Christmas Tree 3997 Posted April 12, 2016 Report 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Your garden looked like Steptoe's yard the last time you posted a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Aye, Terry Waite's garden saw better upkeep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38766 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 It might progress if you stop digging it up looking for rusty spoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16652 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Your garden looked like Steptoe's yard the last time you posted a picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3659 Posted April 12, 2016 Report 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 It might progress if you stop digging it up looking for rusty spoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17780 Posted April 12, 2016 Report 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 3659 Posted April 12, 2016 Report 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16652 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5908 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26347 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Looks like a good job there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5908 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Cheers, there's not much to upkeep other than mowing the lawn and pulling a few weeds really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30414 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 Aye, Terry Waite's garden saw better upkeep. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16652 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 How big were the trees and what species do you know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5908 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16652 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17780 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5908 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34464 Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 [emoji38]That looks like a disaster waiting to happen tbf. Believe wykiki is a QS btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8989 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 16652 Posted April 13, 2016 Report 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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