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  • JetmorganJetmorgan Posts: 79

    Well a quick update with the raised bed. I've been doing some work on the wildlife pond end of the world.

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    I wanted to get the bed of sand the pond will sit on started so it was use up the last boxes of mugs from work plus a couple of bags of old kitchen tiles again, rubbish from work as well as some bits of brick that I have for another project.

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    Into the hole with them all and start crushing them up

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    Once I'd used that all up it was in with the 2 bags of sharp sand I had and tamp it down and level it off.

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    It wasn't enough sand to give me the height I wanted so I've put a broken paving slab in there as well to get the height and I'll get more bags of sand to finish filling up the area.

    I'm back indoors now for a fish finger lunch and a sit down to rest my back

  • JetmorganJetmorgan Posts: 79

    Good morning all. After several days of rain it's dawned bright and sunny today so I've had a wander about the front garden to see if anything needs to be done. Everything seems to be getting on with growing now that we have had a good drink of rain and now sunshine and some warmth...although this morning felt rather autumnal.

    I thought I'd give an update on the front garden today, nothing much is being done to the front for the moment except keep things tidy but one thing I did want to show was the plant supports I built for one of the front garden borders. 

    Recycled out of scrap wooden crates...the sort that paving slabs get delivered in, I screwed them together to look like sheep hurdles, purchased some Chestnut posts to keep the rustic/rural look and placed them into the border where last year a lot of the tall plants, Peonies, Oxeye Daisies had been blown to destruction after some stormy spring weather.

    So here is what they looked like when first installed last autumn

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    And now the plants have started growing up through and around them

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  • daffygardenerdaffygardener Posts: 109

    Wow that looks really good. Good sieve like that one, an old chip pan basket can be useful too image am looking forward to seeing your progress. 

  • TesniTesni Posts: 163

    It does look great, love the fence and how the plants are growing around it.

  • JetmorganJetmorgan Posts: 79

    Afternoon everyone. Well a bit more work done in the garden this bank holiday weekend but as it's now piddling down with rain I've come indoors to dry off. Any a bit more progress on the raised bed & wildlife pond area. I'm gradually getting it filled up with the old soil/gravel/compost mix and the wildlife pond is now in position on a bed of sand and all I now need to do is back fill so it stays where it is but that will have to wait until next payday and I can get some more bags of sand.

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    While taking a bit of a break from filling up the raised be I decided to get some plants in some plastic planter tubs bought for me as a Christmas present. Up until now they have been used to store the soil I'd been digging out for the raised bed.

    The fist one is the largest now with a Buddliea Buzz Velvet Red, Geum Red Wings and a couple of Coreopsis Golden Joys planted in it.

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    Next is a medium sized one with another Buddliea Buzz...Sky Blue this time and a Geranium that I had knocking about in an old pot doing nothing.

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     I'm not sure which Geranium variety it is but it does have deep pink flowers. 

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    The last one is a pot I rescued out of a skip a couple of years ago. I've now got a Lavender in it with some Armeria's. I had a load of Lavender plug plants turn up from T&M so potted them up in peat based compost...only for Monty Don to advise you should always plant Lavenders in peat free compost so I popped out today to get some peat free and get at least one of into a pot.

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  • JetmorganJetmorgan Posts: 79

    Good morning all

    Well a sunny morning after last nights rain got me out in the garden to take a few pics of the Peony...finally starting to flower.

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  • WonkyWombleWonkyWomble Posts: 4,541

    Just found this thread. image

    Loving your projects and enthusiasm Jet! Your as garden obsessed as me! I spend every waking minute that I'm of at work in the garden too!

    Keep posting the pictures, your efforts are rewarding and we are loving seeing the progress! Thanks for sharing!

  • JetmorganJetmorgan Posts: 79
    WonkyWomble says:

    Just found this thread. image

    Loving your projects and enthusiasm Jet! Your as garden obsessed as me! I spend every waking minute that I'm of at work in the garden too!

    Keep posting the pictures, your efforts are rewarding and we are loving seeing the progress! Thanks for sharing!

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     Thanks for the comments Wonky. Not sure about the garden obsessed but it is all my own first garden and it is rewarding to see the fruits of my labour's come up and flower. Also very theraputic to be in the garden, even if it is just filling up the raised bed with soil. Gives me chance to cogitate and think about oter plans for the garden.

  • WonkyWombleWonkyWomble Posts: 4,541

    Reading your progress reminded me of myself when you get your teeth stuck into a project Jet.

    I'm on a limited Budget and in long term rented accommodation. I've made my garden from scratch over two and a half years. Anything I've made has been from reclaimed, found objects. Pallets etc.

    Really nice to see a similar style gardener! I was a newbie when I started out, now I'm a fulltime gardener on a 70 acre family estate and am learning so many different techniques and skilks. 

    Keep posting the pics! Happy gardening!

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