where eagles fear to perch

We've a south-facing sun trap formed by the kitchen wall, garage extension, and the eastern boundary fence with our neighbours. On thi...

I've now been following our Grand Plan for four years, and here's the annual progress update on the anniversary date of 31 March 20...

Late last week, I gave the lawns a first cut of the year.  It should have been done three or four weeks ago, the grass was long enough then ...

Here's the spreadsheet summary for the combined portfolio as updated on 31 March 2017. (click for a larger image)

There was an advert on eBay from a local joiners yard who were selling off 1,828  x 31 x 17 mm wooden slats (6' x 1.1/4" x 5/8...

We inherited our garden wheelbarrow from the previous owners of the house - it looked ancient enough then and they obviously didn't even...

It can get very hot in our big greenhouse in the summer and we need to remember to leave the door propped fully-open if we're going to b...