I thought a garden chat and photo thread would be a good idea.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
Thanks to forced leave (quarantine), I was able to spend some time outside after several rough days. Not visible in the photo, to the right of the planting troughs, I still have about 30cm (12 inches) to the boundary, which I will use to build a kind of sheet pile wall with stakes. I will "dock" this to the planting troughs to widen the raised bed to about 65cm (26 inches) with a length of almost 13m (43 feet).
Unfortunately, I probably overdid it, so I am feeling worse again at the moment. But the rest is supposed to be clad with narrow wooden boards at the beginning of the week.
Unfortunately, I probably overdid it, so I am feeling worse again at the moment. But the rest is supposed to be clad with narrow wooden boards at the beginning of the week.
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Pinkiponk27 Aug 2022 19:25i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
Thanks to forced time off (quarantine), I was able to spend a few days outdoors working. Not visible in the photo, to the right of the planting troughs I still have almost 30cm (12 inches) to the property line that I will use to build a kind of sheet pile wall with stakes, which I will attach to the planting troughs to widen the raised bed to about 65cm (26 inches) in width and almost 13m (43 feet) in length.
Unfortunately, I probably overdid it a bit and I am feeling worse again. But the rest is scheduled to be covered with narrow wooden boards at the beginning of the week. You would have gotten a "like" from me ;-) but for educational reasons, I don’t want to praise you for pushing beyond your health limits. ;-)
i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
Thanks to forced time off (quarantine), I was able to spend some days outside working. Not visible here, to the right of the planter boxes I still have almost 30cm (12 inches) up to the property boundary, which I plan to use to build a kind of sheet piling with stakes. I will then "dock" it to the planter boxes to widen the raised bed to about 65cm (26 inches) over nearly 13 meters (43 feet) in length. That’s quite similar to what I still have ahead of me over 17 meters (56 feet) in length.
What type of wood are you using? Douglas fir?
I have now stocked up on rhombus cladding made of Siberian larch and am curious to see how and when it will turn out.
On my property side, these are 60cm (24 inches) long leftover Bangkirai pieces (€1 each). Towards the neighbor, it will probably be pine with a thickness of about 4cm (1.6 inches). Wood oil and dimpled membrane should hopefully increase the lifespan to over 10 years. Alternatively, I could get larch as slab wood at similar prices per square meter. The 3x3cm (1.2x1.2 inches) construction timbers are also Bangkirai. Everything is screwed together with V2A stainless steel screws...
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Neubau202229 Aug 2022 14:09Looking at this, we still have quite a bit to do :-) Our terrace will be finished in the next few days. And something positive: the company got the paving stones at 25% cheaper, so it will be correspondingly less expensive. The same goes for the driveway...
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Pinkiponk30 Aug 2022 09:02Neubau2022 schrieb:
Looking at this, we still have quite a bit to do 🙂 Our terrace will be finished in the next few days. And something positive: the company got the stones at 25% less, so it will be cheaper accordingly. The same goes for the driveway... I think it’s really fair of your company to pass the savings on to you. That’s great, I’m happy for you.