Many thanks all for the comments. One thing that’s very clear is that I need to be very careful not to restrict the flow in anyway because if the...
Hahaha... that innocent little ditch can be very deceptive. It has on ocasiones overflowed with its torrents flooding the entire road. Luckily our...
Here's some more photos looking the other way (towards where the photo in the original post was taken). [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Thanks, yes I belive consent is required for any works involving a watercourse.
Thank you all for your thoughts, and yes I will post another picture from the other side of the ditch once I’ve tidied up the embankment a bit.
There's a drainage ditch running along the boundary of my front garden with my driveway crossing over it into the garden. I'm now thinking of...
I've got a Stihl pole and hedge cutter with an extension and I can cut the face of the hedge from ground level, but its impossible to see the top...
Well my Henchman platform finally arrived and I've tried it out.Although I'm not bothered by heights, I've never really been keen on climbing...
I've got a Stihl with pole cutter, hedge cutter and extension attachments. You can't really use the pole cutter at ground level to trim the top of...
The height of my hedge is about 3.5M (11'6") and I now need a hedge cutting platform to trim the top. Initially I was thinking of something like...
We ordered them from Alfresia in 2008. I wouldn't recommend the large aluminum chairs (photo 1) since the welds broke on a couple of the chairs....
Be careful they don't burrow into your foundations. Once they get into your cavities and loft they're a nightmare to get rid of.
Sorry, I forgot about this thread and so I never came back to thank you all for the advise (how thoughtless of me). Anyway, we went with...
Many thanks for all your very kind comments and feedback which I am passing onto my wife. I'm quite happy to stick with cutting the grass and...
Haha, thanks all. The number of years I spent not posting is insignificant compared to the number of years I spent not making a start on the...
I lack imagination and so my gardening abilities are limited to cutting the grass and trimming the hedge. Anyway, after many years my lovely wife...
In the end I went for a Stihl with hedge trimmer and pole pruner attachments. Very happy indeed :-) although with the shaft extension it can be a...
Thanks MFYour post set me thinking.Looking around it seems many electric trimmers struggle with thick leylandii hedges and so I think a...
I have a very tall leylandii so I need a hedge trimmer with a long blade that can cope with shoots up to 20mm in diameter.My preference at the...
I'm looking to buy new patio furniture which needs to be left out all year, so durability and low maintenance are important. I'm currently...
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