Garden Projects and DIY

Thanks for the tip Keith, I have some in the shed...

I don't think you're being selfish Jack. I have got all three mains running through my property and the better for knowing exactly where they are. If any major digging has to be done, it's better to be safe than sorry!

Keith, judging by the pics, your garden is roughly the same size and shape as mine. Its a lot of work, especially when there's the front to do too (same here). So what i've done is sectioned my back garden off into distinct sections. Mine is still a long way off, but so far I've built a patio...

You should be able to replicate a MLR fairly cheaply. How much do they cost to buy? The first light looks to be the best option out of your two as the second from what I can tell won't give you the amount of heat you need for a pitch.

Don't forget you need a pressure regulator and a timer . The pressure regulator is to stop the pressure blowing your joints apart. I always use very hot water to soften pipes.

Here in UK (England & Wales at least) it's completely the other way round - agricultural land is only for commercial use and not growing stuff for your personal, private consumption.

One thing you have to wacht is that there are some trades people out there with licence and insursances, and they will also dump in lane and back streets, = more money for there pockets,this happen to someone i know,luckley he had all the paper work from the person , when his rubbish was found...

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