Garden Projects and DIY

It's that time of year when we look back over past project ideas. Last year I was promised a tractor tyre from a farmer and a scaffolding pole from a scaffolder. Neither of these materialised and so this project never got off the ground.I am now thinking about the possibility of making a...

Many years ago I saw some pictures of some garden seating shaped like various lithops made from concrete. They were coloured naturalistically and looked great. Unfortunately I didn't get around to enquiring about cost quickly enough and never saw them again. My question is - how hard do you...

I would get a petrol one. I have a petrol and electric. Petrol for strength,electric for mild work. Nilfisk over karcher if going electric imho.A soap type pre treatment also helps

Thanks HarryS. I'll look at those options as both seem good.Pete, I tend to feel the same, but I'd rather be able to eat my veg unpoisoned than deadly and have to recoat the planters often. I think the reocote is fine for my flower planters as they will be lined with plastic and weed fabric.

Thanks for the kind words. We've five altogther in our small garden.

Timber for pickets and posts received this morning - just finished cutting to size .Have to let them dry out before painting with the Cuprinol Autumn Gold.Concreting in will also have to wait until we have some milder weather - don't want the wet concrete to freeze.New photos when posts go...

Hiya fumanchu. Yep a windbreak is first requirement. Hawthorn perhaps? I would plant a couple of evergreen shrubs in front too

Thanks again I'll check at Screwfix next time I'm in town.

I finally got around to buying the extra lighting I needed. There are 2 lights. One on each shed. They are battery operated and work on pir sensors. The light produced is very soft and lights the path (and the shed door) without lighting up the sky. So far I am very pleased with them.G.Ps...

Not at all Sheal. Thank you for your tips.Yes, I have binned all the cardboard boxes, wrapping papers and even some plastic boxes where mice dropping were spotted.I keep doing that as there are a few more boxes of old books are kept. I have never had any seeds or bulbs in the shed. But they...

Yes they are really for decorative purposes only. The contacts on the cheap ones like ours have a removable cap to the battery compartment. The contacts in them tend to rust so some don't connect propery after a while. I resolve any with this isssue with a piece of multi-strand copper wire...

Cheers Shiny. Ill do that. Dai

Hi Ricky, my compost heap was constructed all that long ago by setting four 2" X 4" X 6' posts, treated with creosote, into concrete and then lining all sides, except one, with Chicken wire. I then lined the sides of Chicken wire with leftover pond liner underlay to prevent seepage of the...

That looks really lovely, and you're right, the personal satisfaction is priceless.

My pent shed was knackered. Floor rotten,leaning forwards,some holy t&g timbers at the back.Went to local timber merchant bought 8 tongue n groove timbers,fitted them,bought some treated 3x3 fence posts,used as joists,bought some decking,used as floor boards.Had an osb board handy so used it...

More images/progress to come soon.

Yes, good advice. Maybe I will need to wait until brick garage / worshop is built.The flue gets utterly hot when log burning in full whack, I recall.

I certainly wouldn't use a landscaper and they are usually expensive. When I had a large soakaway dug out and replaced I used a recommended firm of Groundworkers.

Yes, effective chemical weedkilling will not work at this time of year.I have eradicated bindweed by digging out thoroughly......once the ground is apparently cleared sieve through it again checking for every piece of white bindweed root. You will find long strands of it so gently pull it as...