After a couple of failed attempts, I finally managed to find a good spot for the lemon balm:
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Wow……i can remember the before pics👍
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It’s year 3 of 5 in the masterplan. Next year I’ll plant lots of stuff in the front garden. The back garden (on the photos) will also get a pergola.
The pergola will be around / over this terrace:
Grapes are planned to grow against the pergola.
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The brambles are from my garden , cut back is coming … but I am way behind
The elderberries are from within a hundred metres of the house
They will be mixed with some apples (Granny Smith) for a hedgerow jelly . I can guarantee the brambles and elderberries are 100% pesticide free
The above are from last year
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In previous years , I have left the lavender alone so the seeds are bird food
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You’ve been busy, looks good. 
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Like Gazza I’ve watched your garden progress over the last year or so, looks fantastic you should be very proud. Cheers.
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These were from three rows I didn’t dig up last years. I planted another three rows at the beginning of June when the rain finally allowed the ground to dry a bit.
It’s been a difficult year: carrots didn’t germinate despite resowing, slugs decimated the autumn spouting repeatedly, had to plant runner beans in large tubs to keep the slugs off …
Still we get rewards eventually.
Phil
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I like this grass. I’ve tried to find the right stuff for the wettest part of the garden, and this seems to grow well. I’ll add more next year.
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My wife and I are going to undertake a large gardening project over the next year, but are quite confused of what we can and can’t do with regard to local regulations. The ideal is to remove an old deck and shed and have a new composite deck put in, but bigger to cover an area at the side of the house where we can’t really grow anything due to lack of light and many trees with roots. Also have an additional small patio the other side of the garden to catch the sun. A new shed and also a summer house will be located on the deck towards the side of the house. The rest of the garden we will develop with raised beds for flowers, fruit and vegetables.
However, the sticking point is the size and height of the decking as the area runs on a small slope the deck would have to be staged and thus from the lowest point to the highest would be about two feet high. Additionally I am reading that any decking coupled with say a patio coverage must not exceed 50% of the rear garden size and be over a foot in height.
I have been talking on and off to the local council but can’t get a definitive reply from a guidance perspective, possibly the only course of action is get a design done and submit it for approval, but it would be nice to have some guidelines.
Tim
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Relaxin’ in the backyard on the warmest night of the year…
And at long last the tomatoes are ripening…
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Hi @Timbo
In my experience the two ways to answer your question about planning is either through a company who are used to installations similar to yours or through the planning office - local regulations vary a lot.
If it is any help, we had a multi level deck using Millboard. It is an expensive product but very good. We had to think carefully about the subframe. We ended up using treated wood as the recommended Millboard beams were very expensive. Happy to share info if that helps.
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Thanks for the info. It is the local planning office that is the problem it seems that each person we speak too has a slightly different view on the issue. I have general guidelines, but I suppose we will have to get a design done and submit it to the local authority for comment.
I’ll have a look at the Millboard, we were thinking composite decking and will really concentrate on the subframe, especially as we went to place a shed and sunroom on the deck.
Tim
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Changing tack , here are some sunflowers for my bee friendly garden
Canon 6d Mk11, 50 mm 2.5 Macro lens
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