WHAT JOBS ARE WE DOING IN THE GARDEN TODAY 2018

I had to buy several rolls of sod last year to replace an area that I had desfroyed because the neighbour's crab grass had taken over. Looked like I was ready for female mud wrestling when I was finished. That stuff is slippery and heavy.

I still have a few small bare spots here and there but it has mostly been because of how dry it's been .

Right now the sky is starting to fill with dark clouds. Happy dance time.

 

In the past I've found that the best way too. If it's ever necessary, best to buy the turf on the day it's delivered to the garden centre. As it's always left on pallets and cooks for several days at this time of the year.

As I'm "part owner of a golf course," (as are many club members), I now occasionally bring home the odd fresh fairway divot, to do any patching.

 

Today is doing a bit of and ...then i'll venture out doors...do my daily ritual sweep yard and fill bird baths and do any weed removal, then venture on the front and remove shootings from my cordyline bases, trim willow tree again around the base and then take some pic's of my plants

 

Gave my reclaimed railway seats a bit of a touch up with hammerite.

 

Pushkin them mate and the hammerite as made a stunning job....just showed hubby and he said where did you get them from as he really liked them also

 

I bought them off of Ebay really cheap.
The seller was in Bristol and actually delivered them for free.
They are very sturdy and very heavy.

I was tired of my, expensive, wooden benches rotting so I went the metal route.
I love them and they, should, last forever.

They were originally green in colour but I painted them black and silver.
I also had to buy some plastic end caps as some were missing.
All cheap from Ebay.

 

I've just told him and he said oh alright ...as he's with ebay and i'm with Amazon but anything I see on there he gets it me

You did alright there plus with delivery but the hammerite does show the style in a nice way...we turned from buying table and chairs in metal framed which kept going rusty through the winter, as I had four different sets besides 2 single chairs and table and went for this new granite plastic wicker good stuff and I can't knock it but still pricey

 

Looking good. Hammerite is great stuff. I painted our garage door with it years ago. It's still looking OK.

 

Our garden gates was done 2yrs back after being rubbed down and they're still looking good

 

It is good stuff but I've found the salt and wind will remove it.

 

Prepare ground for leeks and winter brassicas, sow lettuce seed this evening when it's cooler. Move potted dahlias to front of house.

 

I've been through so many wooden benches and picnic tables that I've lost count.
I just wanted something that would last and looked into plastic benches but when I saw these I thought they would be perfect and they were cheap.

The guy was working at a railway station that was being renovated and he took the old benches hence me ending up with two of them.
I think I paid about £30 for both of them, delivered.

 

Nigel you can't beat doing it mate when it's cooler

 

Same here mate regarding table and chairs and neighbours and friends have jumped at them mainly because they was cleaned down and hubby resprayed them

That's not bad at all plus delivering them...my sister's hubby works for the railway and her got her railway sleepers when they redone the garden 3yrs back but they look nice.