Carbon
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My Garden Project
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Post by Carbon on May 4, 2011 16:56:48 GMT
Hi,
Here's a short photo-slide video I made showing the progress of my garden project...
...hope you like it.
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Post by Tel on May 4, 2011 18:30:12 GMT
Thanks for sharing with us, the progress of your garden project. I found that to be very interesting, on your progress so far.  |
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Post by steve on May 4, 2011 18:36:20 GMT
I think that is the first time anyone has tried the embedded youtube video feature, very pro job Carbon, I also took a look at your web site too and it all looks very professional |
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Post by Geranium on May 4, 2011 18:54:05 GMT
I like those interlocking circles, Carbon - and I''ll be interested in seeing more progress later! What are you going to plant once the hard landscaping's done? |
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Post by Cherry on May 4, 2011 19:03:59 GMT
It certainly is very professional presentation. The project is very interesting and the hardstanding links beautifully into the house. There has been a lot of work already done and no doubt you are still working on this. Very interesting Carbon.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 4, 2011 19:39:36 GMT
What an excellent job, I love the design, it will be a very usable space (I'm partial to a party or two  ) and fairly low maintenance. You may be a first time gardener but you must have some building experience. Jolly good job jobbed  |
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Post by grindle on May 4, 2011 20:16:49 GMT
really enjoyed your video Carbon, what a great job you're doing
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Post by Lou78W on May 4, 2011 20:26:21 GMT
A good "foundation" Carbon....look forward to seeing your planting schemes ;D
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Post by floydie on May 4, 2011 23:48:49 GMT
Very nice Carbon your garden lay out will far exceed anything I'm capable of, OH is into woodwork and building things but has no interest in gardening in his words "The garden is your job to sort out" he would rather see me struggle to hit a nail into a plank of wood then come help me  . It will be interesting to see what you do with it planting wise . |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 5, 2011 7:21:44 GMT
I had a good look through your site, it is all very impressive. Will you get your grass laid for this summer?
I like your idea for wisteria to grow over the pergola. You will need to learn how to prune it though, wisteria needs to be pruned twice a year to look good and have flowers. You could have a mix of climbing plants to give you flowers for longer.
And I just loved the BBQ ;D
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Post by Rosie on May 5, 2011 7:51:11 GMT
Very professional there carbon! Are you a builder by any chance ;D
It is going to look great when finished though, well done!!
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Carbon
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My Garden Project
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Post by Carbon on May 7, 2011 13:11:15 GMT
Wow... Thank you so much for all your great comments, I'll quickly run through them with a reply... Tel: Thanks for your feedback - always welcome. steve: Glad you visited the site, I wanted somewhere to showcase my work and to force me to make progress. Unfortunately, I'm currently unemployed so I've tried to monetise the site to help me finish the project. It's not working out so far as you have to have loads of visitors who then hopefully click the ads, but with a conversion rate of about 0.01% the site has only made £2.80 in the two months it has been live. That's why I embedded my YouTube video, I didn't want to come across as someone spamming for traffic so I thought the subtle mention of the website address at the end of the video would persuade some to check the site out. Geranium: I have a vision in my mind of how I would like the finished garden to look and although I haven't yet reached the point of considering what plants/flowers to use, I do know that I want a 'lush' look (lol). I like the look of those plants that have long thin leaves that sort of curl over and look kind of tropical. My neighbor pointed out that some of my weeds are poppies, so I'll probably keep those. Cherry: Thanks for your comment, I am still working on the project, although right now, I can only do work that doesn't cost me anything. I'm putting some more photos up today on the Lawn page, so have a look later on. @wildlife Friendly: Thanks. I wanted an interesting garden that was (as you say) very usable and easy to maintain. With regards to my experience, you might be shocked to learn that prior to starting this project, the only thing I had ever done gardening wise was to mow a lawn. I don't have any building experience either (if you don't include assembling flat-pack furniture or putting up a curtain rail) and relied on Google for information to figure stuff out. grindle: Glad you like it. It only took 10 minutes to make and I was hoping that it would drive traffic, but unfortunately, its had less than 200 views. Wish I knew the secret. Lou78W: Agreed, the project is split into 3 parts... 1:Construction, 2:Planting and 3:Furniture/fixtures. It's very frustrating as right now, I'm about 99% done on stage 1 (finish lawn with seed or turf, remove excess soil then gravel area between decking and patio/beds). I'll get there. floydie: Thank you. You're actually the reason why I'm here. I set up a Google alert with the keywords "My Garden Project" (hoping to see my efforts displayed) and your post in the blog section came up. I can't wait until the planting phase as I think it will really change the overall feel from a building site to a garden. @wildlife Friendly: Thanks for visiting the site and thanks for the compliments. I'm trying my best to at least get the lawn done as it's a time-sensitive procedure. Due to having no (I really mean NO) money, I'm currently going down the seed route instead of turf (£16 for seed v £120 for turf), but it's slow as the next thing I have to do (after the updates that should be live today) is sieve loads of stony soil to create the topsoil to sow the seeds into. Lol, are you talking about my "Barrow-BBQ"? rosie: Thanks. No, I'm not a builder, I just "wing" it. I'm in the market for a job though. Once again, thanks for all your great comments, I'll come back here and let you guys know once I've added the additional content that should be live later today. Andy |
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Post by floydie on May 7, 2011 14:18:47 GMT
Were in pretty much the same boat OH has not long since been made redundant  Its not a good place to be but you do find you have extra time on your hands to do something right? . Try and recycle as much as possible (Have you a compost bin?) a kitchen waste bin would be a good find too its surprising how quickly they fill. If you haven't started yet have a go at growing from seed, look at B&Q for there reduced items (You can get some good bargains). And look at the Gardeners World offers you can get some plants from T&M (With gardeners wold) that you only pay £4.50 P&P on a new plant every month. Now for traffic when i set my website up i had next to no traffic the only people i did get came from adverts or recommendations, so i listed my site in the brown book Internet directories it will bump you to the top on google searched (You need to think of strong key words that people will search for). It takes google a very long time to pick up on new sites unfortunately. Facebook is also good at directing people to your site, a status update now and then with your web site address will gain you some interest . Try and do some networking within face book look for people who are also interested in gardening and shops also (many now have facebook pages). |
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Carbon
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My Garden Project
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Post by Carbon on May 7, 2011 14:25:56 GMT
Hi all, Added 7 new photos and commentary about preparing the soil for grass seed. Check out the Lawn page for more info. Hi Floydie, Thanks for the tip, I'll do some research. I do have a Facebook page but so far just a few of my regular friends have joined. I also have a Twitter feed which is slowly building followers. Andy |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on May 7, 2011 18:31:48 GMT
I went back to your site Carbon and clicked on loads of your links until I got so bored slitting my wrists seemed more fun. I hope I raised a small amount towards your grass seed. |
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) and fairly low maintenance. You may be a first time gardener but you must have some building experience.
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Its not a good place to be but you do find you have extra time on your hands to do something right? 
