Christmas Tree 4711 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Surely with quite a few of you getting closer to 50 than 21, you should be developing an interest in gardening by now. Such an enjoyable pastime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44498 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Your garden looked like Steptoe's yard the last time you posted a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13837 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Aye, Terry Waite's garden saw better upkeep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4711 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 Your garden looked like Steptoe's yard the last time you posted a picture. It was and still is a work in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 42129 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 It might progress if you stop digging it up looking for rusty spoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Your garden looked like Steptoe's yard the last time you posted a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4188 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We have a yard that is used primarily as a place for the dog to lay eggs. If the weather isn't shite at the weekend it's getting pressure washed, a new coat of Sandtex and then leaving for the GF to fill with pot plants that we don't look after and die. If I had a decent garden I would legitimately pay a gardener, fucking boring waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4711 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Share Posted April 12, 2016 It might progress if you stop digging it up looking for rusty spoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21393 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We have a yard that is used primarily as a place for the dog to lay eggs. If the weather isn't shite at the weekend it's getting pressure washed, a new coat of Sandtex and then leaving for the GF to fill with pot plants that we don't look after and die. If I had a decent garden I would legitimately pay a gardener, fucking boring waste of time. I do nowadays. Not because I'm lazy but because I haven't got a clue what to do and have no inclination to learn. Sitting in a nice garden on a sunny day is nice though, happens about two days a year here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4188 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yeah I'm the same mate. I appreciate a nice garden and like spending time in them, but I have killed cacti (cactuses?) by not watering them enough in the past. I have the opposite of green fingers, ooh err etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I 'grew' some tomatoes and blueberries last year. I say 'grew' them. I actually bought them from Homebase and just watered them really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7009 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Our garden was like a jungle when we moved in. The previous owners had planted a load of trees in the middle of the garden and let them grow for 20 years so the entire back of the house was in darkness. I paid someone to chop the trees down and I dug the stumps out myself and turfed over it. Looks much better now. It's a corner plot so it's nice sitting in the garden during summer Before: During: After: Edited April 13, 2016 by StraightEdgeWizard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30370 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Looks like a good job there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7009 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Cheers, there's not much to upkeep other than mowing the lawn and pulling a few weeds really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 34913 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Aye, Terry Waite's garden saw better upkeep. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1224 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Cheers, there's not much to upkeep other than mowing the lawn and pulling a few weeds really.I don't mind mowing the lawn (takes about half an hour to do the front and back of my flat) but if me mam and dad don't come round and do the weeds they don't get done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 How big were the trees and what species do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7009 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 They're in the 3rd picture down If you're gona try and tell me I've broken the law, save it for your work colleagues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 They're in the 3rd picture down If you're gona try and tell me I've broken the law, save it for your work colleagues Ah I see Nah, I have seen many houses with fucked foundations because people taking trees out. Looks canny that, I dont know why people would plant trees / bushes like that to block the light out, now you have a decent space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44498 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 "No you haven't broken the law, but your house will have fallen over by Christmas" would have been the perfect response.[emoji38] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21393 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Some of them look like lleylandii. Had to get a couple removed from my old house, they grew about 30 feet in 5 years! Toying with getting an apple tree in the new place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7009 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Ah I see Nah, I have seen many houses with fucked foundations because people taking trees out. Looks canny that, I dont know why people would plant trees / bushes like that to block the light out, now you have a decent space. What do you do for a living? I've got a decent sized tree right next to the house and I worry it may end up interfering with the foundations. Is it best to leave them or what? This was before we moved in so I've pruned it down to about half that size now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44498 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 [emoji38]That looks like a disaster waiting to happen tbf. Believe wykiki is a QS btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10779 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 What do you do for a living? I've got a decent sized tree right next to the house and I worry it may end up interfering with the foundations. Is it best to leave them or what? This was before we moved in so I've pruned it down to about half that size now I'd cut it down myself, if I were you. Or, to save on the effort, just dowse it in petrol and set it on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 19980 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 [emoji38]That looks like a disaster waiting to happen tbf. Believe wykiki is a QS btw. Tosser Im a structural engineer. StraightEdge, is that seriously your garden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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