One year on....and beyond

Maybe find out who the supplier is/was?

 

I think this one is lovely, nice earthy colours. I saw it when I was looking at bird baths a few months ago.



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Thank you. I like that @BellaBlue but it's too small. I need a diameter of 47/50cm.

 

The stumps came out today. First was the Scot's pine and being shallow rooted was fairly easy. 'A' had to be careful digging in case my neighbours shed collapsed.



Back filled and with topsoil added.



The Sycamore was being stubborn and at one point we didn't think it was going to budge at all. We were worried it may have a tap root.

After cutting through a major side root with a six inch diameter the stump finally let go.




The crater that it left took some filling. Both areas are now ready for raking and levelling but I won't grass seed until next Spring.


It's so lovely to see the sun on the garden now.

 

Crikey, and I thought I had problems digging out a few Vibernums
Looking good

 

Thanks Freddy. I think we would rather have had your Viburnums. The next thing to tackle is the Bamboo!

 

Might have been an idea to get that out with the digger too. Definitely right to leave seeding the grass until next Spring. My neighbouring farmer told me it's the right time to sow grass where we are when the month begins with an A. Where you are I'd leave it till the end of April maybe. The guy who is helping you would probably know the best time to suit your location. He looks like he has done a good job for you.

 

Thanks John. The rocks here are dark in colour @JWK so that is a mixture of baked soil and sand. I have sandy loam here. It was very dry at the base even though it's rained here for the best part of six weeks.

It's now too late for grass seed germination here @silu , so leaving it until Spring will also give the soil a chance to settle. 'A' knows very little about gardening and has been working with my guidance. And yes, he's done a great job at a reasonable price. I won't re-seed until the grass starts growing again and temperatures are above the germination average. That's also weather permitting, as we had snow at the end of April this year.

The problem with the Bamboo is it will re-shoot from any roots left in. It has a 4ft Lilac trunk in the middle of it and is very close to our oil tank. I wouldn't want to risk undermining that so I will cut it down and spray it with Roundup then tackle the Lilac.

Something I forgot to mention in my last post. Before 'A' started on the Sycamore I spotted him walking around the garden water divining. He was trying to locate where the water main ran and entered our bungalow. I was fascinated and in all honesty never thought that it really worked, so he gave the divining rods to me and sure enough they worked! They also worked on the pipe from my oil tank.

 

I took a late in the day decision to level the soil today as the weather is closing in again. Having cleared it of debris - roots, stones etc. it's now being left to settle over the winter.

 

I work in fibreglass it is ideal for one off designs , I made my own bird friendly water feature, if I can be of any help in that respect please let me know.

 

Thank you @mazambo. I know that fibreglass is a little heavier than plastic but I'm wondering if the wind would lift it? I live on high ground open to the elements.

 

I guess you could fix it down with a couple of screws and seal the screw heads?

 

A fitting like this would do the job, a hole each side and you could screw it down, then a small bolt fibreglassed to the feature you could bolt it on.

 

Thanks but sorry, I don't want to attach it, which is partly why I was looking for something heavy.