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Title: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: roiphil on June 02, 2009, 09:29:33 PM

Since the sun has been shineing down and time has allowed i have managed to do a bit more to front of cottage click on number 1 Raised Bed In Front Of Cottage
http://www.ideasforgardens.net/philhunt/ (http://www.ideasforgardens.net/philhunt/)

all comments appreciated, told you i was better with a chainsaw and a hammer  ;D

Title: Re: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: Lyn and Malcolm on June 02, 2009, 10:31:42 PM

You are gonna need a few barrows of soil to fill that bed Phil.
Looking forward to seeing it finished and planted by the end of the week.  ;D

Malcolm

Title: Re: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: ideasguy on June 02, 2009, 11:56:05 PM

Yes, needs a lot of soil to fill that bed, but it is going to be well worth it.
Looking forward to seeing how it progresses, Phil

Title: Re: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: NightHawk on June 03, 2009, 08:13:45 AM

It's coming along nicely now Phil since the last time I looked at your web site.  ;D

Laurie.

Title: Re: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: roiphil on June 03, 2009, 07:54:20 PM

Quote from: Lyn and Malcolm on June 02, 2009, 10:31:42 PM

You are gonna need a few barrows of soil to fill that bed Phil.
Looking forward to seeing it finished and planted by the end of the week.  ;D

Malcolm

 :o end of week, not sure about that, at the moment my trailer is being filled up with horse muck when stables are cleaned out, that will go into bed then when i have a digger, ( wheelbarrow  ;D ) it will then get filled up with soil and left to settle, hopefully have some plants in it end of year  ::)

Title: Re: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: roiphil on August 20, 2009, 09:20:46 PM

have been a busy little beaver and started to plant up the big hole  ;D with plants grown from seed and the hibiscus i bought from lidl ( which the german shepherd thought was fair game and decided to give it a chew and a shake)

http://www.ideasforgardens.net/philhunt/ (http://www.ideasforgardens.net/philhunt/)

Title: Re: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: ideasguy on August 20, 2009, 11:27:26 PM

Its taking shape very well Phil. Nice to see it planted out and looking good.
Great project!

Title: Re: Cottage in ardagh progress
Post by: roiphil on September 29, 2009, 09:53:23 AM

Things have gone on really well the front bed is nearly planted up with 1 off each of the grass's i grew from seed plus  a couple of shrubs, still got some more to put in yet after first frost, i have labeled each plant using t bed labels and my brother printer
The bed so far
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s19/roiphil/frontbed.jpg)

One of the plants showing the name label
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s19/roiphil/Festuca_amethystina_large_blue_fesc.jpg)

The hardest part to photograph is the plant with the label all in focus, the label has to be level with the plant for some reason otherwise the plant label is out of focus but the plant is not, an example is this one
(http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s19/roiphil/hordeum_jubatum.jpg)

I dont tend to go out photgraphing thing so i am not really that good at photography