Awful weather - typical Brits talk

-taff

Thank you for the bird, he or she is gorgeous...

They're wooden sleeper steps, painted black, it's Cuprinol Ducksback paint, ours is black to match the fences..

Picture that will be taken down tomorrow ish. The second step will be where the pallet is

This was yesterday before i pulled the dahlias up after the first frost we had...the wall is orange but it looks more yellow in this photo

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twopenny

That's a great idea 🙂
I like the container too. You're very creative.

Don't think you need to be worried about identification, Google maps will be way before your reno. Even Google lens couldn't find you in 4 countries.

I looked up the falcon because the chest feathers a a bit different but turns out it's a she. She was back the other evening too and tried to get her in flight but she was too quick.

-taff

She's lovely, i had to send a picture to my sister so she could see too..And I didn't know they were the fastest animal either...Now I can sneakily see if she knows she's a she....

The container is empty now apart from two thymes, a bedraggled kale and Princess Jasmine. I got it wrong, it was two days ago not one...time flies when you can't remember what you ate even yesterday As for the steps, i just didn't fancy concrete ones with some slabs on top, and besides, when anyone makes them, they always make them so tiny you can barely get your foot on it, I wanted something I couldn't immediately fall off. And that particular gravel, which I would love to know the name of so I can get more [hoping Dusty knows], knits together really well and is solid despite only being about two inches deep. Not like the other stuff...

Oh and right in the corner a thyme in pot on top of a chimney pot [ based on something I may have seen you posting but not with bamboo sticks in it ]

twopenny

You can take a sample of the gravel, a big handful, to a builders merchant and they should be able to identify it.
I've found them very tolerant of a daft old person doing things like this 😉

Yes I'd like another chimney pot. A smaller one. Budget allowing. Perhaps my Christmas present.

Has anyone seen this on the news site? I think it's brilliant. What to do when you can't garden 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7ernn8470o