Garden Projects and DIY

I'm not sure what you mean with your next comment though. Do you mean that I shouldn't use too much screed because it will crack or that I shouldn't cut too much out of the slab because it will crack? Cheers!If you cut a piece out of a slab around the eye, and made good with screed over time...

There's two men round here that advertise as doing anything who charge £75 per day. They're quite popular and have been going for years. I've found them OK for odd jobs but they're useless at anything requiring skill. Whereas, the person I use for more skillful jobs charges £150 per day - but...

Sitting area now gone. Trellis gone. Clematis has been bedded in elsewhere temporarily & hopefully will survive. Sitting area going to be turning/parking area for car & wooden framework to train hopefully saved wisteria across driveway. New sitting area going to be on tarmac behind screening...

That looks like Endcliffe park to me. Am I right?In any case, its a nice yard, and Sheffield's weather is plenty good enough for most stuff, especially in a sheltered spot.I think Jack is bang on with the container garden idea. Being a student, you no doubt have about 3 billion friends, so...

Ah, I see. These newfangled strategies eh? So, basically what we're saying is its exactly how my dad taught me to do it when I was little, which in turn is exactly how his dad taught him. As opposed to just randomly digging and burying your own boots

I made a cold frame though I only had double glazing units for the glass lids quite heavy Solution, went to car scrappies and bought hatch back gas struts 2 for £1 now one finger lifts them up Jack McHammocklashing

My patio is tiny by comparison (30' x 20'). I did it in 2 stages - as I could afford it and used the cheapest concrete composite slabs (90p each at the time). Stage 2 was 5 years later. I had a Grass "Patio" which converted to paving when I could afford it. The patio has been complete now...

Nah, get your fret saw out and go for the full tropical effect.

Somewhat late to this thread, but if the soil is very poor then you might consider a wildflower meadow type of planting. For the reason that, when grass growth is less vigorous due to low fertility soil, a wider range of grassland flowers will be able to do well (since most species don't require...

Same problem here,so I cut the door down and added an extra door stop strip to compensate when it shrank back in the warmer weather.

Make sure the riding stables know about Aminopyralid herbicide and are sure that they ahve not used it, is has not been used by any contractors who have sprayed their fields with selective weedkiller, and they know the provenance of any hay they have bought in and the pastures that that too came...

Arbour it is than CooL

Wow and extended garden for FREE, How lucky can you be Use the extension for a small orchard, or If you wish can you cut down the trees and start a Garden of your choice I can not offer advice as I am a beginner myself, but a pic or two and your intentions would be a help Maybe a grassed...

Hello, i completed some 6" beds last year, they were ok, but i have raised them this year to 12" to give me depth of soil.

I used a golden oak colour "own brand" bought from Wicks on the summer house and fence on one side of the garden with forest green on the other side. The golden oak fence is new but I don't think that the older green fence has long to go before it falls apart and needs replacing. . . .

This is something I should have started 40 years ago :DOH:Never mind it will be my legacy to my grandkids. Mature plants are incredibly expensive in the nurseries, more than a new car :oYes I must do better. Reading the book about Niwaki I'm really impressed by the time and effort the...

I'm very much a gardening novice, but I have a fairly high raised bed sitting on my patio... 45 cm deep. Works brilliantly, and easy to keep it tilled and to mix in nutrients.Had a fair bit of success with a shallower raised bed on the patio too, only about 20cm of soil, but i did 'mound up'...

Ahh never thought of that - oh well too late, I found some wood to put on the bottom...Not sure if the dawg approves...

Is that like a Hippopottinghouse then Zig?