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After stump killer!

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5-6 years ago we had 30 Willow/Poplar trees cut down. The roots were growing along just under the lawn so we had to have...

14 comments

drc726

23 Sep, 2013
Drc726

Tree Trunk

Hpim1078

One of the favourite bit's in my garden was the dead tree trunk with the clematis growing up it and the rhododendron wrapped...

9 comments

sharnford

29 Sep, 2012
Sharnford

TWO TREES HAD TO GO !

Old_oak_1

We never like taking trees down, I'm afraid at the end of last year we had to do exactly that , we were sorry to have to...

39 comments

amy

21 Feb, 2012
Amy

A Walk in the Woods

Walk1

I`ve been hard at in the garden but there isn`t really anything that would make a good photo at the moment. Last week I got...

8 comments

labdancer51

31 Oct, 2011
Labdancer51

The garden seat - finished at last

056a

Hi all You asked to see the finished article ... so here it is. Rained with that fine very wet stuff all day yesterday but...

9 comments

tony1247

31 Oct, 2011
Tony1247

ANOTHER chip of an old log -

Sam_0882

This is in response to Funguys blog when I made the comment that my OH had taken six months on his log. This was sawn of...

12 comments

stroller

25 Oct, 2011
Stroller

Log roll Phase 2.

Garden_2010_283

Another day,and another border to replace..This time it was much easier to get the old stuff out,as the back border gets...

30 comments

bloomer

10 Apr, 2011
Bloomer

I'm not getting involved..yet !

Garden_2010_270

This morning,Russell decide to make a start on replacing one of the log roll borders..He started by the Pieris, dug out an...

27 comments

bloomer

7 Apr, 2011
Bloomer

Our street tree has gone!

3009

We have subsidence in our house and we reported it two years ago, yes two years ago, and now finally our council have decided...

30 comments

grandmage

31 Mar, 2011
Grandmage

LOGGED ON

Slide1

*For months I have noticed a piece of tree lying at the edge of the lane on the way up to the woods. A few days ago, as we...

30 comments

Gee19

10 Jul, 2010
Gee19

Naturally enhanced wood:

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Seeing silverbels blog on her wood purchases and having comments on my Rabbit I thought I would share some of the pieces...

15 comments

stroller

3 Jul, 2010
Stroller

rise of the stumps (part 3)

Casper.._stumps_006

As you know im having a new area and old trees were cut down but then was the hard part of getting the stumps out, Johnny...

47 comments

sanbaz

27 Feb, 2010
Sanbaz

removing stumps for the new project part 2

Stumps_2_004

hi guys as some may remember last year i decided to have two trees taken down as they were very old and leaning badly,also...

57 comments

sanbaz

17 Feb, 2010
Sanbaz

time to take the dogs to the woods.....

Sam_1068

After finishing planting our tomato seeds we took time out to take our dogs to the woods.. We have Ruby on the left 6 Reggie...

27 comments

sandra

1 Feb, 2010
Sandra

Even with stump killer some are still stubborn

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Here is the part of the garden where 30 willow/poplars were felled about 6 years ago most of the stumps have gone but a few...

22 comments

drc726

23 Jan, 2010
Drc726

WALK IN THE WOODS

Slide1

*It was a bright frosty morning today so I thought I would go for a walk in the woods. Although they are very close Chloe...

28 comments

Gee19

4 Jan, 2010
Gee19

Firewood

Next-winter_s-fuel

Muddywalters was asking about our log pile. I'll remove the blog once he's read it, as it's not really 'gardening'. Update...

26 comments

elke

10 Dec, 2009
Elke

What Shall I Name It - Result.

Time has come to announce the result of my blog competition to name my air garden. Before I name the winner I would just...

6 comments

brinleym

6 Jul, 2009
Brinleym

What Shall I Name It?

Dsc00159

As some of you may have seen I just did myself a little garden to keep me happy all year round, it’s my air plant garden....

19 comments

brinleym

27 Jun, 2009
Brinleym

Topping Leylandii

Leylandii_trunks_from_north

These are the result of halving the height of a line of golden Leylandii. Which I bought when they were first introduced...

11 comments

Poaannua

18 Oct, 2008
Poaannua