, they will need to be kept fairly well controlled to avoid the hedge quickly taking up...

Hi @Selleri Lovely creative pots. I have painted all sorts ... pots, wall murals, water barrels, with plain old artist's acrylic. It comes in tubes and bottles, really cheap in Chinese shops here, perhaps Wilkos there. Once dry, it is there for life, takes intense sun and torrential rain...

Was always wary of supalux, never have considered it much better than asbestos TBH. MDF will probably be the next major scare regarding board materials.

I agree with Sheal. The first thing would be to get the soil right. It's not a big area so should be fairly quick to do.North-facing is going to cut down on the number of plants you can have but there's still quite a lot of choice if it gets plenty of light in the morning.

Ricky101 you are a star! Thank you so much yes I think that is my one ! Thank you again

It's that time of year when we look back over past project ideas. Last year I was promised a tractor tyre from a farmer and a scaffolding pole from a scaffolder. Neither of these materialised and so this project never got off the ground.I am now thinking about the possibility of making a...

Many years ago I saw some pictures of some garden seating shaped like various lithops made from concrete. They were coloured naturalistically and looked great. Unfortunately I didn't get around to enquiring about cost quickly enough and never saw them again. My question is - how hard do you...

I would get a petrol one. I have a petrol and electric. Petrol for strength,electric for mild work. Nilfisk over karcher if going electric imho.A soap type pre treatment also helps

Thanks HarryS. I'll look at those options as both seem good.Pete, I tend to feel the same, but I'd rather be able to eat my veg unpoisoned than deadly and have to recoat the planters often. I think the reocote is fine for my flower planters as they will be lined with plastic and weed fabric.

Thanks for the kind words. We've five altogther in our small garden.

Timber for pickets and posts received this morning - just finished cutting to size .Have to let them dry out before painting with the Cuprinol Autumn Gold.Concreting in will also have to wait until we have some milder weather - don't want the wet concrete to freeze.New photos when posts go...

Hiya fumanchu. Yep a windbreak is first requirement. Hawthorn perhaps? I would plant a couple of evergreen shrubs in front too

Thanks again I'll check at Screwfix next time I'm in town.

I finally got around to buying the extra lighting I needed. There are 2 lights. One on each shed. They are battery operated and work on pir sensors. The light produced is very soft and lights the path (and the shed door) without lighting up the sky. So far I am very pleased with them.G.Ps...

Not at all Sheal. Thank you for your tips.Yes, I have binned all the cardboard boxes, wrapping papers and even some plastic boxes where mice dropping were spotted.I keep doing that as there are a few more boxes of old books are kept. I have never had any seeds or bulbs in the shed. But they...