Hi Sacha, thanks for your reply. I take on board about a little at a time
but it's not a case of thinking I ll go and do a bit, I have a 10 mile
journey to get to my son, and up here in the North it could be raining by
the time I get there so it could be a wasted journey. In response to your
husband being very fit, I know he's older than me but I go to the gym 4
times a week and work pretty hard, by the time I have had my lunch I must
admit the thought of doing another stint leaves me thinking I am to old for
all the effort. I need a cast iron garantee that the weather will allow me
to do any work when I get to my son's and that is something you just don't
get up here.
Nobody has come up with any information about which order in my post about
which should go the ground first, plastic or carpet or visa versa, which do
you all think??
"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 21/7/08 22:48, in article
net, "Terry"
wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions. I didn't mention that my Son is no gardener
and
he intends to try and kill off the raised bed, there is nothing growing
at
the moment apart from the weeds. He intends to cover with the plastic/
carpet then a covering of pea gravel or similar. The suggestion about
digging is sound but not practical as it's me that would be doing it and
with my 70 th birthday coming up this week I haven't the inclination or
the
physical stamina these days.
Thanks for the ideas


My husband is 75 - still does the digging, planting, weeding etc. It
keeps
him very fit but then he's done it all his life, which probably makes a
difference. You don't have to do it *all* in a day - think of 'eating the
elephant' - a little at a time.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon