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Category: Landscaping
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I just finished building a large shed!
This job was actually done for a neighbour of my mother’s where the lady had asked if I could build her a large shed. Upon my first visit with Dorrie to discuss her needs, she actually wanted options for a brick built shed as she was planning on using half of it as an office…
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New plans for my gardening blog
It’s been a year since my first post on my gardening blog, and in that time I’ve only written 26 posts, a far cry from the 3 posts per week I originally planned on doing. But this year I want to do things differently, and if I write about it, I’ll have to stick by…
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How to install a metal side gate for your garden
It’s not everyday that you see metal side gates, which is crazy when you think that they are pretty much indestructible compared to the more common wooden gates. I can only imagine that the real reason is due to the price difference (yes metal gates are fairly more expensive compared to wooden ones) but when…
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My biggest Winter landscaping job yet
Being a self employed landscape gardener as well as providing garden maintenance does have its upsides, such as working in those hot summer days, freedom to work when you want to as well as going as far to pick your customers, but the absolute biggest challenge is when Winter comes! That’s not because it’s cold…
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How to lay a patio in your garden
I’ve been meaning to write this post for a while, but with so much to write about, where do I start? Laying a patio looks easy right? I mean it’s essentially just laying slabs as level as possible right? But there really is so much more to it…But that’s not to say that you can’t…
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How to dig post holes through tree roots with pictures
As a landscape gardener, I install garden fences all the time, in fact, I pretty much rely on fencing jobs to see me through the Winter months when the need for gardening is not high on one’s priority list, but old garden fences tend to collapse in the cold and windy months and therefore in…