New subscriber here! Thank you for your get tips! I’ have a new home on my old property and have been looking for the best way to put a path around the house that connects the various raised beds! Thank you! This looks like fun!!!!

It's getting better! I hope you are finding things are getting better where you are. Warm regards from another nurse. Jennie

@@jenniewilliams1668 Things are improving. It is getting warmer and vaccinations are happening at warp speed! We will be able to visit English gardens some day. Cannot wait!

Hi yes Peter Evans website is peterevansstudios.co.uk. Hoping to put fact sheets up on my website for each video in the Coming months. Glad you liked the video!

I think if you let soil/debris build upon the surface weeds could germinate in that. If it is in an area with Iots of weed seeds blowing in I might be tempted to increase the amount of cement proportionally. It’s best not to let any weeds that do germinate in get too big as it will pull out some of the path when you pull them up. I would not use a strong pressure hose on it. Hope this helps.

@@bunnyguinness Fantastic, thank you.

Good point. I would keep it out of the sun maybe under an overhang? Many thanks for flagging that up.

This infil is a type of pargeting. It is similar to render but an old fashioned craft. It was made here from lime and sand but I believe the exact make up varies in different areas. When you fit the rounds closer together as on the tree house I don’t bother to fill in the spaces, but the large pargeting infil does look good. Many thanks for your comment.

@@bunnyguinness thank you!

Sorry for late reply I never quite found out the translated name for this when we made them in Japan. In uk think they are now just called soil cement paths. I first came across the method in a book by Elizabeth Beasley ‘design and detailing of the space between buildings’ it was published about 50 years ago. I would just do a few prototypes in small areas and experiment. 🐇

@@bunnyguinness Thanks! It's a really great idea.

Hi, I think as long as it was not really steep not more than 1:6 gradient, I think it should be ok. I would increase the amount of cement and start off trying it on a more gentle slope such as 1:10 and take it from there. You could make a stepped ramp, ie putting the occasional step in, which will reduce the steepness of the path. Let me know how you get on and good luck with it.

@@bunnyguinness Thank you!

Hi, I spoke to Tim O’Hare about whether fresh material (shredding, bark etc) robs the soil of nitrogen as it breaks down. Tim is the soil scientist whose team worked on the Olympic park and he has a great reputation. He does not think that unbroken down materials such as grass clippings etc Rob the soil of nitrogen as they are broken down as long as you don’t dig them in. I agree that perceived wisdom in the past says it does but soil science has moved on massively and a lot of previous knowledge has been found to be inaccurate. Any wood chippings I leave for 3 months but that is so the tannins leach out, these can adversely affect growth. Many thanks for your comments - always much appreciated.

@@bunnyguinness That’s great to know. Thank you and love your channel!

I can’t find the pink plant, if you can be bothered can you tell me how far in it is please?🐇

Oh and as to damage to wood it depends on the type of timber. In the uk there are only 3 native durable timbers oak, yew and sweet chestnut. But you can use pressure impregnated with preservative soft wood ( so the preservative sinks into the wood in a vacume) which should last around 10 years or use a foreign hardwood . When I get timber items made I get a range of prices for different types of timber. The most longest lasting wood is Accoya, but it’s hugely expensive! I often check with TRADA, the Timber Development and Research Association if I need specific info on different woods, but it is not straightforward, for instance foreign grown western red cedar is fairly durable but uk grown western red cedar just does not last.🐇

@@bunnyguinness Yes, Sorry. It looks like small pink roses at the bottom of each arbor. I would think it was climbing roses except I've never seen them put out tiny ones at the the very bottom like that, but maybe I'm wrong. Thank you so much for taking the time.

Sorry it’s plastic ! My accent maybe? You get them from www.peterevansstudios.co.uk hope this helps!!!

Thanks! I thought it might be a new material. I’ll look up the website.