28th October 2024This is the final catch up post, as we are now up to present day in the garden diary. From now on, the thread will slow down,...
26th & 27th October 2024We took a break from the garden to have a bit of fun. We had planned a "Colours of Autumn" Jeep drive on the 26th, but...
It's about six feet from the trunk of the conifer, on a bank of earth at least two feet above the original ground level and the conifer roots. If...
That looks like part of an air raid shelter and behind it, a section of Pierced Steel Planking, used for runways and taxiways on World War 2...
I'm planning on planting them at the back, on the outside edge, where they get the late afternoon and evening sun.
The two bags of bark, covered the whole length of the path, from the grass to the Pinetree entrance at the top of the wood. We'll probably need...
Turning left at the split, there's another fern, planted to the rear of the space where the bulbs are planted.[IMG]As the path curves to the...
After planting all the ferns, I barrowed the first bag of bark chippings to the wood and began spreading it out. I didn't work in the grass area,...
Of the five ferns, four were Dryopteris austriaca, which were meant to spread around 18 inches. One of these was planted in the slowly...
25th October 2024I was in trouble from the wifey on the 24th. I'd gone browsing garden centres while she was at work! I was looking at ferns, as...
When is best to plant the seeds? I've got some Foxgloves and Lupins to start off for my woodland, but not sure when is best to plant. The woodland...
19th October 2024The following day, I finished the stones back around to the lawn. I was struggling a bit with motivation, as it looked cold and...
18th October 2024A surprise delivery on the 18th was around half of the lawn edging. The company had got these cast so far and decided to...
One of my hobbies, is running a small collection of World War 2 military vehicles. My wife and I take them to a number of 1940s events across the...
It's all really hard work and I feel like I haven't stopped since I moved here. However I can safely say, I don't feel my age; I feel about 30...
17th October 2024Work continued two days later, working on the stretch from the middle entrance to the grassed area to the rear. The path...
15th October 2024Starting at the top entrance to the wood, the first couple of stones just needed the slates raking aside to lay them and the...
5th October 2024While at the paving supplier the day before, we'd checked out some decorative concrete planters for the patio, but decided they...
We had a problem in a spare bedroom. The room had a laminate floor laid by the previous owner ( it had been carpet ). This left a small gap around...
4th October 2024As the days were now getting colder, I decided to winterise the cold frames. I didn't want all the pots sitting on cold...
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