Garden Projects and DIY

You can tell if it's hardboard as it's got a smooth glossy side and a rough printed side, it's usually 1/8" thick and when you break the stuff inside is fibrous.If that stuff gets water on it it will warp very quickly.

That is a great site Clueless looks like you and the children will be having fun this year then...

Hi Jane,I would just like to build the structure myself as I also want to have the back divided into a shed with the door to the shed in the side for storing my son's garden toys.

Thanks Al n, much appreciated.Won't post another pic until a bit more 'finished'. I've done the shelving inside now and made a workbench of sorts; this is more for aiding storage than anything else. The garage is looking so clear now, it almost brought Mrs L to tears lolI've scrubbed and...

Step 1 ... Removing all the blue bells (tons and tons) and removing the grass (takes ages).View from the top:

Well, I didn't pull the plug on the project. I persevered. It's now almost done. And I must confess, I'm quite pleased with the results so far now.The bricks are not exactly even, but that's fine, the look I was going for, which is very hard to describe but I'll have a go, was the 'scruffy...

Hi all,A quick sanity check please. I'm removing my lawn due to two young girls and a bearded collie.For this I'm taking top layer of grass away. Compacting. Weed sheet. Then adding 2" grit, compact. 1" sand, compact. Weed sheet. Grass. Kiln sand.Grass is Namgrass (mid to high range). We...

Nice one Bilbo

Hi All,I am hopefully going to start fitting the Onduline roof to my new chicken run this weekend. I have not used it before, the run is 3m wide x 4m long. I was planning on using 2x2 across the width of the pen, set at every 500mm. Then support these with 4x2 running the length of the pen...

Definitely make it safe first. You can't make it totally safe, there will always be hazards, but obviously if its very dangerous, then that needs sorting first.Last year, as my battle with garden started to reach the far end, I had loads of broken flagstones and rocks and other nasty sharp...

Crikey I think you probably have Clue' maybe one for your youngest to have in a while..

Excellent

I wouldn't want any of my surfaces griping at me, I get enough of that from everyone else!

Kicking myself now, because I followed Loofahs link to the earlier thread on Figs, and from there to Blackmoor Nurseries ... www.blackmoor.co.uk and they also have Apriums & Pluots. I have no idea what they are, but I know I need one!so whatever you do don't click that link, nor this one:...

You're right that the supporting walls would need a lot of work and thought. With good draining land (as you say yours is) there's the possibility that the water drainage will undermine the vertical supports that you would need. This would require even deeper supports and, to be on the safe...

Good morning Sian,yes it had drainage holes in it,but I am a belt and braces Owl,better safe than sorry my friend

WOW !!!!! LOVE what you have had done to your garden, so nice when things start to come together!!!! Val

Personally I would have left it as it was as I really like a bit of lush planting. However I'm impressed with your hard work and the high standard of finish to the path etc. Seeing as you are really good at slab-laying, I'd have laid it mostly to slabs, reserving some generous beds for low...

Something like this? (pic taken last December at 16:o6 - I visited in the late afternoon to see it in semi-darkness)

I'm near you Tony,which firm is that.