the_stig 6,614 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Shillys, shillies, shitties, what the feck are you on about and what a load of old shit.... Cheap, nasty, Ground Force bollocks, stoning ground, that fecking Tommy Walsh, Alan Tithead and co have a lot to answer for.... Stone gets kicked all over the place, leaves and other shite bed in it and eventually weeds grow and hey presto, back to square one but this time it ain't so easy to sort..! It only looks nice when its in a big curve on the driveway of a stately home. On the average drive or garden it looks as it is, cheap and nasty! No need for a rotovator on a patch like that. Turn it over in ten mins with a spade, sift the weeds and any stone out and rake it smooth. Either turf of seed the big bit, then once its done a mow will take you 10 mins a week from April to October. The two smaller bits, lob in some easy perennials. Cottage garden favorites are best, Delphiniums, Hollyhocks, Lilly's, Lupins etc. You get a big summer show and by October you've cut em all down to nothing, leave 'em and next year they come right back and better. All done once a year only... Dead easy! How fecking hard is that? Nice little lawn, big bold show on the flowers and beers cracked and folk round for a barbie.... Hey, your a fecking gardener... !!! fook me percy thrower reincarnated ,,,,,,, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbithunter 456 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Shillys, shillies, shitties, what the feck are you on about and what a load of old shit.... Cheap, nasty, Ground Force bollocks, stoning ground, that fecking Tommy Walsh, Alan Tithead and co have a lot to answer for.... Stone gets kicked all over the place, leaves and other shite bed in it and eventually weeds grow and hey presto, back to square one but this time it ain't so easy to sort..! It only looks nice when its in a big curve on the driveway of a stately home. On the average drive or garden it looks as it is, cheap and nasty! No need for a rotovator on a patch like that. Turn it over in ten mins with a spade, sift the weeds and any stone out and rake it smooth. Either turf of seed the big bit, then once its done a mow will take you 10 mins a week from April to October. The two smaller bits, lob in some easy perennials. Cottage garden favorites are best, Delphiniums, Hollyhocks, Lilly's, Lupins etc. You get a big summer show and by October you've cut em all down to nothing, leave 'em and next year they come right back and better. All done once a year only... Dead easy! How fecking hard is that? Nice little lawn, big bold show on the flowers and beers cracked and folk round for a barbie.... Hey, your a fecking gardener... !!! 10 mins!! Fook. You see thoze two little rectangles on first pic... between concrete paths. Well thatl take me ten mins to dig & rake... You make it sound so easy bosun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Shillys, shillies, shitties, what the feck are you on about and what a load of old shit.... Cheap, nasty, Ground Force bollocks, stoning ground, that fecking Tommy Walsh, Alan Tithead and co have a lot to answer for.... Stone gets kicked all over the place, leaves and other shite bed in it and eventually weeds grow and hey presto, back to square one but this time it ain't so easy to sort..! It only looks nice when its in a big curve on the driveway of a stately home. On the average drive or garden it looks as it is, cheap and nasty! No need for a rotovator on a patch like that. Turn it over in ten mins with a spade, sift the weeds and any stone out and rake it smooth. Either turf of seed the big bit, then once its done a mow will take you 10 mins a week from April to October. The two smaller bits, lob in some easy perennials. Cottage garden favorites are best, Delphiniums, Hollyhocks, Lilly's, Lupins etc. You get a big summer show and by October you've cut em all down to nothing, leave 'em and next year they come right back and better. All done once a year only... Dead easy! How fecking hard is that? Nice little lawn, big bold show on the flowers and beers cracked and folk round for a barbie.... Hey, your a fecking gardener... !!! 10 mins!! Fook. You see thoze two little rectangles on first pic... between concrete paths. Well thatl take me ten mins to dig & rake... You make it sound so easy bosun It is easy RH, a damn sight easier than most folk think. So what if it takes a little longer! Start with them two beds, you'll have 'em tidy in no time and move through the rest. Work at your own pace, keep it all simple. You'll be dead proud of it as it grows, honest.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clipo 871 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) I think our gardens are related... LOL. I favoured the dig it over and grass it option, the grass is really coming through now. Got a f**k load of hardcore and gravel to skip, a fence to finish and outhouses that need new doors and frames. Much prefer outdoors work to indoors mind, f*****g bathroom is dragging now... how far are you from notts??? i can probably beat skip prices on your hardcore if your not to far away......... Edited May 14, 2014 by clipo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackmaggie 3,377 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 a garden that size half a day to a day if your taking your time if you cant be bothered with gardening rake it level remove the stones and astro turf it no maintence or weeds put a few big flower pots on it and table and chairs for summer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,683 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Grass it over and all you have to do is mow it. 320 rolls of turf, 3 days to shift and lay it and a week for my Hamstrings to recover. Sadly, it doesn't look like that anymore. Fu*king dogs. 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 29,175 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yeh I can relate to that with the dogs,,my terrier and lurcher pup have the run of my back garden,,,and are slowly destroying it,,,,I got a nice climbing rose on the back fence,,,and the fecker chewed through one of the main branches on Monday ,,,I couldn't believe it,,,cos of the great big thorns on it,,,,and for some reason the pup keeps lying in my mint patch that's just growing nice after winter,,little fecker,,lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Dogs 4 kids and the worst were chickens loose. It don't look nice for long. Fck the tea ry I like cold beer while I work. And shit tea whats wrong with you man.! decent strong tea at the very least tea left in.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 i went the easy route slabbed 2/3rds of it and a patch of lawn for a splash of colour pressure washer and a leaf blower and jobs a good un Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,404 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 A lad quoted me 300quid to rotivate it and seed it seems pricey it sure does. ive recently done 85 square metres of my garden mate. £30 to hire a merry tiller for the day, £10 for some moss killer which i put on a week before i started. i merry tilled the grass in and just raked it over every couple of days for a week to remove the dead grass and weeds of the top. ordered 85 square metres of turf which was a pallet and a half. got it delivered to the house for £225 laid it myself watered it for half a hour twice a day for 3 weeks, got a cracking lawn now. whole job only cost me £265 i put some grass seed on the smaller strips that only cost me another fiver. i paid £5 a kilo for loose grass seed from the shop with rye in. pre boxed grass seed of the shelf is expensive. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ossie, your gardens very much like mine, including swing and trampoline! And though my dogs have free run of it through the day whilst we are in and I've had a pup on this winter for a minimal amount of mowing it looks great. Good tip if your pup likes chewing plants, like Tomo's roses, put a few blobs of Vicks vapor rub on 'em. This pic was last summer and even with that little fecker doing his best, it looks better this year! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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jeppi26 1,855 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Level it out n get astro turf down that's what am on with now in my garden Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 29,175 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 This was my back garden till about 5 year ago,,,the farm next door was sold as well as 3/4 of my garden,,,there's now a row of 5 houses where the hedge on the left is,,,,pisses me right off,,, this garden was 70 metre from my back door to the top hedge,,, could run my long nets out on it,,, two Apple trees and a pear,,,, now there in someone else's garden,,, Rabbit hunter,,,even this only took an hour to mo,,,,and Rambo my mate would come three times a year and cut the hedges,,,they were made up go hawthorn ,,holly,,blackberry,,elderberry,,, I have some pics somwere,,,of baby rabbits running around the garden,,,as it back on to fields,,,and there are little burry sat the top,,,,I would honestly give up a bollock,,, to have them nock them houses down,,,and get my garden back,,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 29,175 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 20130617_202127(1) (1024x768) (1024x768).jpg Nice that is mate,,,your a lucky fella,,,enjoy it,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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