Thanks to the advice and information gained from this thread our garden is transformed from the dogs playground/karzy to somewhere we both enjoy along with the dogs although it may have been different when five of them were chasing around kicking up stones, one thing that never been mentioned is the cash needed when your starting out. #Eyewatering It’s still a dogs karzy, thanks Bowyer no class 😂s
Looking good @T_C_E did you decide on what to do with the centrepiece yet btw or going to come back to that?
I've had a few bits and bobs from https://www.farmergracy.co.uk/ over the last couple of years. They are based in the Netherlands so it can take a week or two longer but good selection and often have some of the more unusual stuff and some good deals.
@Bournemouth Addick I plonked a large pot in the middle with some bamboo just to see what reaction it gets from the dogs. They don’t particularly take any notice of it which is a good thing, I thought about a heavy concrete three tier fountain looking planter.
I can only find cheap ones made of plastic which would get knocked over by the dogs or blown over by the wind off the coast.
Living just off the clifftop myself I feel your pain with the wind (oh er missus). I've weighted some of my larger planters down with breeze blocks inside, which does help a bit.
@Bournemouth Addick I plonked a large pot in the middle with some bamboo just to see what reaction it gets from the dogs. They don’t particularly take any notice of it which is a good thing, I thought about a heavy concrete three tier fountain looking planter.
I can only find cheap ones made of plastic which would get knocked over by the dogs or blown over by the wind off the coast.
Have you looked at Whelans in Sheerness, they had some large concrete planters the last time we visited, admittedly it was some time ago.
I did all the work myself @DaveMehmet (I’m no gardener/chippy and it shows) but £33/44 for a trellis panel and plants £12/25 for root or grown on rose plants.
I’ve had four jumbo bags of compost and one of top soil delivered at over a £100 a throw.
It stands me for about 2.5k and that’s without replacing the decking still to be done.
Still I love being out there, even in the greenhouse when it pi55ing down.
I’ve not a cue what I’m doing with plants but it’s fun learning and surprisingly I’ve not killed anything yet, varying success with seeds but apparently that’s the norm, not every seed will grow.
I’ve never gardened before and didn’t realise how good it could be mentally and even though most of it has been a struggle after recent surgery I just chill out for five minutes before going again.
I’m always online looking for cheaper sources for plants/seeds so if anyone has links to good ones please post them I could do with all the help I can get. 😂
I’ve always enjoyed gardening but like you, I’m no expert. Not done it a lot but love growing things from seed. Managed to keep his apple plant my daughter grew from seed as a school project about 6 years ago. Also the purple plants below (Coronaria) self seed like mad and we always have them every year. The originals came from my grandad’s garden, my dad then took some and gave some to me about 15 years ago. We’ve had dozens of them since.
@Bournemouth Addick I plonked a large pot in the middle with some bamboo just to see what reaction it gets from the dogs. They don’t particularly take any notice of it which is a good thing, I thought about a heavy concrete three tier fountain looking planter.
I can only find cheap ones made of plastic which would get knocked over by the dogs or blown over by the wind off the coast.
Have you looked at Whelans in Sheerness, they had some large concrete planters the last time we visited, admittedly it was some time ago.
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I've had a few bits and bobs from https://www.farmergracy.co.uk/ over the last couple of years. They are based in the Netherlands so it can take a week or two longer but good selection and often have some of the more unusual stuff and some good deals.
I plonked a large pot in the middle with some bamboo just to see what reaction it gets from the dogs.
They don’t particularly take any notice of it which is a good thing, I thought about a heavy concrete three tier fountain looking planter.
https://whelansgardenornaments.com/about/