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...
13th April 2024 On the 13th, we had another push on the railway embankment. After dropping my daughter off to see some friends, Lynne and I...
1st, 5th & 7th April 2024 To start April, we went shopping around several garden centres and ended up spending £120 on thirty alpine plants....
I was slightly alarmed by the BBC Weather page this morning, which stated heavy rain showers and wind speeds of 14,866mph from the North East,...
6th December 2023We were awoken by a loud bang, early morning on the 6th of December. A lady driver in a big BMW, skidded on ice while pulling...
30th November 2023I woke up on the 30th, to find the world had gone white. I'd barely got over the leaf tragedy and now we had the "Wrong type...
21st November 2023After recovering from the leaf tragedy, over the next few days, I'd bought some timber to make a fence to fill in the gap...
We get some great sun sets here. Here's a Winter sunset to start, including a Sun Pillar.[ATTACH]June [ATTACH]May [ATTACH]August [ATTACH]
This is a 6ft x 3ft planter. Three Cauliflowers completely filled it this year. Next year, we're going to stick to smaller veggies to make better...
12th November 2023Tragedy struck on the 12th and it caused all sorts of chaos! . .. ... .... .....Leaf on the line! All trains cancelled....
The last stretch took two full paving slabs and a twelve inch cut slab, which were laid on November 5th. At some point, I needed to build a low...
By late October, poor weather was the main problem. The next step was to clear out all the junk and dead plant matter that had built up behind the...
18th & 22nd October 2023The last strip of foundations by the railway, were completed on the 18th. Then there was a brief intermission on the...
The garden is really hard work, even when the weather is nice. I do my best from Spring to Autumn. It can pull its own weight for three months...
I used the dead branches as "scaffolding" to support the new branches as they grew, helping to hold them in place, or giving me something to tie onto.
The back left corner of the lawn, is approximately the same location as the big tree that was cut down.
This is the best I can find. 2021 with lots of gaps and a dead section. June '21 with some leaves growing and April '24 looking much more healthy....
When I moved house three and a half years ago, there was a hawthorn hedge, with a small wood along side it. We cut the wood down and found a very...
What do I do in the garden in the winter? . .. ... .... ..... Something like this......[ATTACH]
Is your lawn just as wet and muddy? I presume it is laid on the same soil? If the lawn is okay, perhaps the border just needs some plants to start...
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