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Re: This winters project

Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 9:43 pm
by Chrisg
A strange winter isn't it. The rain cover must really be earning it's money, if it's not been destroyed in one of the gales.

Re: This winters project

Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:30 pm
by charlie
I was able to get it down just before the last lot of gales, but I think some of the elasticated bungies are going to need replacing!

Progress is still slow but the stone work is now finished and chicken house roof is back on, we still call it the chicken house although we no longer keep chickens, rather like the play room in the house - our youngest is 29 :)

Re: This winters project

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:41 am
by charlie
At last getting to the sorting out the planting areas stage (which will have to wait as we are about to escape to Tenerife for a couple of weeks!) should start to look better once all the old carpet comes up and we are back to soil

The pile of blocks plus a few more still down in the drive are for another line of posts inboard so I can create bays and maximize planting opportunities for climbers - we have loads of stuff sat in pots :)

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005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Have managed to get the old chicken house weather tight, its now a potting shed/glory hole and the previous roof was only being held up by the mats of ivy around the roofing sheets

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004 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Re: This winters project

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 10:39 am
by Mark
Looks brilliant charlie.

Re: This winters project

Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:42 pm
by Chrisg
nothing like a good stone wall. Well done. now just to plant it up.

Re: This winters project

Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:51 pm
by Melissa
How brilliant does that look, it's made a huge difference, well worth all the effort. Well done.

Now the exciting bit, the plants :D

Melissa.

Re: This winters project

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:32 pm
by charlie
At last got to a point where planting can take place! Only 7 months late.

ImageChicken house wall 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Imagechicken house wall006 by charliepridham, on Flickr

I am hoping the pile of stone will get shifted soon so we can re level and re seed the grass (I have plans for the stone - more of that later in the year!!)

Re: This winters project

Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2014 10:04 pm
by Grub
That looks bleddy fantastic Charlie! :D

Re: This winters project

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:48 am
by LONGK
Grub wrote:That looks bleddy fantastic Charlie! :D
I have to agree!
Faced with that task the only winner here would have been my chiropractor!

Re: This winters project

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:24 pm
by JonK
Excellent job Charlie! How much do you charge? I'm after a pergola and path built :lol: