Looking good already. I bet your neighbours are thrilled with the difference you have made too. It is a great opportunity to start from scratch and make the garden your own. Good luck with it all.
Dan looking at the before and after of the front garden I think you made a wise decision to put gravel down with the weed suppressant. The house will breath better too. I hope you keep up telling us how your getting on
My partner Jade's Cousin Michael lives in the house at the bottom of our garden, and after many drunken injuries we decided build a new fence and put a gate in. His garden is lower than ours so we are going to install some steps.
The bottom of the garden is an overgrown mess, there's an 4 metre tall Buddleia, nettles and docs. The only good thing about it is, it gets the afternoon and evening sun. So i have decided to put a patio at the bottom.
Michael has some slabs stored from when he gravelled his garden for his cars and work van.
I have no idea how to start clearing so i started to roll away the grass, as it seemed to be the tidiest way as you can load it in a barrow, (Reminds me i need to get one) and what i dont use for patching the old mole holes, i can put on freecycle, but it just got too hot! I lost about a stone in sweat.
I will be continuing tomorrow, that's if i am still alive after telling the miss's that her trampoline is exactly where the seating area is going to be.
Love the pictures Dan, you are making good progress and it is looking great. Keep posting pics so can see how you are getting on. I have found that people on this forum have so much gardening knowledge if you get stuck just ask and you will have the answer at your fingertips. Good luck
What a beautiful place to live. And a garden that size im jealous. Dont envy you clearing the inside of the house though. At the moment i have a large hole in my dining room ceiling. We had an unknown leak in the shower, must have been going on for months. Chap is coming on tuesday to mend the ceiling have a feeling the hole will get bigger before its mended. Good luck with your garden.
I'm taking the day off from my garden renovation because I am just lacking the motivation today. I know it's a poor excuse and a gardener should always make the most of the inclement weather, but the driving force to continue with my ivy clearance for the patio eludes me manly beacuse the roots are everywhere and are driving me crazy!
I did manage to finish building the log store round the back while it was dry and I just need to get some tarpaulin to cover the front.
Ivy has been the bane of my life. It was 18 inches thick all round the garden and took 6 trips to the tip. As the fences have been replaced the roots have been dug out. Would help if the neighbours would do the same. Taking a day off once in a while can do you good otherwise things can turn into chores. Recharge the batteries.
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Hi guys.
Here's an arial photo of my house, its the one on the right
Dan x
You either have a VERY large tree to climb to take that photo, or a private copter!!??
Dan looking at the before and after of the front garden I think you made a wise decision to put gravel down with the weed suppressant. The house will breath better too. I hope you keep up telling us how your getting on
Jenny
My partner Jade's Cousin Michael lives in the house at the bottom of our garden, and after many drunken injuries we decided build a new fence and put a gate in. His garden is lower than ours so we are going to install some steps.
The bottom of the garden is an overgrown mess, there's an 4 metre tall Buddleia, nettles and docs. The only good thing about it is, it gets the afternoon and evening sun. So i have decided to put a patio at the bottom.
Michael has some slabs stored from when he gravelled his garden for his cars and work van.
I have no idea how to start clearing so i started to roll away the grass, as it seemed to be the tidiest way as you can load it in a barrow, (Reminds me i need to get one) and what i dont use for patching the old mole holes, i can put on freecycle, but it just got too hot! I lost about a stone in sweat.
I will be continuing tomorrow, that's if i am still alive after telling the miss's that her trampoline is exactly where the seating area is going to be.
Dan x
The sun came out for a good couple of hours, checked the lawn and it seemed pretty dry so i thought smeg it and cut the grass.
Minutes after putting the mower away this happened
Its starting to look sexy, the brown patches are slowly greening up and i'll soon look into feed & weed and a spreader.
I've cleared some more from the bottom where the patio will be going but it's a slow and painful process as its just ivy roots.
Dan x
Love the pictures Dan, you are making good progress and it is looking great. Keep posting pics so can see how you are getting on. I have found that people on this forum have so much gardening knowledge if you get stuck just ask and you will have the answer at your fingertips. Good luck
What a beautiful place to live. And a garden that size im jealous. Dont envy you clearing the inside of the house though. At the moment i have a large hole in my dining room ceiling. We had an unknown leak in the shower, must have been going on for months. Chap is coming on tuesday to mend the ceiling have a feeling the hole will get bigger before its mended. Good luck with your garden.
I'm taking the day off from my garden renovation because I am just lacking the motivation today. I know it's a poor excuse and a gardener should always make the most of the inclement weather, but the driving force to continue with my ivy clearance for the patio eludes me manly beacuse the roots are everywhere and are driving me crazy!
I did manage to finish building the log store round the back while it was dry and I just need to get some tarpaulin to cover the front.
Dan x
Ivy has been the bane of my life. It was 18 inches thick all round the garden and took 6 trips to the tip. As the fences have been replaced the roots have been dug out. Would help if the neighbours would do the same. Taking a day off once in a while can do you good otherwise things can turn into chores. Recharge the batteries.