Garden Projects and DIY

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

I reckon setting them on a sand bed is asking for them to sink and become uneven. What about placing some small pieces of something flat like brick, broken paving slab, etc. in the bottom of the trench for them to sit on?I've got a 9" angle grinder for cutting slabs, pavers, bricks, etc. but a...

Hi Cherrywilows! It sounds like you have got a plan for a lovely garden. As to you questions, the main problem you will have with the soil wall is preventing the soil being eroded before the plants have chance to establish, especially if you live in a part of the UK that gets a lot of rain or...

If you Google pondless waterfalls there's loads of info about them. I think you'd need a pond liner under the stones too. They seem to please themselves and run without maintenance bar topping up the water now and again

thank you for the positive feedback to us alljust so you know the two plants you mentioned are not evergreen over the winter months

It's looking very smart Merleworld!

Hi Lee&Jodie, The first thing that struck me about your garden was where you are forced to keep the bins. As a thought, why don't you remove the soil more down the LHS fence to give a flatter area and put your bins on the soil by the fence. You can easily access them by walking down the path,...

If you don't need a huge volume . Its best to buy a ready mixed bag off concrete or postcrete if its a post you are putting in . All the big sheds sell it.

Welcome to GC Adrian. If you take a look at the older threads in the 'Lawns' forum you will find they give you help on drainage and lawn issues. If you need any more help it would probably be better to post there.

Finished messing with the front and covered with hessian which you dampen to stop the mortar drying too quick and coming away from the stone,and a bit of plastic to protect against elements.Kitchen window shot,that saves me wetting the hessian tee heeNear 18 years ago time fly'safraid...

Thanks.. It really was a good day! I'm becoming a bit obsessed with gardening. I went to the garden centre today for some pea sticks...just pea sticks and nothing else. I don't have room for any more plants. £70 later, I'm walking out with ferns, annuals, pots, a knitting book (?) and an ice...

What an amazing transformation! I struggle to imagine a garden with no grass but it actually looks very smart! Mad to think of whats buried in all of our gardens!

Very helpful - thank you. Yes the men at the allotment shop warned me about the power of round up and how I should use with caution on a windless day. Ta!

The first update of my wildlife pond for 2015, its looking good and there's lots of life: frogs, tadpoles, daphnia, caddis, water louse, leeches, snails, nymphs are all in residence and enjoying their little piece of heaven New leaves on the lilies are just emerging and the frogbit is popping...