Does anyone know anything about gardening?

The rotten panels and part of the frame about to be removed. It was easier to work with the shed rear tipped onto its side.

You can see the limited space behind the shed and realise why I didn't want to be crawling around there

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The base of the frame is very rotten compared to the replacement on the left

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I don't have any shiplap panelling to replace it with but I do have a sturdy fence panel spare, the slats are much thicker than normal fencing.
It was surprisingly well made and quite difficult to dismantle without breaking the parts I wanted to reuse

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Frame replacement is already treated and will be inside the shed but I painted it for extra protection

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And reused fence panels now in place (I gave them another coat of paint after this shot)

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I overlapped them as they didn't have perfectly straight edges.

Also I will replace these once I can order the specific shiplap panels that I want but that will be easier as I only need to undo eight screws holding them to the frame and replace. No need to remove rear of shed next time.

I also cleared away the soil and leaves from the rear so that it won't rot again

Oh and a large root with the chainsaw

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Rear panel replaced. This gave me a bit of a struggle as when I removed the panel the roof had sagged.

I was doing this on my own and it was quite difficult to pull a heavy shed end into place from the inside while also pushing the roof up so that the panel would slide in under the roof.

Could have done with an extra pair of hands but none were forthcoming.

Eventually got it back in and bolted up.

The light at the top is where I still need to refit the roofing felt I rolled back at the outset.

Again I've painted both side of the replacement panel for extra protection. I won't bother when I get the proper shiplap on order

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Pulled 14 Japanese Anemone babies out of the lawn and have planted them to the left of the mother plant. Hopefully, increase the area overall for maximum flowering effect!

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Nice work though gotta say it looked much cooler with the rear panel removed.

Ha yeah, could have added it as a ride through feature in my garden Strava segment..

Great work.

Here's a clematis frame from much younger / thinner Hazel sticks that my wife built earlier this week

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And here's a rose arch that she built the same day

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could have added it as a ride through feature

I would like to come back to my jumpramp suggestion -
if ride-through is not an option maybe jump-over is?

Lol, back in 2005 and my first underbiked visit to Morzine/Les Gets I was blown away by the whole PDS area. They had a shed drop in les gets bike park that I was too chicken to ride.

The next year I returned on a bigger bike fully intending to ride it but it had gone, I was gutted.

In my garden I was tempted to include a Stunt Ramp TM but decided it would be a bit naff

Random search on YouTube provides this re the shed drop, looks pretty much how I remember it

https://youtu.be/_32ViFAjtbM

Nice work!

Speaking of shed upgrades I added some guttering to mine:

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All this shed talk has made me realise now is probably the time to act with mine. The varnish is all peeling off and found that it’s easily jet washed off. What sort of paint does one use for a shed? Also, its quite tight against the garage and fence, would one empty it and pull it out or just try to work around it? (The shed was in place when we moved in)

I've used both the premium ronseal and cupronol(sp?) on sheds and fence panels.

The shed was incredibly dry after that super hot summer. It took millions of coats to poorly cover the red ceder. If doing it again I would pressure wash the paint off and mix some primer into the paint for an under coat. This obviously assumes you're painting it a colour.

I think the ronseal was better as it went on the fence panels better than the Cupronol did on the shed. But that could be due to them being less parched being done recently vs the shed last summer. However, cupronol has more colours and more modern ones at that. Although the premium ronseal does have some fairly modern ones.

If the side next to the fence is protected, and clear ( ie not like MTB' upthread) and the wood is in good condition I'd just do the bits you can see and reach. Otherwise if the fence panel is removable you could pop it out and ask your neighbour if you can access via their garden.

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Just a fence stain/creosote substitute I guess

Planter almost there.

Annoyingly I cut up the wrong pieces of wood for the side panels, so need to recut and then paint them.

Folded over weedproof membrane in the bottom with a compost bag around the sides and in part of the center.

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...as I said before rough and rustic. Ran out of smaller screws so had to use some longer ones followed by a hacksaw.

Nice. I'd be tempted to collect that rain water in a butt for hosepipe bans n'all that jazz.

Good plan but make provision for an overflow as you’d be amazed how quick waterbutts fill up. Either drain to a gravel filled trench out the way somewhere or pipe it to a rainwater gulley by the house.

Its tiny shed so didn't think it was worth it.
I collect water off my conservatory atm.

You have enough room to build some proper jumps, colour me jelly.

Does anyone have Hellebores growing in full shade? Maybe a little dappled light?
My mate has gifted me 8 seedlings :)