Bird Boxes
The bird box has always been something I’ve queried. I don’t know why. I just feel/ felt that they would always be better off making their own. Is that fair to say….? Either or, I wanted two in the garden just for the craic of it. You know, to see would they come. These two [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { One comment }The [Un]usual Planter
Here, you have that. You might be able to do something with it…. That’s quite a regular statement I hear actually. Surprised ? I wasn’t. It’s not the most unusual object I’ve ever been handed. I like the odd challenge and this one was a doddle. Yesterday I filled the container with some pebble. More [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { One comment }Hanging The Hanging Baskets Alternate
There’s an odd little spot in my garden, right beside my washing line area and at the back of my shed/ chicken house. I felt it needed something a little…. to brighten the place up. Hanging baskets seemed like a good idea, but then they may pose problems with wet compost and such dripping on [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 2 comments }Hanging The Hanging Basket Brackets
It may well be a little late in the year for this one but, you may just thank me for it at a later date. The reality is I know of more than 3 who still have them brackets sitting in the shed, the plastic bag [still] and one who hid them in the boot [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 3 comments }The Red Exhaust Pipe Bird Feeder
Building a garden recently I was asked for something unusual as a feature for the garden. My imagination being what it is, the idea coming to mind is never a problem. It is however a problem for some clients [?] when they can’t see what has never existed before and ultimately a level of trust [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 4 comments }For Everything Else There’s Mastercard…
garden furniture, all shapes and sizes all costs and types. I’ve seen them all. But if you are landscaping on a budget… or not and you want that seat that will fit right in to the ‘au natural’ look then I’ve got 2 that will save you a few shillings… I have built these before [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 2 comments }How To Stake And Strap A Tree
Following the pictures above….. tree stake at the ready… place the stake [generally] 3 fingers width from the base of the tree and 2 fingers width from the top. Once you have your position correct… push it in slightly. A tree stake pounder [the yellow object in the photographs] is preferable although you can use [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 0 comments }dis – assembling a garden shed…?
I don’t need help asking for directions… I don’t need you to help me… and I’ll take that shed down with one swift blow of a sledge hammer…. Want to do ‘man things‘ this weekend? But you ‘have to‘ do it ‘nice and neatly‘ …? ….and don’t forget to ‘tidy those tools away when you’re [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 0 comments }building your own bar-b-q
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{ all posts, make and do } { 11 comments }recycle a [red] satellite… ?
I wanted a bird bath for my ‘wild’ fruit garden area remember my very dead [& red] tree….? remember my long grass under the fruit trees….? I found a satellite and had some paint left over…. I also needed a bird bath… And I fancied a little ACDC…. It makes me smile in the morning [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 2 comments }what to do with that old dead tree…
I had seen this somewhere before… anyhow. If you are bored & need a little…. there ye are luv, sure that looks grand now… wha’ ? ….a little perking up, so to speak then this is for you. If the tree is dead, painting it a *wild* colour does 3 things…. it saves you the [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 7 comments }free eggs this easter…
I had chickens… Long story all covered very recently. I now have four new ones….I have learned a lot recently. A real case of if I knew then what I know now. In brief snippet format here’s what I know These hens are just over 6 months old. All hens start laying at approximately 7 [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 9 comments }how to make a new patio…
It sounds simple. It is simple, to me. But gardening is all about having a bash. Getting it wrong or getting it right. It is never to be perfect. It is. But… it is better to have tried then simply never bothered at all So… this area was where a sunken shed was. It flooded. [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 0 comments }removing ivy…
this is another easy task that can [should!] be done in the garden. It also doesn’t require that much energy and is actually quite enjoyable! It is considered generally impossible to remove ivy from trees. The only way, it seems, to do so when it is as mature as in this photograph is to cut [...]
{ all posts, make and do } { 3 comments }be kind to your postman
i bought this recently. It took me a while to find it to be honest. But I did. Its an american style mail box. Where did I buy it….? you guessed it… in the UK! A company called Glencall sell them. I think it cost about €40 including delivery. I tried Ireland. I tried a [...]
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