DIY Timber fence Panels with a Modern Design
Here’s a guide to how I built my own long-lasting, modern styled, timber fence on a budget. Hopefully you will find some inspiration and useful DIY tips.
Garden Features
Topiary Tour – Clipped evergreens in my Garden
Over the years I have ended up with a lot of topiary in my garden. A majority of this is in the form of … read more
Pyracantha espalier
Nothing is easier to train into an espalier form than the Fire Thorn (Pyracantha). If you want to get in some practise before launching … read more
Renovating the Vegetable Garden
Background Ideas I am in the process of repurposing and revamping the vegetable garden. It’s not really going to be a vegetable garden anymore. … read more
How to make trellis panels
Three examples of sturdy, long-lasting, DIY trellis panels TRADITIONALLY, trellis is any open framework used to partition areas of a garden or support climbing … read more
Using Trellis Panels in Fences
Trellis Panels in the top section of this 2m fence improve the look, adding texture and visual interest. I used trellis panels to reduce … read more
Accoya – the best new timber for garden design?
This is the latest bed I have added to my garden. It is made out of a new kind of wood called Accoya which … read more
Outdoor kitchen
The new outdoor kitchen with gas BBQ, sink and tap is finished and christened. (Well, nearly finished: there’s still the cupboard to finish, but … read more
Creating an ornamental lawn
Recently we had some friends over for a lunch party and without prompting, two of the male guests, (why is it a bloke thing? … read more
Cloud pruned hedges & topiary fun
Out and About in Sussex, England: musings on creative pruning Most of the hedging in my garden is in the formal, rectilinear style, but I … read more
Formal pond in the vegetable garden
The centre piece of my vegetable garden is this formal pond, which was started in 2012. It’s overall size is about 6′ x 11′, … read more
Paving the Vegetable Garden
Here’s how I paved the area around and between my vegetable beds, removing the turf and replacing it with stylish brick pavers.