Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “garden”
Winter is almost upon us as I write this, and the temporary post I made to mark the edge of our driveway is in danger of getting run over one of these dark evenings. But with nothing in the store I liked the look of, I headed into the workshop to see what I could knock up out of stuff I already had kicking around; here’s what I came up with… I love pallet wood (who doesn’t?!) and Norway is awash with reusable jam jars (called canning jars, Mason jars …
My lawnmower stopped driving last week… We had completely redesigned our garden over the summer using over 12 tons of soil to give us much more grass (easier to maintain than weeds!) so imagine my dismay this week when my rather heavy lawnmower stopped driving….. The engine ran fine and it still cut the grass, if I pushed it! Ok, lets get the mower on the bench and have a look. First things first, take off the spark plug lead and tuck it out of the way. Why you ask? …
Easy to build raised beds or planters out of old pallets. Thought I’d have some fun with the photos I took of the recent planter build at my house… Just need to work out how to add music! Read the full article here.. raised beds. Stay well Ian
Easily grow your own vegetables in these quick to build raised beds. Raised beds make gardening easy, plus using free wood from old pallets means they’re very trendy and cheap to build too. Many companies only reuse the standard Euro pallet and non standard ones pose a disposal problem. Mine were from the USA and were made from rustic looking, hardwood timber. Simply ask around or look for them piled up outside business in your area. Most places are happy to get rid of them! Now for the worst part! Taking …
Part 1: Take one very old window… I saw a picture of this window after trawling the local “stuff for sale” website and immediately saw a project which would turn it into a great little hot-house for our patio or balcony. Many older windows here in Norway are double glazed but not how you imagine them to be. Windows were made with the normal outside set of glazing panes and then another set were added to the interior (called ‘secondary glazing’ in the UK). This was often done years afterwards …
I got given some old rusty reinforcing mesh this week and was inspired by a friends garden to try and make something to tame my wild roses. They ramble untidily all over the place and have to be clipped short to keep them off the lawn. Cutting the mesh into strips I left about 1/2″ (12mm) stubs sticking out all round. I then ripped down some old treated timber (wear a mask!) that I had lying around into 1″ (25mm) by 3/4″ (19mm) strips. Laying the timber underneath the mesh ends I …
