Garden Pond Design Using Sleepers
All of these are simple yet practical uses for sleepers.
Garden pond design using sleepers. See more ideas about garden garden design sleepers in garden. Creating a garden pond with sleepers will add a unique twist to your garden. Garden design tips railway sleepers new and reclaimed.
Constructing a raised pond out of railway sleepers is amazingly straightforward. Plus retaining walls edging and garden borders customers have made themselves using our individual sleepers. They can be cut down in size but it is worth thinking about who you would get to do this as it would require using a chainsaw.
Vegetable garden made with concrete sleepers. Here is a collection of wonderful ponds water features mainly made from both new used railway sleepers that have been sent in from people all over the world. Think lego or wooden building blocks.
If you like the idea of building a railway sleeper pond it is worth considering the space in your garden as the average length of a railway sleeper is 8ft. Lay the sleepers on a level section of ground in a rectangular shape with the narrowest sides on the ground and facing upwards. Water loving plants fish frogs the sound of running water dreamy reflections etc.
The middle one is an example of using concrete sleepers to make a raised garden for vegetables and the final picture is a seat built into a raised planter running along a fence line. Be careful when using reclaimed sleepers as they can be carcinogenic and harmful to wildlife children and pets. There are several different types of railway sleepers on the market including new treated softwood sleepers right through to reclaimed african hardwood sleepers.
Apr 30 2020 explore dallas dallaghan s board garden sleeper ideas on pinterest. 350 mm manufactured in the united kingdom using british steel affordable fast and easy to install compatible with all sizes of wooden sleeper such as the 7 x 3 railway sleepers shown within the product. Turnout timber used for planter.