I finally did it! Here is my lime green spray painted tyre ready to plant in. I used some offcuts of wood to make a base to keep the compost in....
Thanks all for the advice. I pressure washed as much of the green gunk off that low wall as I could, then put some compost & geraniums in over the...
[ATTACH]2 seasons ago I finally upgraded my entry level Hozelock hose with their Ultimate (Tricoflex) hose. The old one kinked badly and sprung...
Finally threw out a conifer which had gone 2/3 brown & its faded old terracotta pot that had been near our front door since we moved in over 2...
So I removed the liner yesterday. Messier and more painful job than I expected. Had to cut back a bunch of the overgrown stuff round the edges,...
Thanks. I will puncture the liner, let what's left drain out, then remove the sheet. After emptying out all that black water and gunk the other...
Thanks. Going away from it in opposite direction to the courtyard you can see is a small 'jungle' area with small shrubs, roses, blossom tree,...
Thanks. I will take the liner out then. Will lower 2/3 of topsoil then top 1/3 of JI compost be a good combination?
Thanks, I guess then that I will puncture the liner then fill it in but would still like to know the best way to fill it in. It’s only 3.5 x 2...
Hope this is ok in here, wasn't sure if it was projects/DIY or general gardening.We inherited a smallish man-made pond by default when moving...
Hope this is the right place for some hanging basket tips (if not, where is?). 2 years ago I had a nice cone basket made up before my very eyes by...
Not even pressure washer, just a hose on full blast! Thanks for the compost update
Thanks. I'd literally just finished blasting the dirt off the rocks. Well, blasting it off them, onto the fence, then back off the fence onto the...
Quick update. A bit of elbow grease and the area has tidied up nicely. Very interested in the thought of some kind of raised trough. Stone, pine,...
Thanks. I like the look of that. Will most likely look out for something like this.To be honest I’ve just been doing general tidying up, fence...
Hi all. New garden, first Spring in new house. So, most of the plant activity is down the right hand side of our garden. Apart from a small paved...
Any tips then?
On a journey I do a lot, I keep seeing an old tractor tyre painted white and filled with colourful plants. I’m up for doing something like this,...
Thanks. Before I saw your reply, I'd managed to upload some pics anyway. The Paint resize worked perfectly
Thanks. Does the tree surgeon have access to database for checking TPO’s or do I contact the council for that? It may look nice but its a bit of...
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