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Garden Overhaul!

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:51 am
by JohnnyB
Ok, on the surface I know it's not 'lude related, but this is what has been preventing me from spending time on my precious :lol:

I'm not going to pretend this was a short project - I started in April 2011 :oops: Here's what the garden looked like back then:

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Since the garage isn't big enough to squeeze a 'lude in I figured I could ditch the shed. And the concrete. There was lots of it!!

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So we ended up with, basically, nothing. I had successfully destroyed the garden :lol:

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Since a mate works at a turf farm I managed to secure a delivery of Grade A drought proof, flood proof turf usually reserved for golf courses, cricket wickets, football pitches etc and a rediculously reasonably price (less than a night out at the local pub!)...

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You've probably already noticed a hole appearing in the corner - thats the beginnings of the pond. lots of concrete, brick and oak later and it was starting to take shape nicely :D

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Since the garage electrics was fed by a nasty overhead piece of cable I decided to run a new feed with some proper underground armoured cable. While I was at it I rewired the garage too - new sockets for the pond pumps and lights and new strip lights so I can work on 'lude bits at night ;)

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Next up was some decking, getting close to finished now!

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And this is what it looks like today. A bit of digging still to do and then it's down the the mrs to plant flowers and stuff :? :lol:

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Which means soon I'll be able to hoist my engine out and start work on the 'lude again :D :D :D :D

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:54 am
by JohnnyB
Oh, and by the way, if anyone wants a silver 4g bumper, the one in the last picture is free to a good home :lol:

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:32 am
by rob quilter
Nice effort! Fancy coming round to do my garden?

:lol:

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:42 am
by littlefeller
hey where did you get that exhaust plant from, looks like its nearly ready, another couple of weeks and it should have its mani too, keep watering it :lol:

what lighting did you use to get the can to grow like that :D

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 8:17 am
by mercutio
great work matey looks really good 8-)

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:48 am
by NafemanNathan
Great effort bud. I can't wait to get on top of my garden :)

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:58 am
by bristol_bb4
very nice mate! very nice 8-)

please sell me that twin loop :lol:

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:35 pm
by nitin_s1
bristol_bb4 wrote:please sell me that twin loop :lol:
I had my eye on that for over a year, isn't that right John? 8-)

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:05 pm
by Donald
Don't sell it to either of them, sell it to me. I'll even give you a packet of garibaldis free. ;)

Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:23 pm
by 4thgenphil