Garden Projects and DIY

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Got a similar issue, especially on my roofs, can't go out of my french doors into the garden without getting hit on the head or attacked by moss.It's the moss on my lawn that's the constant battle around now.

Yes - good shout. I was thinking that some kind of mastic for the vine eye holes would be good. The construction of the house is not anything I am used to: unfaced granite hidden under concrete (why???) outside, and then stud walls inside. There is a fair amount of damp there... so stopping...

I have here some old oiled teak and aluminium chairs - the aluminium was originally powder-coated white. When it began to go I rubbed them down and repainted using a bog standard oil primer over any bare bits, and then a bog standard gloss finish paint. The first time I used white but found that...

The building part of my walkway project is now complete. I went for bark chippings in the end instead of gravel. I thought it would be easier to manipulate, it would look natural, and if I bought too much of it, I could use it else where on the garden. Roll on spring so that I can start...

Thanks Clare G and Loofah for the helpful comments which I am happy to take on board . . .

It looks good Graham, nice and solid.

I think trimming is allowed with permission but, unless the tree presents a danger or is diseased, it is unlikely to be felled. The parish guard their rurality (is that a word...?) fiercely. Traditional agriculture methods are supported. I think I can fell the fir trees that are on the field...

I use a fair amount of membrane in my very large garden as have no desire to spend my whole life weeding. I use approx 1 ft square bits of old carpet with a hole in the middle for growing Cauliflower and Broccoli /Calebrese which solve the weed problem. As JWK says potatoes form a canopy and...

My skills are limited, but i got a sharp pencil lol…….

Totally worth the effort and thanks for the details

I'd actually considered carving out the middles and drilling some drainage holes to create a planter but I think that's a bit beyond my skills. I might get a shallow planter to put on them though .

Welcome to the forum UsmanLooking good so far. Have you got a ladder or could borrow one, that will help getting level. Having tilled your soil will be fluffed up, it needs compacting. To do this walk on your heels, no joke, all over, it will take a while as your area is big. If you don't...

Interesting stuff Colin, and yes, my story is similar since I went through a lot of bikes and eventually found a BMW R100 RS and stuck with that until it wore out, and finding myself suddenly solvent I bought the Guzzi. It´s getting bored with me now, so the Benelli 400 was a nod to my advancing...

If I was using the screw with a ring it would need to be at least 8mm and fixed at right angles to the line. The plate and ring looks a better bet, though you might have to drill the holes a bit bigger to accept a suitable screw. Use nuts and bolts on wood under two inches thick. Carabiners can...

@Selleri you're a mind reader! I desperately want a water feature and a pond. A pond would probably be a mistake because of the falling leaves.... mountains of the little bleeders every Autumn. With a water feature I wanted a waterfall in the rockery... it would have to be solar as I can't do...

@Clare G has a good point, it might be worth considering to hire someone to do the boring and heavy bits and focus on the delights of designing and planting. It's a good investment and will support local economy- and to get it properly done will increase the house value and save a lot of fixing...

I've just had another look at the mould area in the pictures and can see a clear line in it which looks like it had something leaning there. So it probably is just surface mould and not what I originally thought I was looking at.

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Hi I have painted our garden table and chairs with cuprinol paint I have given then 4 coats a very short time ago but now noticing pealing and like black spots tried wiping off no luck not sure what's wrong.. Thanks for the help and advice