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hi all, , about 5 weeks ago i decided to get a greenhouse as hubby fed up of plants all over house & B&Q had them on special offer, its only 6×4 but big enough for the garden ..


“not looking forward to this " he says,

while he is busy i decide to tidy up a bit and find these i dont know if you can see a few snowdrops here among the daffs & crocus, i dont remember planting them but must have , i have just planted some more which i had ordered thanks to spritz .

getting a bit dark now ,"where is the torch i ask " “no i will finish it tomorrow” he says ..moody frown from me..

another trip to B&Q tomorrow as 8 screws short for the staging i bought to go inside it and box it was in was completely sealed…another moody frown from me ..
next morning…


oh no more white stuff,then rain ,went to B&Q got the screws came home…!! wrong screws, not self tapping ,went to local B&Q asked name tagged mike would he please get us right screws " cant do that you have to go to store where you bought it" walked round store seen name tagged dave, asked him , got right screws this time , well done name tagged dave good lad…
in between the rain and snow hubby done a little bit more..


i could hear him muttering under his breath " sorry i started this headache,why does she want a b——y greenhouse anyway ? right page 12 only 19 to go then!!


“cant wait to get to page 25 it looks so easy” he says…


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i could have put the ghouse behind the garage, that is the wall to the left of pic as there is quite a large area behind there ,but decided i wouldnt feel safe if no one was in the house and i was hidden at the back so put it facing kitchen door ,i know it would be better out of site…. sign of the times sadly..

greenhouse done at last now for the rest of the garden…
the bags on left are bark for the border on right..

“cant you wait to get those plants in " " er no"

had a little delivery of gravel..

had a little backache..

yet another bag of gravel,..

had flu ,so nothing got done for a week..

amost there now ,just got to put up this potting bench ,reduced at B&Q £15 from £30..

all done at last..

this is where i would have liked to put the greenhouse in the corner but never mind..

“hmm im a bit impressed "says old dirty face..

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That is so good with the shingle and the border/edging, you must be really pleased with the finished effect, I know I would be ! : o ) )

18 Mar, 2010

 

Well done!!

18 Mar, 2010

 

You must be very pleased and proud of your selves, it looks great, bet you can't wait to get down to sowing ect. I'll have to admit that I couldn't understand the 'instructions'

18 Mar, 2010

 

Looks good

18 Mar, 2010

 

you done reely good job- well done

18 Mar, 2010

 

you done reely good job- well done

18 Mar, 2010

 

Well done hubby. I think he deserves to be taken on holiday after all that work!

18 Mar, 2010

 

Megan ,yes i am pleased anything would have been an improvement the lawn was too far gone to recover plus it was full of moss..:o)
thank you annella :o)
lol Heron as fast as he was putting it up it was falling down he kept saying "its a 2 man job this "..:o)))
cheers clarice ;o))
thanks Derek :o))

18 Mar, 2010

 

lol Andrew,he needed one too,he can build anything out of his head, but give him instructions and he is lost .:o))

18 Mar, 2010

 

lucky you joan, i keep asking but all i get is no room and dont like them, grrr, youir hubby is a star and love how you have the area to, looks great :o))

18 Mar, 2010

 

thanx san,been looking at them for ages now ,you will have to keep on at him till he gets fed up ..like i did lol..:o)

18 Mar, 2010

 

lol joan by the time he sayd yes my garden will be full of plants etc haah, hope you enjoy :o))

18 Mar, 2010

 

ha ha :o))

18 Mar, 2010

 

I really enjoyed reading your blog and loved the finished effect.

18 Mar, 2010

 

That looks a really nice area now Joan. Well done both!

18 Mar, 2010

 

thank you SBG,at least it looks cleaner now ,ready for summer..:o)
thanxs PG ,front garden next, i think everywhere looks tired after winter and you feel a bit more like doing work outside when you see a bit of sun,..:o)

18 Mar, 2010

 

It all looks really smart, bright and welcoming! :-))

18 Mar, 2010

 

cheers david,it does look brighter it was looking really tatty and needed something doing..:o))

18 Mar, 2010

 

It looks really nice, a real transformation. I think you picked the right spot too because it will get more light there. I remember when hubby Jim and son Danny put my greenhouse together, some of the language out there was pure Anglo Saxon...lol! :o)

18 Mar, 2010

 

lol Lab he was the same but the screws wouldnt stay in place which made it worse , yes it is in a good spot sun on it most of day ..when its out.:o))

18 Mar, 2010

 

Joanella it looks great and I bet I`ve heard every sentence he muttered whilst doing it, my hubby and I nearly come to blows whenever we`re doing anything like that..LOL....My first house is in the middle of my garden and I`d love to move it but can`t get grimnasty to agree, luckily when the roses are in bloom its not so obvious.......That area looks really neat ,I like the edging it sets it off....Have fun in your house.........

18 Mar, 2010

 

ha ha Lincs, we are the same he,s right i,m right i wil not listen, he will not listen in the end i leave him to it ,that annoys him even more cause then he is left alone to do it,and then i think he has done it wrong anyway cant win either way lol :o)) like your endearing term for him .. ha ha

18 Mar, 2010

 

WOW well done looks great now I'm really jealous would love a greenhouse but no where to put one unfortunately :-(((

19 Mar, 2010

 

thank you GS, i have wanted one for a long time but felt it was now or never lol

19 Mar, 2010

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