Wildlife in your Garden

[Joey66]

Has anybody ever laid their own flags? If so how hard is it? Labour costs so much for jobs around the house.

Get the level correct with a lage piece of 2x2 put a fall on it on your land area running away from your house - put a top membrane down a permeable one - then lay a 5 - 1 cement and sand dry mixture as the base using a good -rake lever each time for each flag then use a rubber hammer to hammer the flag down after they are all laid - brush in a dry 3-1 cement sand mix - the condensation over nights will set the cement and stop weeds between the flags appearing afterwards ........
It's not hard if you prepare your area like I stated above use your 2x2 all the time on two rows to check the levels as they go down like a jig saw ....preparations are the key.....

 

[Paulie]

Get the level correct with a lage piece of 2x2 put a fall on it on your land area running away from your house - put a top membrane down a permeable one - then lay a 5 - 1 cement and sand dry mixture as the base using a good -rake lever each time for each flag then use a rubber hammer to hammer the flag down after they are all laid - brush in a dry 3-1 cement sand mix - the condensation over nights will set the cement and stop weeds between the flags appearing afterwards ........
It's not hard if you prepare your area like I stated above use your 2x2 all the time on two rows to check the levels as they go down like a jig saw ....preparations are the key.....

Thanks Joe. I assumed I had to have the fall towards the gutter/grid by the back door but from what you say I need to have it at its highest point there and goint towards the lawn. Nice one.

 

[Joey66]

Thanks Joe. I assumed I had to have the fall towards the gutter/grid by the back door but from what you say I need to have it at its highest point there and goint towards the lawn. Nice one.

You can run it to the grid in one area by it with a slight fal - using pegs and your long piece of 2x2 will satisfy youmon what gradient of fall you need firm down your base well,to avoid sinkage etc it's not that hard - I used to,lay the old 3x2 s what a backbreaking job that was to park my car on in my 4 th house .......

 

[kev]

Paving the way for some puns?

Flagged

 

[Caolam]

Spent today digging soil from the wood behind the house to fill a raised bed. I had said to Mrs C that I would make her this raised bed and put up a fence. However she insisted on "getting a man in". He put up part of the fence and the raised bed. It took me a day finishing off the fence and today when I started filling the bed it came apart. £340 he charged us. I screwed it back together using 4" screws and I am building braces to put in the bed to secure the outer planks to. Hopefully that puts an end of "getting a man in", might even be worth £340.

 

[Paulie]

You can run it to the grid in one area by it with a slight fal - using pegs and your long piece of 2x2 will satisfy youmon what gradient of fall you need firm down your base well,to avoid sinkage etc it's not that hard - I used to,lay the old 3x2 s what a backbreaking job that was to park my car on in my 4 th house .......

Thanks

 

[-Rob-]

This morning in Rob's garden...

 

[-Rob-]

 

[COYBL25]

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You`ve got a couple of chicks there too.

Deffo one Blue Tit and possibly a Coal Tit.

It`s that scruffy it`s hard to tell !

 

[kev]

One bird I haven`t seen for years now, which used to be common, is the Yellowhammer.

Yesterday in my garden

 

[COYBL25]

Yesterday in my garden
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They nest quite late, so there could be a nest or chicks nearby ?

 

[kev]

They nest quite late, so there could be a nest or chicks nearby ?

I'll be keeping my eyes open (and camera ready)

 

[Joey66]

Spent today digging soil from the wood behind the house to fill a raised bed. I had said to Mrs C that I would make her this raised bed and put up a fence. However she insisted on "getting a man in". He put up part of the fence and the raised bed. It took me a day finishing off the fence and today when I started filling the bed it came apart. £340 he charged us. I screwed it back together using 4" screws and I am building braces to put in the bed to secure the outer planks to. Hopefully that puts an end of "getting a man in", might even be worth £340.

£340.... what type of bed was he making ? Grow bags are only 99p.......good grief ......

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Bloody squirrels keep annihilating the bird feeders. We have hung them in every seemingly unreachable area/place but they get to them every time. As admirable as it is annoying..

 

[witchdoc187]