Ivydene Gardens Useful Data: W

Did you know about these waste decomposition times:-

• That a glass bottle thrown into the sea will take a 1000 years to decompose and disappear,
• Paper Tissues take 3 months,
• Matchsticks take 6 months,
• Cigarette butts will pollute the sea for 1 to 5 years,
• Plastic bags 10 to 20 years,
• Nylon articles 30 to 40 years,
• Cans 500 years,
• Polystyrene 1000 years

Information from February 8th 2001 edition of Awake magazine.

Wildflower Turf Timelapse Video

We thought it would help gardeners and landscapers to see the process of creating a wildflower meadow from scratch on some barren land. This new video starts with the laying of the Wildflower Turf and has recently been narrated by James Hewetson-Brown who explains how simple it really is.

Before and after examples are shown from other customers from around the country including a 'Green Roof' example, where James explains the benefits over the more 'traditional sedum roofs'..

This particular patch was ready in just about 9 weeks. Depending on the weather and location a wildflower meadow can be created in as little as 8 weeks!

In november 2010 we setup our time-lapse camera on one of the stable roofs at the farm to film the turf growing over an entire year which has been compressed down to 1 minutes worth of footage to demonstrate the lifecycle of the Wildflower Turf

Wildflower Turf

Wildflower Meadow to be sown from Seed

Support our birds, bees and insects by setting aside part of your garden for a native wildflower & grass bed. Wildflower beds are really easy to establish and maintain. Another benefit is that wildflowers prefer poor soils so you can use those tatty patches that nothing seems to like! Top tips - choose seeds suitable for the condition of your soil in the March to October growing season. Try to remove as many of the weeds from the patch as you can before sowing your seeds. Mix your seeds with dry sand or compost before you sow as this will help you sow the seeds evenly. Sow 2-4g of seeds per square meter of ground. You can buy ready mixed seeds to suit your soil type or objective (e.g. supporting bees or birds);

Detailed instructions for creating a wildflower bed form seeds, plug plants or bulbs:-
Establishing a Wildflower Meadow or Garden

Maintenance Instructions:-
Maintaining a Wildflower Meadow or Garden

Wildflower species characteristics table - identify height, soil and moisture needs and flower colour:-
wildflower guide

and you could create this:-

Wooden Bridge up to 30 metre span

Wooden bridges may be flat decked or arched and single spans up to 30metres are achievable with composite construction. Structures are delivered to site.

GardenBridge

Wildlife safety system to cross a road

Wildlife Hazards

Every year thousands of amphibians are killed throughout Britain on roads that cross their migration paths, whilst encroaching urban developments, construction sites and industrial activities (such as quarrying) pose even greater threats to wildlife ecosystems.

The Hy-Tex ACO Wildlife Guidance System, which comprises of a sectional concave barrier and optional under road tunnel, has been designed with the fundamental requirements and well being of herpetofauna and small mammals alike, ensuring successful wildlife habitats where traffic and other developments pose a problem.

hy-tex

Wooden sections to create raised beds and terracing

WoodBlocX is wooden, modular and easy-to-use. BlocX are linked together using dowels and wedges made from re-cycled plastic. WoodBlocX can just as easily be integrated into an established garden as a new garden setting or a small city garden as a more dramatic landscape. Use it for kerbing, corner boxes, low walls, terracing and decking supports.

I have used it 6 years ago for the 2 raised half-circle beds in my front garden, and raised half-circle side bed by the front door. It was very easy to use and has not rotted.

BlocX

Waterproofing and drainage to create areas for dry storage

Control and remove unwanted water from leaking tunnels, dripping arches, wet basements, flooded cellars & damp vaults to make warm living spaces or areas suitable for dry storage.

I have used the excellent services of John Newton & Co Ltd when constructing an area under a raised deck with retaining walls and block walls, to provide an enclosed room with external door for storing post-graduate research papers. I laid the same granite slabs on the 12 feet square deck as on the lower 45 square yard patio and path. The raised deck is used as a barbecue and dining area.

John Newton

Waterproof socks

Keep your feet dry with SealSkinz waterproof socks.

traveldri

Water Clockwork Timer

Hose Timer with Twist dial. Clockwork operation. No batteries required. Maximum water duration 2 hours.

Before you go to bed, set the timer going to water your plants at night-time.

Toolstation

Windbreak Fencing Mesh

Windbreak mesh is a high strength extruded plastic fencing mesh designed to offer essential protection for crops, nurseries, house farmed animals & gardens from destructive winds, driving rain and drifting snow. The Windbreak mesh should be erected by battening to wooden fence posts, or by battening to existing chain link fencing around sports grounds. Battening ensures that the forces exerted onto the wind break mesh filaments are spread evenly ensuring that the mesh will not tear. The windbreak mesh will offer maintenance free protection.

▪ Windbreaks fencing is manufactured from high density polyethylene

▪ The plastic mesh is UV stabilised and rot resistant

Our windbreak fences offer good wind speed reduction, allowing sufficient air through to enable plants to breathe, and can protect animals from insects and birds when fixed on windows or doors of hutches.

Boddingtons

Weed Control Fabric

DuPont™ Plantex® is a non-woven Polypropylene weed control fabric for long lasting, effective and environmentally friendly weed control.
Used by many landscapers, Plantex® has a proven history of 30 years. Its unique structure allows air, water and nutrients to pass through the fabric, lets the soil and plant roots breathe while keeping the weeds underground. This helps to promote a soil environment conducive to healthier plant growth, while providing low maintenance weed control against most common garden weeds such as dandelion, forget me not, clover, buttercup.

DuPont™ Plantex® Gold is an aesthetic bi-coloured, non-woven Polypropylene weed control barrier for long lasting, highly effective and chemical-free weed control even against tough weeds such as couch grass, horsetail, bindweed.

This brown and black fabric allows air, water and nutrients to pass through, lets the soil and plant roots breathe while keeping the weeds underground.

Where to buy these products.

Non-woven Weed Control Fabric

Material：100% virgin Polyprolylene

Treatment：UV treated , breathable

Weight：70-260gsm

Color：black,green,white,brown or as request

Shandong Lianhong Plastic Co., Ltd, China