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That looks good so far, Rod.
Somehow I missed your previous post in April, but as I read down the thread I was thinking you need Lonicera Nitida, then when I got as far as your pictures, I see that's what you've got!
I have a 4ft long tunnel done in exactly the same way as yours. For the liner, I used one of those black planting troughs that are about 6" square x 4ft long, and cut both ends off.
The Lonicera grows quite quickly in the spring but then slows down, mine generally needs a hair cut twice or three times a year. Don't let it get too high/wide because it gets very leggy and you end up with bare stalks at the bottom.
My tunnel mouths are done exactly as you suggest, with scribed stonework on foamboard.
Somehow I missed your previous post in April, but as I read down the thread I was thinking you need Lonicera Nitida, then when I got as far as your pictures, I see that's what you've got!
I have a 4ft long tunnel done in exactly the same way as yours. For the liner, I used one of those black planting troughs that are about 6" square x 4ft long, and cut both ends off.
The Lonicera grows quite quickly in the spring but then slows down, mine generally needs a hair cut twice or three times a year. Don't let it get too high/wide because it gets very leggy and you end up with bare stalks at the bottom.
My tunnel mouths are done exactly as you suggest, with scribed stonework on foamboard.
Philip
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Well done Rod, and Anne! Despite your accident you have made good progress and the garden looks really tidy. With the area for the railway defined it will be pleasure from now on.
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Thanks Phillip. Didn't know the name of the bush, it does grow fairly fast has you say. The only problem I can see with the tunnel however, is the blackbirds mostly that visit the bush destroying the tunnel inside of it. Still it won't be such much of a problem, the board is easy enough to take out and do repairs...
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Thank you Peter.Peter Butler wrote: ↑Fri Jun 26, 2020 7:16 pm Well done Rod, and Anne! Despite your accident you have made good progress and the garden looks really tidy. With the area for the railway defined it will be pleasure from now on.
Yes, without Anne I don't think I could have got this far. The son-in-law got to do a little bit more with the flagging, then ran out of sand. I suggested he went to Southport beach.. The builders supply he uses, will only let you in if you have booked a slot and he wasn't able to get anymore, so now we will have to wait until he can get another slot. he also got me some more scaffolding boards, but after weather proofing them the heat we had one those last few days have warped them badly, not sure if they are inferior boards or what. The old used boards haven't warped anywhere near like the new boards...
The bed however does now look more recognisable to an area that will hopefully turn out well. I am planing on do a little bit of shunting on it..That's the plan.
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This is the track plan we are thinking of doing.
This is with a slight adjustment to the line on the top left track.
It's either going to be a line to Anne's Slate Mine or to another project I am in the process of building....
This is with a slight adjustment to the line on the top left track.
It's either going to be a line to Anne's Slate Mine or to another project I am in the process of building....
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Hello Rod,
That's really good progress, even if it was at a price! Take care of your lumps and bumps for a week or two to make sure you're fully mended.
The work on the railway is looking really good. I love the tunnel, as Philip says, it will fill out nicely - too nicely without a regular visit from the garden barber! I wouldn't worry too much about the blackbirds, they aren't usually destructive but can get a bit carried away whilst they are nesting - and they won't be doing that for much longer now this year. Once the bush establishes over the tunnel I doubt they will affect it.
Keep up the good work!
(CFLR) Andrew
That's really good progress, even if it was at a price! Take care of your lumps and bumps for a week or two to make sure you're fully mended.
The work on the railway is looking really good. I love the tunnel, as Philip says, it will fill out nicely - too nicely without a regular visit from the garden barber! I wouldn't worry too much about the blackbirds, they aren't usually destructive but can get a bit carried away whilst they are nesting - and they won't be doing that for much longer now this year. Once the bush establishes over the tunnel I doubt they will affect it.
Keep up the good work!
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Great progress despite those very painful-looking injuries - look after yourself Rod!
Looking forward to seeing the completed tunnel - looking good so far!
Andrew
Looking forward to seeing the completed tunnel - looking good so far!
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Good to see you getting back on track, even though you took one for the team! That's a good idea for the tunnel - it will not easily succumb to intrusion by the foliage. Will you be able to spray the interior matt black, to take away the reflected shine on the foamboard? If you can it will improve the photo opportunities the tunnel will create.
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Thanks Phil. I could take the board out again and take the tunnel off and paint all of it, but it's one heck of a pig doing that. Will have to see if Anne is up to it in the next couple of days. She isn't feeling to grand at the moment and the weather is rubbish again...
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You could probably get away with just painting both ends inside as far as an arm can reach (make sure you start painting inside and work back to the tunnel mouth!!). Then when you put the tunnel mouths on it will appear black to a casual look and, in fact there will probably only be a shortish length right in the middle that is left white and that will be in deep shadow anyway.
Philip
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Good to see you're back in the garden and getting some track down, Rod. Looks like that was a nasty tumble - take care.
Rik
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Thanks Rik. Yes it did hurt a lot! The elbow still has a scab on it, but it is getting smaller by the day.
Somehow when we get older you kind of loose some sense of danger, I did by stepping backwards into thin air..
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Thanks to all the replies I have received. They are very welcome indeed. It shows how the forum cares about it's members. It means a lot..
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We all do something similar at some point .... Well I did. Except in my case I stepped down off the railway on to a garden chair after cutting the hedge - the chair collapsed and threw me against the railway - I cracked a rib and winded myself so I couldn't speak. One set of neighbours leapt over the fence and another neighbour dashed through the house to my rescue. My wife was quite oblivious until the neighbour rushed through the house.
All this was well before lockdown, I hasten to add!
Rik
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I think you could do it in situ - reaching in with a halfords matt black can and spraying would cover the middle, and then as Phil says, paint the ends with a brush, using blackboard paint or similar.FWLR wrote: ↑Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:12 am Thanks Phil. I could take the board out again and take the tunnel off and paint all of it, but it's one heck of a pig doing that. Will have to see if Anne is up to it in the next couple of days. She isn't feeling to grand at the moment and the weather is rubbish again...
And yes, the weather has reverted to type for a North West summer - thank goodness the majority of lockdown wasn't like this!
Hope you're fully mobile without sore bits soon.
Phil
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Please let it be the neighbour sunbathing topless!ge_rik wrote: ↑Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:11 amWe all do something similar at some point .... Well I did. Except in my case I stepped down off the railway on to a garden chair after cutting the hedge - the chair collapsed....... One neighbour dashed through the house to my rescue. My wife was quite oblivious until the neighbour rushed through the house.
Rik
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No, not on this occasion. He kept his shirt on ......
Rik
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That's one of the things I love about this forum, funny banter...
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Been busy since I last posted with needing to redo the tunnel (Sigh) it collapsed completely after the next door neighbours cat episode Still it was a blessing in that I am glad it happened before anything was able to run in it...
I have, well we have now almost completed the track on the raised bed, just a couple of lengths to put on. I am was shattered after eight hours with an half hour dinner and a 10 minute break in the afternoon, felt like I was back at work.... I am aching today though, but hopefully it will all be worth it.
Couple of photos showing our progress.
The middle photo is where I need to finish putting the last couple of track lengths.
The last photo is where Anne has suggested I put an engine shed, more work..It's the middle bit of line that is floating about..
Anne has put the houses on and put where she wants the plants. I leave all that up to her. I have still got to finish the track at the back of the house, I am contemplating having a turntable there has at the moment it will only be used has an end to end. The last photo of the track shows were I need to put a left hand point, but budget restrictions ie: not much left in the monthly state pension.. mains I will need to save up for one. Have you seen the prices for them now and secondhand are almost impossible to find.
There is still a lot to do yet. I have started to make the tunnel portals and I still have a building to finish, plus...you get the picture. Lines are never completely finished are they.
I have, well we have now almost completed the track on the raised bed, just a couple of lengths to put on. I am was shattered after eight hours with an half hour dinner and a 10 minute break in the afternoon, felt like I was back at work.... I am aching today though, but hopefully it will all be worth it.
Couple of photos showing our progress.
The middle photo is where I need to finish putting the last couple of track lengths.
The last photo is where Anne has suggested I put an engine shed, more work..It's the middle bit of line that is floating about..
Anne has put the houses on and put where she wants the plants. I leave all that up to her. I have still got to finish the track at the back of the house, I am contemplating having a turntable there has at the moment it will only be used has an end to end. The last photo of the track shows were I need to put a left hand point, but budget restrictions ie: not much left in the monthly state pension.. mains I will need to save up for one. Have you seen the prices for them now and secondhand are almost impossible to find.
There is still a lot to do yet. I have started to make the tunnel portals and I still have a building to finish, plus...you get the picture. Lines are never completely finished are they.
ROD
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On the question of points. Would a normal left hand medium point, I am using medium points already, or a Y medium be better, as I will be at some point ( No pun ) be taking the line around the bush at the back of the house.
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