Garden Projects and DIY

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...

Nice one Bilob A Bonsai would be good You could do quite a big one to match the scale of the planter.

There he was chipping away with hammer and chisel and no safety specs or goggles, silly boy.

I actually prefer Davids seat to the ones I posted photos of for two main reasons. First, it is repeatable. Second, there is a sense of humour in its design.

You are very kind to your cacti. We get very wet weather here too but I put most of my cacti in a perspex shelter outside the back door. It's mostly dry in there, and I can see them when I wash the dishes. I've never grown Achimenes. They are pretty. Maybe I'll try them next year

Sedums? Maybe a nice decorative grass?

Thank you for putting the link up @Sheal

Thanks very much, a fence man will come to give QUOTE on Wednesday, if it's not very expensive, he will do that

Thank for the tips Sandy! There's always that extra bit of satisfaction when something is completely done yourself. Hopefully one day I will have another garden to test this out on.Thank you @"M"

Sorry been on hols for a couple of weeks, but I can see you are doing very well anyway. I can't add much, maybe just raise the cutting height on your mower as shiney says and keep on watering.

Very nice too; looking forward to seeing the ones you make

Thanks all. Sheal, after living with the problem for over two years now I've come to realise there's little I can do. It must be the ground water level rising with rainfall. One advantage is I never have to water the garden apart from the greenhouse and raised beds!

Thanks, have looked for plans in the past and always come up short, bookmarked.

You could staple some thick polythene to the pallet that's going into the trench.