If you still have that cast aluminium garden table and seats from your earlier photos, I inherited an identical set and after removing all the flaking paint with a wire brush, I painted them with smooth black hammerite, and they look really rather smart now!
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
If you still have that cast aluminium garden table and seats from your earlier photos, I inherited an identical set and after removing all the flaking paint with a wire brush, I painted them with smooth black hammerite, and they look really rather smart now!
I do still have it. On more closer inspection, it does not seem cast iron. smooth black should bring a nice contrast to green space. good idea.
anyone has any idea how to fix a water logged clay garden. I just have not seen even once that water poodles have gone. It seems earth is fully saturated. I wonder what will happen if i just put top soil on it. what are my options.
It might just be that all the work carried out has caused the water to puddle. Did you notice any poor drainage before you started work ? I would keep off it as much as you can for a while. It's not a problem that l have ever had to deal with, but there are a few tips here https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=475 Hopefully there are forum members who have dealt with this problem and can advise you
You can do nothing until the ground dries out so no walking on it and loads of patience needed. It may well be wet until the end of February as that is one of the wettest months I believe.
yes need to avoid walking. Unfortunately i had a digger and dumper yesterday doing the clear out. I will keep it clear now and hope it dries. British weather is not helping.
I think you can now consider this equivalent to a new build garden. It's had heavy plant equipment busy on it and will be quite compacted as a result. Add to that a wet winter if you have had an experience like ours and it's mud and puddle city!
Remedy? Gosh. I'd be thinking along the lines of leaving it 'til the rain stops, then introduce some gravel and organic matter (straw bales?) and dig that in. The soil is quite dark which is nice. I'd lay off until the sweet spot of Spring when the soil is workable but not waterlogged and before it gets baked hard in summer.
I confess that looks a mess to me but you'll get there. I could have tackled your before scenario more confidently than your after but I use hand tools not heavy equipment. 😁
@n_sharma50 ... Have you got any spare planks or chunks of wood you could put down at random spots round the garden so you can at least walk on the soil/mud to save making it worse?
Are you keeping that huge conifer on the rhs of the picture?
I must say you've done a cracking job so far.👍👍
the tree on right is a pine tree. it will be kept yes.
I don't have a need to walk ok it now. most of earth work will happen in few month now and yes @Cloggie i will put some organic matter. what sort of gravel should be added?
I was thinking that once dried, i hire a rotovator and use that to break it and mix organic matter and gravel
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I would keep off it as much as you can for a while. It's not a problem that l have ever had to deal with, but there are a few tips here
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=475
Hopefully there are forum members who have dealt with this problem and can advise you
Remedy? Gosh. I'd be thinking along the lines of leaving it 'til the rain stops, then introduce some gravel and organic matter (straw bales?) and dig that in. The soil is quite dark which is nice. I'd lay off until the sweet spot of Spring when the soil is workable but not waterlogged and before it gets baked hard in summer.
I confess that looks a mess to me but you'll get there. I could have tackled your before scenario more confidently than your after but I use hand tools not heavy equipment. 😁
I don't have a need to walk ok it now. most of earth work will happen in few month now and yes @Cloggie i will put some organic matter. what sort of gravel should be added?
I was thinking that once dried, i hire a rotovator and use that to break it and mix organic matter and gravel