What's the strangest thing you've done to/put in your garden?

M33R4 · April 2023

I've been wanting a living roof but cannot have one for various reasons (spending a lot on making the roof ready for it, etc) but I had to get it out of my system so I have a temporary living roof on my 25 foot metal shed.

It gets some strange looks but it's not permanent and I can take it down anytime.

Here is my make shift living roof made of grass I've grown in shallow trays, which I placed only along the edge of the roof, as it would take about 100 trays to cover the entire roof

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M33R4 · April 2023

I also have a stack of logs which I inoculated with fungi spawn. Spot the big grin

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GardenerSuze · April 2023

@M33R4 I am not sure anyone can come up with anything better than that, I love the fact that it is so weird.
I have a large pot in my garden called Pat it seemed a good idea at the time but now it is more or less impossible for us to move, Leaves and twigs land inside and I use two planks of wood like chopsticks to remove them it has a wonderful echo. My family wonder why I haven't planted it up but to me any plant would look just silly. Picture below taken from other side of garden

I also have a small metal rusty bird called scary bird his beak fell off, so a local garage welded it back for me he is only 6 inches tall total rubbish but perfect. I also have a brick that is special but remains unnamed.

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Do you have a name for your wall of logs? You can never get rid of or change anything once it has a name.

Lyn · April 2023

My lilac coloured wheelbarrow is called Violet. The old brown one is Trevor.

Joyce Goldenlily · April 2023

I used old lace curtains as shading for the greenhouse. I thought it looked quite cute.
I have a folding parasol inside the conservatory, to move around with sun.

TheGreenMan · April 2023

The “thing” at the end of my garden.

Everyone is confused when they see it.

There was a concrete base in that corner and I didn’t fancy digging it all out so I fenced off the area, covered it in a thick layer of bark and now it’s my “snug”. Table, chairs, plants in pots and hanging baskets; sheltered from the wind and sun (fair skinned and I burn easily). I love it.

I’ll create a small border next to it at some point and grow some climbers against it.

The neighbours were very confused 😂

M33R4 · April 2023

GardenerSuze said:

@M33R4 ....Do you have a name for your wall of logs? You can never get rid of or change anything once it has a name.

Lol never give names usually but not a bad idea GardenerSuze

bcpathome · April 2023

Oh I name everything. My stone fairy isMavis , my concrete hair isBaldrick my metal doorstop is Kevin and on and on……………

bcpathome · April 2023

I meant hare not hair ,stupid predictive text

Cambridgerose12 · May 2023

@TheGreenMan, I love it! It's a little bit Derek Jarman. Makes me want to go and see it up close. The planting is excellent.

TheGreenMan · May 2023

Cambridgerose12 said:

@TheGreenMan, I love it! It's a little bit Derek Jarman. Makes me want to go and see it up close. The planting is excellent.

Thanks @Cambridgerose12

Growing up in a similarly industrial landscape may have rubbed off on me!

This was it in September last year.

What's the strangest thing you've done to/put in your garden?

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