Category Archives: Garden

Bamboo Shishi Odoshi (Deer Chaser)

Posted on 27/04/2012 by AlanM52

We are ready to add water…tomorrow, enough for tonight. I will need to go through a balance exercise by cutting slices off the end of the main tube until the thing see-saws reliably. More to come…

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Gazebo paving – Part 3

Posted on 17/04/2012 by AlanM52

We are almost done, someone at Bunnings can’t count. I am short one 200×200 but have four extra 400×200 pavers?         Well…fortunately that works out for me as two of the larger ones cracked while walking around … Continue reading →

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Gazebo paving – Part 2

Posted on 16/04/2012 by AlanM52

Picking up from where we left off the first row is done.          

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Gazebo paving – Part 1

Posted on 16/04/2012 by AlanM52

Finally doing something about paving the gazebo area. The chooks won’t be happy as this was a nice dry area for them to shelter and even dust during wet weather. The paved area is 3 x 3 meters and I … Continue reading →

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Ozito cordless trimmer

Posted on 30/11/2011 by AlanM52

Kids gave me a Bunning’s $50 gift card for fathers day which I have been sitting on. Birthday came around and when I opened my sisters card there was $20 bucks in there. Latest Bunning’s catalogue had some cordless garden … Continue reading →

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Garden is coming to life

Posted on 16/08/2011 by AlanM52

   Bought a couple of these for the lounge to replace ones that the cats destroyed.

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Murder in the backyard

Posted on 29/07/2011 by AlanM52

Went to the kitchen to make a cuppa and noticed some activity in the backyard, two HUGH crows standing in a pile of feathers – OMG. Immediately our chooks came to mind, where are they? raced downstairs and out into … Continue reading →

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ALDI: Telescopic Tree Pruner $26.99

Posted on 12/05/2011 by AlanM52

SK5 steel, non stick coated cutting blade Includes saw attachment Telescopic aluminium pole Ideal for sawing or lopping hard to reach places Extendable up to 255cm This should be nice addition to the garden tools, got home from shopping and … Continue reading →

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Mini Greenhouse 4-Tier

Posted on 07/01/2011 by AlanM52

Hey…it works!

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Lawn mowing done

Posted on 27/06/2010 by AlanM52

Took advantage of a fine Sunday to cut the grass.   Also convinced ET to give me a haircut.

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