Garden Projects and DIY

i have...ehem..."permanently borrowed" my dads brick shed he has for his DIY n stuff

If in doubt, deep plough.

I'm not sure if Scotkat would be allowed to Joolz, it's owned by the royal family so could be off limits.

Yes I did think about bark, but the blackbirds throw it all over the place in my garden. It then looks untidy but the lawnmower does pick it up OK. Maybe I'd have the same problem with rubber chippings getting scattered about and I'd be wary of using the mower to pick them up. More reasons not...

Even so, it still has to be closed so swing or slide will work just as admirably. We have a nation full of farmer here in the UK all using latches and swing gates of some description...and no reported problems of livestock getting through them. Maybe what you could really use would be a...

I'd be inclined to use the digger for the heavy ground work. It'll be quicker and lighten your workload as it's clay.

Hi Shiney, deer we can handle as well as rabbits, the hedge will give a windbreak but Ill be fencing the lot, deer wont be approaching from the side in view as its against a busy road and the back is covered in thick blackthorn!. The reason we have never grazed it in years is because its very...

Interesting observations, as always, Madahhlia Quite, but, it's a start and it's a book I would have bought when my children were younger had I known about it. As for the "keeping going", I think that's the main problem with children in far more areas than just gardening

Hi mate i wasnt going to do much now apart from tidying till the spring its to cold for me let alone grass seed lol!

Hi the graduate, are you aware this thread was started in 2009? I don't think this person visits GC anymore, sorry.

Fortunately we have no carpets downstairs, so although we inevitably trailed a bit of mess in as we came in and out to get stuff we needed, it was easily sorted with a quick go of the sweeping brush. It would be a nightmare if we had carpets in though.

Thanks Harry, will do. The Vodka is ok while painting latex, its just brick laying you cant mix it to much with, the spirit in the glass lies, the one in the level never does

Good morning Jazmine and Sian thank you my friends,your comments are really appreciated

Thanks for the tip... gloves to the ready!

She's unbiased FT

Looks very sturdy Rusty. Will give much protection to plants that need shelter but not heat.

For a few months of my life, I lived and worked in rural Hampshire. Work was in the middle of nowhere, and the only place to go for lunch (unless you took a pack-up) was a lovely country pub half a mile away. I'd been there loads of times before I started to wonder how come the lawn always...

The words on the planter says Through the wind blows, the mountain does not move.

Well Done Woo Top job You Remind Me Of My Self When My Back is Not Playing up!!! You Never Stop Have a Good Day and God Bless You

lovely Transformation Gr8 Work RR