Does anyone know anything about gardening?

are the stones / paving just random finds? overall effect is decent.

Well done, it looks about as good as is possible with those liners. If the gravel was bought from a builders merchant it might take some time for wildlife to colonise as this is frequently salty.

50% will be plant/weed

Apparently if you chuck a bag of supermarket watercress in it will help deplete nutrients in the water and that will reduce algal blooms etc

Perhaps one for a wood work thread by I’ll try here first. My local leisure centre is having a refurb and after asking managed to get this out of a skip.

It’s very heavy and hardwood and I think was in the changing rooms. Was obs thinking of using this as a garden bench, would I need to revarnish to protect… If so any advice?

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@ChasnotRobert all the slabs and hardcore were dug out the ground where the pond now sits. Seemed to have a lot like a previous pond was filled in with waste stone.

@Colin_the_Bald yea it was 10mm gravel from B&Q. I was hasty and didn’t wash it all down first. May regret it but we’ll see what happens.

@rhowe I saw that cress works well but it is surprisingly invasive so need to be prepared to remove a lot once it gets going.

I want to make a joke about all the sweat and oils will have naturally sealed the wood better than any Ronseal could.

Excellent acquisition.

Lolz.
It’s spent a few decades in a public changing room so I’m sure it’s got some tales to tell.

Looks very well treat as is.

Probably treated with much stronger chemicals than are on the market today, and will last very well as is

cress

Thankfully it's fairly easy to pick out, unlike duckweed and blanket weed.

I’ve got a bit of a dilemma.

I want my front garden to be a bit more wild flower meadow. But I also really like dahlias and hydrangeas and I’m aware they have different requirements. I’m I better following one path and sticking to it or can I do both?

As I understand it wildflowers will be unpredictable, where some will be more dominant depending on the year and season. Why not have a flower bed separated with some rocks, so you can dictate that area is the specific plants you want all the time?

cress
easy to pick out

This appeals to me

I had a few existing hydrangeas and roses and planted perennials around them, choosing shorter ones in front, bigger ones to the sides etc. I definitely feel like they’re at odds, as the shrubs are really thirsty but the perennials mostly want shit, arid soil.

AliEx has authorised my refund, which surprises me somewhat with how slow/awkward they can be.

Shame, too. I’d bought 3 AliHori - one for us, one for the other half’s mum, one for my mum. Will have to keep an eye out for OG tools at the market instead.

got my planting scheme together for new front garden border… can’t bring myself to price it up just yet…

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AliEx has authorised my refund

Result of sorts, still a shame you didn't get the AliHori's you wanted though.

Is there a go-to/forum-approved shelving supplier for shed/garage shelving? There are plenty online that seem more cost effective than B&Q or Screwfix but I'd like a recommendation if possible

What is this that you're using to design it?

just plain old simple powerpoint

Do you have a fencing/timber merchant nearby that will have warped/offcut you can buy cheap?

Also, hate to admit it but I am so happy to see rain for a day.

I was hoping to get big metal shelving units rather than make my own, just because of time and sturdiness.

Ah totally appreciate that. Mine were the cheapo flimsy ones out of somewhere like B&Q, but I would sooner trawl fb marketplace for someone clearing older shelving that is guaranteed to be stronger.

And a day later, without warning and without any update to tracking….

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