Garden Projects and DIY

Thankyou very much for your suggestions, some great ones. I will have a look and play around with some ideas.Many thanks,E

When you dig, pay attention to the colour of the material you remove. It is likely that you will find at least one layer of plastercine like texture, often due to consolidation while wet. If you find a layer that is grey/blue/green, that indicates that it contains vivianite, a mineral...

We had the same situation as 66. Contacted the company. We do not do not supply spare panels was their response. This was despite a neighbour telling us it had arrived in kit form. Warned the public of this companies attitude on a well known review site. Taken down after a week as the company...

I agree, I think the lime green goes well with the Salvia.

Thanks again for your recommendations everyone. I thought I would provide an update in case anyone reading this thread is curious.I went through the key options with my partner and he loved the option that I also had a soft spot for (lithodora). Some of the other options...

Thank you @Golarne for the suggestions of Geranium. It's a plant I really love. Last year I went to 3 local nurseries looking for Geraniums and found next to nothing, there always used to be so many to choose from and I wasn't sure why there just weren't many around.Cimifuga I think is a bit...

Thanks for your input everyone. I've had a play around with this border and come up with the following...There's the area under the Amelanchier which is still bare and looking for ideas for underplanting this (yellow highlighted area). I will probably leave a good portion around the tree bare...

Shed gone ! Now what to do ? many choices

As I haven't asked you to pay for it, the cost needn't concern you.

That's a lovely transformation Anguisfragilis.

Yeah but if you treat it it might last 30 yrs.

I share the concerns re weight but if you were doing this then I would have thought bamboo would have a relatively long lifespan. At least as long as the plastic, which will get brittle eventually

There is always artificial grass. A friend with bad health problems bought very expensive stuff and it almost looks like the real thing.

Things are starting to brighten up in the midlands

I think the neighbours had been considering the idea, but the council said no. I believe one issue we have is the street should still technically be available for vehicles to access, even though nothing bigger than a small car has attempted it as long as I've been there. Supposedly it has to be...

Thanks again for all of your replies, I may well have a go myself and see how it goes. Had you been a 100 mile closer Infradig I'd have offered you the job! Hope you all have a good weekend

It's a nice garden, I think you'll enjoy working on it

Your attractive horizontal fencing seems to give adequate screening so it doesn't look like you'll need large shrubs or trees for that purpose. It looks like you've already got some bamboo there which provides an interesting dimension against your fencing. I'd keep it quite simple and choose...

What about a nice bird bath or some kind of statue to fit your taste.I could see this little fella sitting comfortably in the corner .

Ouch, that does sound very painful indeed.Good you've called in the heavy quad!