8th July 2024With the patio set enough to walk on, I began barrowing soil from the bulk bags, to the border and back filling it. It took quite a...
I was still out in the garden in the dark this evening. This time, not working in the garden, but photographing Comet/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS,...
Late afternoon today, I had 41 tree ring stepping stones delivered and moved them all to their approximate positions through the woodland. They...
We got some from Amazon, £80 each. 6ft x 3ft x 2ft high. They came in galvanised steel, but I ended up painting them.[IMG]
I was really pleased with the extra space, even though it was only four feet wider. With the table, chairs and a few guests, it got quite crowded...
I couldn't find any paving that matched the colour and pattern of the patio. To keep the patio looking the same, several paving slabs were pulled...
18th June ~ July 5th 2024Between mid June and Mid July, I got the patio foundation filled with hardcore, followed by concrete. Two layers of...
We had the first proper frost of Winter last night. Unless I get my delivery of stepping stones today, I'm quite happy to view the garden from...
4th & 5th June 2024On the 4th, I began weeding, digging out and clearing plants from the location of the patio extension. Some of the tall...
31st May 2024With a few days of dry weather predicted at the end of May into June, I wanted to get on with the wall. I'd previously cleaned up a...
29th May 2024The red Water Avens were shedding lots of petals on the ballast, so the plant closest to the track was dug out and moved further...
The Rock Cress has now spread the full length of the railway, providing a barrier around 6 inches wide between the soil embankment and the gravel.
The Jeep will do around 15 to 18mpg. My 1944 Dodge Weapon Carrier will do about 8 to 9mpg!![IMG]
Hi, I'm in Durham too and a fairly new member here. Mid 50s and had a large garden thrust upon me after moving house. We had plastic grass and...
Ford GPW. 81 years old, no heater, no doors, no windscreen spray, manual wipers, no seatbelts, no airbags, no ABS, no stop-start, no radio and...
To be fair, every hobby I take up, I throw myself at it 100%. You only need to look at the start of the thread to see that! :biggrin:
8th May 2024Due to the poor weather and really dull start to the first half of the year, I bought four LED grow lights to help the seedlings...
21st April ~ 9th MayI got a little more done to the wall on the 21st, the 26th and May 1st. I ran out of original wall bricks due to many being...
19th April 2024Due to the cost of plants, I decided to have a go at growing flowers from seed. There were plenty of places in the garden that...
They were all quite small and needed to grow and fill out the area properly, so it still looked a bit sparse after planting. All around the back...
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