Garden Updates

We've been quite busy over the last few weekends thanks to the sun being out. We've built 2 raised borders, built a decking area for our swing seat (that Dorset Mike gave us) and dug a pond . Here are some pics:

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Looking good, LMRR.:thumb:

 

Thats looking really good Little Miss, a very pleasant area to relax in (not that I reckon you are doing much relaxing)

 

gawd its brill...:thumb:

 

hey lmrr, what did you use for the raised borders in pic 2, are they just railway sleepers?

 

Yeah it's just railway sleepers with painted decking boards on the top. The back and the side are gravel board to keep the costs down.

Thanks everyone and JWK it wasn't too bad digging the pond, the ground wasn't as hard as it looks and my hubby did dig a bit of it lol .

The pond liner arrived today :thumb: so I might go and see if I can fit it myself although it is a bit heavy

 

Good job there LMRR, only one thing, where's the log roll ? :D

 

Damn I knew I'd forgotten something :dh:

Here are today's updates:

Thursday I gave the decking one coat of oil and hopefully get another on today Don't have a pic of that yet.

Yesterday we fought :D with the sand, underlay and pond liner to get the pond done . At least the water was warm as it came out of the water butt and had been sitting in the sun all day cause I had to paddle in it :wink:

Here's me playing in my new sandpit:



Gotta admit I really enjoyed it sad I know :lollol:

All fleeced up:



Here's me waiting for the water to fill up:



This is where I left it as I'd had enough:

 

WOW..s00k that IS superb.well done you I am so jealous :thumb: wish I was a frog

 

I'm dead impressed!

 

Whichever animal moves into that lakeside cabin will be in clover for the rest of it`s life.

I wish I could shrink!

 

what are you going to be putting in the pond? and are you going to be adding a filter and pump?

 

No its just a wildlife pond. I'm not going to put anything in apart from a few plants. I'm hoping things will move in by themselves although I might steal a bit of frogspawn out of my friends pond next year :D