What Projects have you done/are you doing ????

I'm too much of a novice to have put any thought into a planting scheme! Also, with having to do things on a budget, I bought a lot of my plants half price at the end of the summer season last year. I also got a lot of cuttings and unwanted plants. So all in all I just planted everything and hoped they grew! Low and behold everything is growing. I do like ornamental grasses and cordylines so the garden may have that mediteranean-ish style eventually.

 

I`m almost done..

Here`s a few pics of the beast once i`d dry fitted everything.
It needs a few tweaks here and there to get everything aligned perfectly but as timber is seldom straight it isn`t too bad.




Just have to fix it together, stain it and then I can relax with a cold one

 

Hi Marley Farley

You must have a large garden and/or lots of visitors if you need 2 of these.. they seat upto 12 people

The best i can do is give you the timber measurements and cutting details..the rest as they say is upto you :D

On the bright side they should cost well under �£100 each to build and that`s including the stain.

 

Hex - that's brilliant. I bet you dream in four dimensions! :D

 

That looks beautiful, it 's great to see things made skilfully. What stain are you using?
Bit off thread but I've just purchased a cheap softwood rose arch, needs treating- what's best, please?

 

Hi Liz,
I`ve used Cuprinol Garden Wood Preserver in the past with good results.
It costs about �£7.50 (1 litre) from wilko`s and comes in a range of colours.

I`m thinking of using Cuprinol Garden Furniture Finish for the picnic table, possibly Antique pine or Teak ..wife`s decision ultimately..i just build it!

Other products (ronseal etc) are probably equally as good but i think i`ll stick with one i know

 

Fantastic Hex, i could do with one aswell, very professional. well done, whats next???

 

bought this for �£20 from a friend,hoping to erect today as husband goes back to work tomorrow.hoping someone can identify whats growing.will post more pictures.

 

some kind of climber but the lad dropped it off this morning and i didnt catch him to ask.i doubt he would know anyway as it was his wife who did the gardeing but theyre in the process of divorce and shes moved away,hence the low price as hes selling up.sad i know but if i hadnt bought it someone else would.

 

Is there any way you could take some slightly smaller clearer pictures of it Elaine - it may be my eyes but its too blurry for me to see the leaves clearly.