I think that looks very promising @glasgowdan! If it was my garden I would try creating a 'point of interest' in the middle of the far wall, on...
You would like the London Wildlife Trust's new nature reserve in Hackney @Redwing , which opened earlier this year: Woodberry Wetlands - Home: A...
You're not by any chance on a clay soil are you @Redwing ? If so would it be worth considering a puddled clay pond? Cheap, eco-friendly and...
Looks great @martin-f ! I like @Tetters idea of the pale blue over the dark brown for a rustic/distressed finish too. I did something similar in...
Painting the shed: if you want to do something a bit fancy but are daunted by murals, how about painting the planks alternate colours like a...
I have a corner at the far end of my garden which has roughly similar conditions - it's a raised bed rather than a sink, but the plants only have...
Looks great! How do the plants climb up to it? Trellis on the wall?
Good news - I have just ordered a new 250L rigid liner, so yes @martin-f watch this space for progress!Still thinking about the...
Thank you, @Redwing. Yes, it might be better just to give the fish away - will give that some thought. I agree about having some taller stuff at...
Yes @martin-f there are indeed a few goldfish, swan mussels too - I have a large tub trug I thought they could go into for a day or so. Never seen...
:) Sounds like an excellent plan - thank you very much @ricky101!
Yes, I was looking at Martin's thread and thinking how well his preformed liner works. Putting one inside the old liner and stabilising with sand...
In a corner of my back garden, next to the patio, I have a small pond which must now be about 30 years old. It's a feature I like, and want to...
Lovely @alana! Only a pity the internet doesn't yet have a scent transmission facility!
A Jersey Tiger moth, spotted this morning sunning itself on a notice board. Apparently we have a growing population of them in London, though...
If you take out the root ball and chop back any remaining roots as far as possible you should be OK, I think. Thats what I did when I took one...
I would move them. If the roots do decide to grow towards the house you run the risk of them penetrating and cracking mortar in particular. Like...
Caerulea is relatively hardy. I get orange fruits on mine here in London most years. If you open the fruits up they have red seeds inside which...
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