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    • The Cabin
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    • Kitchen BBQ
    • Trained Fruit

The Green Roof – first planting

April 16, 2019April 21, 2010

Xeriscape planting in 10cm substrate?Green-Roof planting is still in the experimental stages. What will work and what will fail? THe First Five Guinea Pigs … read more

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Greenhouse Design

April 16, 2019April 16, 2010

A Well Designed GlasshouseJudicious use of brick and timber has created a greenhouse with a timeless quality and solidity. Why choose a lean-to style? … read more

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Harvest in April

April 16, 2019April 15, 2010

This time of year can be a low point for garden vegetables: the winter stores are used up and early spring planting yet to … read more

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April delights in the Woodland Garden

March 20, 2023April 12, 2010

Spring is finally underway in the woodland garden after the longest and coldest winter for thirty years, but you have to get down on … read more

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Building the greenhouse – the roof

April 16, 2019April 7, 2010

The roof is glazed with large 4mm toughened glass sheets that sit neatly between preformed ridges running down each rafter. Powder coated aluminium capping … read more

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Building the greenhouse – painting it

April 16, 2019April 7, 2010

Why paint a cedar greenhouse? In my case it was mainly for aesthetic reasons. It fits in with the style of the rest of the garden and, I believe, gives it a more substantial look akin to the great classic Victorian greenhouses.

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Building the greenhouse – the path

April 16, 2019April 7, 2010

Long planks were staked in place to create an edging to contain the bricks and base materials. A length of DPC was used to protect the outside edge of the wood from wet soil in the beds.

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Building the greenhouse – erecting the frame

May 5, 2022April 6, 2010

PART 3: Assembling the greenhouse timber framework.

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Building the greenhouse – wall

May 5, 2022April 6, 2010

PART 2: Construction of the brickwork and rear wall

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Building the greenhouse – foundations

May 5, 2022April 6, 2010

PART 1: Creating the foundations for the greenhouse

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Building the greenhouse – slideshow

May 5, 2022April 6, 2010

Here you can see the greenhouse being built from the ground up.

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Double apple

May 5, 2022April 4, 2010
Two apples growing as one?

Here is a beautiful curiosity. I haven’t seen one like this before, have you?

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