New Decking
By hywel
19 comments
At the bottom of my garden I had three cold frames and a raised bed, with slabs in between them.
However, the slabs had become uneven as the ground settled, making it difficult to walk there,
and weeds were growing in between the slabs, and I wasn’t able to keep it tidy.
This made me decide to cover the area with decking so that it would be easier to look after and safer to walk on,
so I engaged a local handy man to do the work … he’s done several things for me in the past and he’s very good.
First of all I had to move the three cold frames, and two of them were dumped on top of the raised bed, out of the way. There was nowhere else to put them :-
Then the frame for the decking was constructed :-
Decking going down :-
It is made from some reconstituted stuff, which won’t get slip or rot, and will last longer than I’ve got left to live on this planet !
After the decking had been put in place I brushed it and ‘hoovered’ it with a garden vac, and here’s a view of the decking, with Bella inspecting the garden vac :-
Another view of the decking, with Bella nosing in through the shed window :-
An other view, showing a perspex shelter that runs along the whole length of the shed (old garage) :-
Looking the other way :-
The surrounding area needs tidying but that will come with time.
The walls of the shed (former garage) need attention – they had become covered with Ivy (now removed), and someone in the past has coated them with a kind of plasticky stuff, which is peeling off :-
Who’s that in my shed :O !!?
I placed one of the cold frames on some concrete bricks, so that I would not have to bend so much to put things in and get them out again.
I will have to decide where the other cold frame will go but there’s plenty of time because I won’t be putting anything in them yet, so it’s still on top of the raised bed.
The third cold frame will remain where it is – on the patio by the back door :-
Before the handyman left he said “I suppose the next time I come here I won’t be able to see the decking for all the pots you’ll have covered it with !”
And I think he was speaking the truth :D
3 Oct, 2024
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Comments
The decking is a great idea Hywel, and looks very smart 🙂.
3 Oct, 2024
Thank you both, I love it and I've started filling it with pots already !
The surrounding area needs tidying up and I've started doing that too :)
4 Oct, 2024
A great job done Hywel. I agree with Feverfew!
Will you have room to walk on it! lol
4 Oct, 2024
A great looking patio you have created, Hywel! At least you will be safer now & be able to tend to your plants more easily! Filling up the decking with pots of plants just confirms that you're a man after my own heart!! 👍 😆
4 Oct, 2024
Great project there, Hywel! All looking pretty good - Bella obviously inspected things afterwards!
Your cold frame is looking nice, filled with your lush succulents. All the pots really add something to the new area, I’m really liking it all. Right…what’s next! ☺️
5 Oct, 2024
Well done Hywel. Looks good and now you have a space for many more pots. Hooray....
5 Oct, 2024
Thank you all :)
Kate the big cold frame with succulents is not in the new area, I carried it there for it to be out of the way and I've decided to leave it where it is now, it's too awkward to carry it back.
6 Oct, 2024
Ah, I see. Thanks Hywel. Looks pretty good in its new position though 👌
6 Oct, 2024
your builder clearly knows you well Hywel! And of course they are very artistical arranged.
7 Oct, 2024
Hywel, he's done a lovely job with the decking, it looks so good and you don't need to worry about slipping over on it either! Just leave enough space for yourself and Bella to walk on it ... :o))
7 Oct, 2024
Thank you all :)
Bella likes to sleep on it Shirley :)
13 Oct, 2024
Hywel, cats soon adjust to new surroundings. I do miss Megan cat but can't decide whether to take on a rescue cat or not.
14 Oct, 2024
I can't advise you Shirley, but Bella is the last one for me - I worry too much, and I can't cope with the grief after they die.
15 Oct, 2024
Hywel, that is exactly how I feel. Locally there are so many cat rescue places who are trying to find homes for their cats ... perhaps I should just remember Megan as our last one ... :o)) x
15 Oct, 2024
After the last of our 5 little doggies died 😥 we haven't got any more.
We had a couple of budgies later but they, too, have died. 😥 We don't want to get any more pets - no, not even a goldfish! 😆
15 Oct, 2024
That sounds very sensible ... :o)
16 Oct, 2024
As I get older I haven't got as much energy to cope with things like new pets. Bella and I understand each other so we get along well, but a new pet after Bella's days would be too much work and worry for me.
I can cope with new plants lol :D
17 Oct, 2024
Hywel, I know just what you mean!
17 Oct, 2024
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I was thinking the same as your handyman as I was reading your blog & looking at all that lovely space, We await future pics. It looks really good. You must be pleased with it.
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