The Woodshed – Herbidacious

WoodShed Renovation

February 12, 2021June 29, 2020

△ My woodshed, before and after renovation Pages in this post Page #1: Structural Repair ► Page #2: CladdingPage #3: Renovating the roofPage #4: … read more

Cedar Singles #5
Treating and staining a cedar shingle roof

February 12, 2021May 11, 2020

In this post I will show you how I gave my old cedar roof shingles a new lease of life using a preservative and water-repellant stain treatment.

Cedar shingles #3
Identifying and preventing damage

February 12, 2021May 3, 2020

As I learned the hard way, cedar shingle roofs can deteriorate prematurely. Here are the problems to watch out for and the maintenance needed to get the best out of them.

Cedar shingles #2
How to clean and restore them

February 12, 2021May 1, 2020

After seventeen years of neglect my shingle roof needed a thorough clean. Here are the techniques that worked for me.

Cedar shingles #1
Weathering, maintenance & longevity

February 12, 2021May 1, 2020

In the first post in this series I look at how cedar shingle roofs have weathered in my garden over 15+ years, and how maintenance could extend their useful life much further.

A Tapestry of Shade-Loving Plants

November 28, 2021April 17, 2017

The planting below takes up approximately one square metre (ten square feet) of space. It is just one part of three raised beds in my woodland garden at the front of my house. It contains a number of shade loving plants that provide a continuously changing tapestry of interest throughout the year. The slideshow below shows you what each of the plants is and its season of interest.