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I recently demolished my garage in order to extend the garden and within the last few days I have broken out the garage floor slab. The idea is to create flowerbeds around the perimeter and to lay turf adjacent to that. The broken out flooring was only a couple of inches thick and once I have broken it down even more I was intending to put a topsoil/compost mix on top to create the flowerbeds. I am assuming that the broken up flooring will assist with drainage and stop the soil from simply washing away when it rains? I have several bags of Homebase topsoil and was intending to mix them in with compost of some sort. Can anyone offer advice and tell me if this is a good idea? I intend to plant climbing roses and honeysuckle at the far end of the garden because I have installed trellis at high level. Going forward I will be planting runner beans and tomatoes on the more exposed wall and pyracantha and other Sparrow friendly plants elsewhere. I will post some photos when I get home, in order to give a better idea of the layout. Hope someone can offer some advice. Thanks.
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Well done you, coming along leaps and bounds
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
...and the grass is coming through!
The side section of trellis now in place, the gate now needs to be attached.
As viewed from the far side. I have moved this section by about 10 feet. This should help to create a sturdier base for the new SBS.
As I mentioned in my last update, the grass is coming through...
You've done a tremendous amount of work MC and don't know how you have managed it all in-between work shifts. Very well done, nice to see the progress not to mention the first signs of the grass sprouting :)
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Regards, Hazel
The gate and trellis section is now in place.
Here's where I left things last night. It was too dark for photos, so these were taken this morning.
The two pieces of timber on the top are not fixed, they are just there for me to figure out how best to finish the top and sides. I will try to make it in such a way that I can dismantle or remove sections if they should be damaged or if I decide to alter the design (such as it is). The small section of trellis on the right will possibly have feeder brackets fixed to it.
Now that the section is nearer to the ceanothus, there are more anchor points along the wall. I plan to extend the frame with sections of timber and mesh which I will construct in advance.
There are still one or two minor additions to be made, such as a small section of timber at the base of the gate, but mostly the structure is fit for purpose.
The view from upstairs
Its looking good MC, a lot of hard work and hours put into your project but you should reap the rewards come winter and springtime onwards :) very well done.
Thanks Hazy. It's certainly moving in the right direction. I'm out of funds for this month, so I'm making use of all the offcuts and bits and pieces from the old SBS. Not all of it can be recycled, but even the smallest offcut of fence panel can be used as a wedge to hold a beam in place. Most of it has some secondary use. Also, it means I can plan meticulously for the next burst of activity and by the time I come to build it, I will know exactly how and where each piece will go. It was raining all day here today, so there was no work done. GR still got his mealies though. Early shift this week, so unless I fix a floodlight to the trellis, there won't be any progress until next weekend.
You've done so much MC, just as well you are on early shift as it will do you good to take a break from all that hard work. If I was round the corner, I'd send you some square cobble stones, we have some lovely ones left over from the patio edging which we were keeping for another project in the future. Just hand us hammer and nails when we come lol I'm quite a dab hand at fixing pailings lol I did 100 metres of replacement picket fencing when ours blew down (like a domino row) two years ago !! just don't stand too close when I'm wielding the mallet lol
Just make sure you don't send them to 'You know where'!
Unknown said: Just make sure you don't send them to 'You know where'!