Garden Projects and DIY

That's fine, I'll do round those by hand, not a problem The grass round them is easier to dig anyhoo, not as robust as the rest of the lawn (it's got three sort of areas with different species dominating each).

Well done Loli, it looks a lovely peaceful spot, sitting next to those fragrant roses will be wonderful in the evenings

Not a fan of gravel either and if the stones are sharp they can hurt ickle paws. I'd save your pennies until you can afford to have it lifted, levelled off and then paved in a nice buff colour. If they bed it on sand rather than mortar then the water (and wee!) can drain.Love your dogs by...

Now, Now, Boys...........be nice. Glad to see you're on the same phase and have seen the light.

@Prkns, let's hope the neighbours make an effort with their gardens too

Try painting them with a few coats of clear wood preserver, which is what the joiner who made my new gates did. You can get coloured but I wanted clear.

Amazing

Will you make me one next week if I throw in some homemade cake and biscuits?

Hi @merleworld I like it and I have just painted my Arbor the same colour its easy on the eyes

I know you've called yourself NewBhoy but didn't realise you were that young. The decking looks great.

Thanks all, will look into the suggestions when I get a moment to scratch etcQuite like the idea of circular beds but obviously not great for maximizing space.Will try to get a plan of the space together so get some suggestions on new layout too

I did this, some time ago now....a concrete drive that was so ugly....friends came and helped and after we had a bbq and a good old laugh think the Boys were in competition with each other

Haha these are great!

Have you thought of a hardy Fuchsia ? You can control the height/spread of these a lot easier than most shrubs as if they get too big you can just cut them back to ground level in early spring.And, you don't have to leave the Space bare in spring either, I underplant in layers with early...

Hello allI'm about to dig my pond out and will be doing the same as the picture below and just have a brick collar all the way round the pond, how deep will the footings need to be under the brick...

Where I have dug out the base for the bbq shack I have noticed that after a heavy downpour of rain that one corner stays wet for a few weeks, Under the base in the middle is a land soak away pipe. Would it be worth me sinking another pipe with holes in and slope it down to the land pipe ?here...

Brilliant job @Sixtie7, your garden is coming along nicely

We're going to make a pergola soon. Just waiting for some decent rain so I can dig the footings out.

If you want grasses.....Aldi are having on offer from tomorrow.

cheers both, had a sparky come and hes putting a couple of them sockets in the pergola and also a power box next to the pond to control all of the gear...cheersJamie