Does anyone know anything about gardening?

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Sam_w in reply to @NotThamesWater

If you can take the hit try and find oak, will not need treating and will last so much longer than softwood. I’m obviously not in London but I can get softwood down here for £20 or oak for £25, so not that much of a premium. They also fade to a lovely silver colour

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ChasnotRobert in reply to @Sam_w

Agreed; I wouldn't particularly recommend softwood railway sleepers covered with creosote.

(Other than for building a railway with)

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ColinTheBald in reply to @ChasnotRobert

I would recommend proper old railway sleepers, they're the only thing that will last long. They're a bastard to work with and move around. Most of the cheap oak sleepers are not native oak and don't last much longer than softwood.

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