Tag: raised beds
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A Little Patch of Lawn: Seed, Water and Dog-Proofing
The ground in front of the new raised bed gets levelled, seeded and watered using rainwater from our water butt. There’s just one final challenge: keeping the dogs out until the grass has a chance to grow!
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The Raised Beds: Tools of the Trade
From impact drivers and circular saws to a trusty spade and spirit level, here’s a look at the tools that helped us build our raised beds – and why you don’t need a professional workshop to get started.
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The Raised Beds: one weekend, changed plans and tonnes of effort
It was time to start putting the plan into action. Over the weekend I tackled the first part of the great raised-bed relocation and expansion project. This involved dismantling things I’d previously built, rebuilding them in a slightly different configuration, moving approximately a tonne of soil and generally discovering that nothing is ever quite as…
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Before: The Garden as it is right now
Every garden project needs a starting point, a moment where you stop, look around, and take an honest photograph before you get carried away with ideas. This is that moment. These pictures were taken on the same evening, walking every angle of the garden with my phone. No staging, no tidying. Just the garden as…
