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Cheap sources of wood to make raised beds...?
Does anyone have any tips on sources of planks to make raised beds?
Preferably cheap / free and in or near Manchester? Cheers Ta Mike |
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Cheap sources of wood to make raised beds...?
"Mikey" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any tips on sources of planks to make raised beds? Preferably cheap / free and in or near Manchester? Cheers Ta Mike Don't know about your area Mike but around here (Milton Keynes) a tour around the industrial estates comes up with a mountain of the stuff, mainly pallets that can be broken down and used for whatever. All free Possibly the same where you are. HTH Wally |
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Cheap sources of wood to make raised beds...?
"Wally" wrote in message ... "Mikey" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any tips on sources of planks to make raised beds? Preferably cheap / free and in or near Manchester? Cheers Ta Mike Don't know about your area Mike but around here (Milton Keynes) a tour around the industrial estates comes up with a mountain of the stuff, mainly pallets that can be broken down and used for whatever. All free Possibly the same where you are. HTH Wally Also some building firms dump planks that are past their sell by date for safety but will do for the garden and they may drop them off for you if you ask -- Rowdens Reservoir Allotments Best Allotment Site in Plymouth Plymouth In Bloom Gold Award 2007 www.rraa.moonfruit.com |
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Cheap sources of wood to make raised beds...?
Robert (Plymouth) wrote:
"Wally" wrote in message ... "Mikey" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any tips on sources of planks to make raised beds? Preferably cheap / free and in or near Manchester? Cheers Ta Mike Don't know about your area Mike but around here (Milton Keynes) a tour around the industrial estates comes up with a mountain of the stuff, mainly pallets that can be broken down and used for whatever. All free Possibly the same where you are. HTH Wally Also some building firms dump planks that are past their sell by date for safety but will do for the garden and they may drop them off for you if you ask Yeah...that's the sort of thing I was thinking of, old floorboards or similar, but I guess if they're not rotten, they don't throw them out. We just don't get the same quality of skip up here in the north! |
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Cheap sources of wood to make raised beds...?
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:04:28 +0000, Mikey wrote
(in article ): Robert (Plymouth) wrote: "Wally" wrote in message ... "Mikey" wrote in message ... Does anyone have any tips on sources of planks to make raised beds? Preferably cheap / free and in or near Manchester? Don't know about your area Mike but around here (Milton Keynes) a tour around the industrial estates comes up with a mountain of the stuff, mainly pallets that can be broken down and used for whatever. All free Possibly the same where you are. Also some building firms dump planks that are past their sell by date for safety but will do for the garden and they may drop them off for you if you ask Yeah...that's the sort of thing I was thinking of, old floorboards or similar, but I guess if they're not rotten, they don't throw them out. We just don't get the same quality of skip up here in the north! Try a scaffolding company. We had some old scaffolding planks to make raised beds; they can't use them when they start to get rotten for obvious safety reasons! -- Sally in Shropshire, UK Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church with conservation churchyard: http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk |
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Cheap sources of wood to make raised beds...?
Sally Thompson wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:04:28 +0000, Mikey wrote (in article ): Yeah...that's the sort of thing I was thinking of, old floorboards or similar, but I guess if they're not rotten, they don't throw them out. We just don't get the same quality of skip up here in the north! Try a scaffolding company. We had some old scaffolding planks to make raised beds; they can't use them when they start to get rotten for obvious safety reasons! Failing that, you might try your local Freecycle group if you have one. Unless you eschew all things Yahoo, as I know some people do. -- Carol "If you are allergic to a thing, it is best not to put that thing in your mouth. Particularly if the thing is cats." - Lemony Snicket _The Wide Window_ |
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Cheap sources of wood to make raised beds...?
Carol Hague wrote:
Sally Thompson wrote: On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:04:28 +0000, Mikey wrote (in article ): Yeah...that's the sort of thing I was thinking of, old floorboards or similar, but I guess if they're not rotten, they don't throw them out. We just don't get the same quality of skip up here in the north! Try a scaffolding company. We had some old scaffolding planks to make raised beds; they can't use them when they start to get rotten for obvious safety reasons! Failing that, you might try your local Freecycle group if you have one. Unless you eschew all things Yahoo, as I know some people do. Thanks for all your replies...I will try and get in touch with some scaffold firms...Ta! Mike |
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Whiteheads in Failsworth isnt bad and if your not too far doesnt charge delivery .
readynable1958 |
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