Garden Projects and DIY

Hi Lee&Jodie, The first thing that struck me about your garden was where you are forced to keep the bins. As a thought, why don't you remove the soil more down the LHS fence to give a flatter area and put your bins on the soil by the fence. You can easily access them by walking down the path,...

If you don't need a huge volume . Its best to buy a ready mixed bag off concrete or postcrete if its a post you are putting in . All the big sheds sell it.

Welcome to GC Adrian. If you take a look at the older threads in the 'Lawns' forum you will find they give you help on drainage and lawn issues. If you need any more help it would probably be better to post there.

Finished messing with the front and covered with hessian which you dampen to stop the mortar drying too quick and coming away from the stone,and a bit of plastic to protect against elements.Kitchen window shot,that saves me wetting the hessian tee heeNear 18 years ago time fly'safraid...

Thanks.. It really was a good day! I'm becoming a bit obsessed with gardening. I went to the garden centre today for some pea sticks...just pea sticks and nothing else. I don't have room for any more plants. £70 later, I'm walking out with ferns, annuals, pots, a knitting book (?) and an ice...

What an amazing transformation! I struggle to imagine a garden with no grass but it actually looks very smart! Mad to think of whats buried in all of our gardens!

Very helpful - thank you. Yes the men at the allotment shop warned me about the power of round up and how I should use with caution on a windless day. Ta!

The first update of my wildlife pond for 2015, its looking good and there's lots of life: frogs, tadpoles, daphnia, caddis, water louse, leeches, snails, nymphs are all in residence and enjoying their little piece of heaven New leaves on the lilies are just emerging and the frogbit is popping...

To get costs down, I'd use 50 x 75mm preserved timber below ground with projecting stubs some 150mm above ground, bolted to posts made of laminated pallet slats. If pallet timber is good enough for the panels, it should be good enough for above ground posts.

Make sure to upload some pics of whatever you decide to do!

as a matter of fact the same applies to birdhouses

Would heather cover the box?

I have been watching the social antics of my cats for years. They are a cohesive group. They all accept each other as part of the group. If an solitary new cat tries to enter the group, its all hell breaks lose. But, if the solitary new cat gives off just the right ESP, or vib, or something,...

Many thanks for your comments :-)Its great I love it so glad I went for it. if you get the 22mm stuff like ive done it doesn't hardly move once settled, I have no need to rake it now, its also great while I am in the back garden I can here anyone coming to the front door.

Done. Vertical gardening with hydroponics will be the new boom in gardening if the right products come to market I think. Giving it a go myself this summer for tumbling tomatoes.

If you make your own timber outers to fit rectangular/square plastic tubs, small water tanks, window boxes, etc. you'll never have wet soil in contact with the woodwork (just occasionally needing to replace slats forming the base) , and if you have spare 'liners' they can be planted up and...

It's such a great space, but can see why you are daunted. Hope it's going well!

Your Garden is really looking good Rich., you have some lovely plants in there.

Thats a great idea, has one side will be near a brick wall and the other side will be facing the sun

I would suggest a slight deck to is fairly cheap to build from scratch if your smart and shop about for bits it would give you a lovely section to sit in looks fantastic, sturdy, and best part there is notice Earth to move, I am currently building myself a gazebo with a raised deck but I have...