Garden Projects and DIY

Hi Lorna. From your photos, the bamboo doesn't look like its an invasive species. If you've been there for 3 years you should be able to judge if the type is clumping or spreading. (I'm in Aberdeen and have 14 varieties around my garden perimeter - having dug out and binned 2 types because of...

I was about to mention some of those! How about Hellebores? They're quite happy in heavy shade as well.

In the end I bought a 'Larix Kaempferi Pendula' - a small weeping conifer. Small enough to take its place quite nicely in that corner of the garden. Thanks for all the kind advice

Another thing you can do is just walk round your neighbourhood, to see what's doing well and looking good in other people's front gardens. I've often got ideas myself that way, people are usually happy to tell you what a particular plant is or if not I believe there are apps you can use to...

I doubt if this will fill to the levels of previous fill, but then there will be the fact of the new owner finding what they want to do with this area at the front. The new people may want to pave over the lot and have parking for many or change it to conifers or fence it in.

Thanks mazambo,So right about backache; everyone's back pain is individual to them, and mine had become life-changing in that my lower back went into excrutiating spasm with no warning and when doing simple normal things. I couldn't get out of the chair without that spasm occurring, when my GP...

Morning @Jymi riddler . Thank you for your info. I feel 60cm would be slightly too high for me to work with easily. We're looking at a height of 46 to 50cm height above ground.The willow is divine to sit under when the sun is out and the temp is high. I tend to do all my potting on under there...

There's a fence between the 2 properties and their garden is about a foot or two lower than ours.I'll try and take a couple of photos of the gap tomorrow so that it's a bit clearer.

thankyou for your replys we cannot use nitromores due to chest complaints , with our boards they are only single grooved still unsure if it would be safe or not for my wife to walk on , with composite boards i find that they cost alot of pennys , so i think that the boards will be replaced and...

Strictly a house or conservatory plant and as stated can grow to 6 ft or more (with support). Side shoots can be cut off for cuttings but only in Spring or summer. It needs fairly light conditions but not direct sun.

new decking done just got to put some oil on it

Hello allI hope you are well.Just a quick update.The new Pump (Pondo Compact 2000) was delivered today.It is now in place and the Water Feature is now performing much better.ThanksKevin

Jason equally is as good but accident prone(now that would be a book on it's own)..the owner of Mantel Farm and finding big problems with the business because of the Covid 19....of course like many many others would be in the same boat now.

Have you looked on Preloved, Freecycle, Gumtree, etc @Jack Sparrow ? Or Ebay?

I know how you feel - I have to build a new one and just want some warmer drier weather!

All in...........and me. Very hard work but rewarding to actually do something positive during lockdown.

Slight rub down with some sandpaper/wet and dry, paint with acrylic paint in whatever colour you require. Jobs a goodun

With veg plants I guess we've got to consider which wood preserver is reasonably safe. I doubt if it would leech into the soil but i did put a sheet of black dpc plastic on the inside of mine to minimise the risk. A roll from screwfix wasn't expensive.

Oh they are stainless steel it was all bought in specially for making reconstituted stone work. It's been outside for years and still bright silver.