Posts by: impatience

trying to build my own log shed, not a shed for firewood, a shed to keep my garden stuff in (and there is a lot!) I would like to have a slopped roof to put seedum matting on it. it's a big task i know but I'm trying to be as organic as possible! i honestly can not pay the prices being asked by B&Q etc. Can you please help me with a plan?

Thanks for your reply Mondaychild! I had so many conflicting amounts of cement to sand mixtures and was told by a builder to do 3 sand to 1 cement plus a drop of washing up liquid to the water. Also, dig a trench about a foot deap and fill with this mix and chips! Then use a saw and shape the blocks to suit the area. Got the impression he wanted to do the job, and was putting me off on purpose! Determind to do this job myself, my garden is 120ft long and want to do 4 of these planters starting at the corners making a sort of triangle in the middle. Will ofcourse have to wait for our weather in Scotland to warm up! Thanks again Impatience

can you please help with cement mix for raised border using breaze block also depth of the trench to support the blocks and please the mix for the render. i thought a rise of 3ft would be good? i have an odd shaped garden long and narrow, i would like to shape the blocks in semi circles, your help with this project would be much appreciated
Many Thanks
Impatience (loads of this in my garden!)

further to my first message and sorry about this i'm new! my phormium is green and gold, garden centre tag says "gold sword" not at all sure if this is the right name! would greatly appreciate any help with this it's a lovely addition to my garden

please tell me best way of looking after this plant. have it in a large container mixture of organic compost and soil. live in the west coast of Scotland, but right now it is in a full sun position