Garden Projects and DIY

Thanks Clare G and Loofah for the helpful comments which I am happy to take on board . . .

It looks good Graham, nice and solid.

I think trimming is allowed with permission but, unless the tree presents a danger or is diseased, it is unlikely to be felled. The parish guard their rurality (is that a word...?) fiercely. Traditional agriculture methods are supported. I think I can fell the fir trees that are on the field...

I use a fair amount of membrane in my very large garden as have no desire to spend my whole life weeding. I use approx 1 ft square bits of old carpet with a hole in the middle for growing Cauliflower and Broccoli /Calebrese which solve the weed problem. As JWK says potatoes form a canopy and...

My skills are limited, but i got a sharp pencil lol…….

Totally worth the effort and thanks for the details

I'd actually considered carving out the middles and drilling some drainage holes to create a planter but I think that's a bit beyond my skills. I might get a shallow planter to put on them though .

Welcome to the forum UsmanLooking good so far. Have you got a ladder or could borrow one, that will help getting level. Having tilled your soil will be fluffed up, it needs compacting. To do this walk on your heels, no joke, all over, it will take a while as your area is big. If you don't...

Interesting stuff Colin, and yes, my story is similar since I went through a lot of bikes and eventually found a BMW R100 RS and stuck with that until it wore out, and finding myself suddenly solvent I bought the Guzzi. It´s getting bored with me now, so the Benelli 400 was a nod to my advancing...

If I was using the screw with a ring it would need to be at least 8mm and fixed at right angles to the line. The plate and ring looks a better bet, though you might have to drill the holes a bit bigger to accept a suitable screw. Use nuts and bolts on wood under two inches thick. Carabiners can...

@Selleri you're a mind reader! I desperately want a water feature and a pond. A pond would probably be a mistake because of the falling leaves.... mountains of the little bleeders every Autumn. With a water feature I wanted a waterfall in the rockery... it would have to be solar as I can't do...

@Clare G has a good point, it might be worth considering to hire someone to do the boring and heavy bits and focus on the delights of designing and planting. It's a good investment and will support local economy- and to get it properly done will increase the house value and save a lot of fixing...

I've just had another look at the mould area in the pictures and can see a clear line in it which looks like it had something leaning there. So it probably is just surface mould and not what I originally thought I was looking at.

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Hi I have painted our garden table and chairs with cuprinol paint I have given then 4 coats a very short time ago but now noticing pealing and like black spots tried wiping off no luck not sure what's wrong.. Thanks for the help and advice

I tried edging but found choosing what I thought was suitable was a problem. So decided against getting any. Instead I cut a new edge originally and then about once a year tidy it up. If done well, and consolidated into a firm edge, it lasts the year. 20m shouldn't take long.I posted a...

It's a very nice arch. I'd grow a 1 or 2 climbling rose or a rambling rose along with some clematis probably the viticella group they can be cut back hard so you can see the arch still over long periods. They aee also others like jasmine honeysuckle passionflower and lots of annual climbers and...

Thanks @JWK, I'm going to try and keep this thread updated as a bit of motivation!

Hi @Johnta,Well going to advocate a different way and thats not to make raised beds.Raised beds need a lot of work to set them up with either timber or bricks etc. and a Lot of soil and compost to go in them, not the lightest of tasks as we know !!With them being raised with the usual...

this is our pond now with filtration unit just got to sort out plants