We had a little left over from the 2 tonnes, so did the side path of the house, although we will need another 2 tonnes to do the back of the...
Job done!At first the trench filled in quickly - so quickly that I forgot to take a photo! [ATTACH]And looking up the drive [ATTACH]Most of...
Good idea!! You know, I'd never thought of that! It would go into our rainwater tank, too!! Good to know that we have a plan B, if ever we need it!
End of day 2, and the trench was extended, dug out deeper, and the bottom filled with hardcore.The good news is, we have an extra pair of hands...
Would I be correct in assuming that hard-core rubble would also be effective at the base of a soak-away? [ATTACH] We have a lot of rubble around...
The gravel has arrived. [ATTACH] ...now why did we expect it to arrive in those big 4-handled sacks?!It took me 15 mins of shovelling to get the...
Unfortunately Martin, I think the previous owners thought the same - both reinforced tubing were empty, so they've already cashed in on the copper!!
What to do with the leftover turf, and soil? A second project, of course!!We have extended the "patio bed" across to the deutzia, which is now...
Today is a public holiday here in Belgium (Ascension Day), making a long weekend for us (no holiday on Monday).We decided to tackle the problem...
Quite busy today... This morning I cleared an area of the top border, planting a clematis to go up the apple tree there, and transplanted the...
I would leave them.... Three autumns ago we planted our steep bank with daffs, to create a "natural" bank of flowers. The mice had a field-day,...
She seems better today, thank you @Verdun and everyone else for asking! Slept through the night, without getting me up every 30 mins or so, so a...
This is ridiculous! The pond hasn't been there for 2 weeks! [ATTACH] (Excuse the "tree trunks" - a local rook has taken to bathing on top of the...
Wow! What a lovely list of planting suggestions, @Verdun! Got me thinking of ideas for our shady areas. For winter, @Selleri, have you thought of...
I was wondering if it could be birds? They sometimes gather stuff for their nests by pecking it off, this could look like a clean break. My main...
They will come, @luciusmaximus , they will come (feel a "Field of Dreams" moment coming on!) We are very lucky for flying marshlife here -...
First thing this morning I nipped down to Aldis to buy some pond plants, as they were this week's special- so they needed planting up, and placing...
Yay!!:yay: :hapydancsmil::hapfeet:La premiere pond-skater est arrivé!! (Sorry, been over the border into Wallonia to order some gravel this...
Well, I was going to cut the grass......but less than 1 grass-box in (for a 6-7 box lawn), the cable for the self-propelling system snapped. I...
Wonderful amount of work you've got done there, @martin-f ! I do envy you your garden lighting. That's something that we would love to get sorted...
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