Railway sleeper news...
29 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
A very imaginative way of using old Azobe railway sleepers to link the front and back of the garden, by creating an eye catching pathway and hard standing area to sit the wooden shed on. Particularly attractive is the way in which you've displayed the 'train track' side of the railway sleeper to highlight the timber's railway history and character. Really effective.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/decking-patios-with-railway-sleepers/dave-janes-patio-and-path-with-old-azobe-railway-sleepers
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29 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Calke Abbey is a wonderful place to visit with miles of sweeping parkland and a rambling 'time capsule' mansion with abandoned rooms, peeling wallpaper and a vast collection of strange and unique objects – presented and preserved exactly where the National Trust found them. Top of my list is the fantastic walled working vegetable garden with all the original tools and garden buildings largely untouched. Of course any amazing working garden needs to process tons of plant compost and huge bays have been created by slotting old railway sleepers into steel I or H-beams
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers/calke-abbeys-compost-bays-with-old-railway-sleepers
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24 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
What an impressive collection of landscaping projects with railway sleepers! A stately flight of steps with castellated sides. A retaining wall with horizontally stacked railway sleepers, like huge bricks. A retaining wall with vertically placed railway sleepers like soldiers. A brilliant example of how to imaginatively terrace a slope with skill and hard graft. Can't wait to see the finished photos!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/davids-impressive-steps-terracing-walls-with-tropical-hardwood-railway-sleepers
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24 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Brilliant to see photos of Gary's raised pond made from new pine railway sleepers. A wonderfull well crafted design and creation, that is really eye catching as a stand alone raised fish pond, or even an outside bath if the mood takes him. Soaking the day away with some Japanese koi carp. Very classy. It's the real McKoi!
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23 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Robert mentioned that his project was 'nothing very exciting'. Sometimes very simple lines can be the most effective way of landscaping an area. Robert's edging wall from railway sleepers are a gentle and inobtrusive way of separating two sections of your garden. Sure, it doesn't shout out "look at snazzy me!", but there again that's the whole point of soft and peaceful changes to your outside space.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/decking-patios-with-railway-sleepers/roberts-simple-edging-of-his-patio-with-new-pine-railway-sleepers
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19 June 2022 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
Railway Sleeper Found On Mars.
A leaked photograph from NASA's ROV Mars Rover camera shows what appears to be a lump of shaped timber lying in a dried river course running parallel to the planet's controversial Cydonia Mensae region, famous for it's giant Sphinx-like face, Inca City and
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18 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Many thanks to Joachim for the pictures of his beautifully crafted waterfall, that he have painstakingly made from new oak railway sleepers. In truth his water feature appears more like a precious piece of furniture such is the skill, neatness and precision he has used. All credit to him.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/joachim-builds-a-waterfall-and-raised-bed-from-new-oak-railway-sleepers
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14 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
An impressive and useful collection of photos showing all the stages of Chris's garden project. When a person transforms a garden with new railway sleepers, most people inevitably admire the fresh finished look, without understanding the more arduous process you have gone through. Chris's pictures perfectly demonstrate the step by step tasks you've undertaken, from dismantling the old rotten timber, laying the bottom layer of new railway sleepers in place with stakes and plastic membrane, and then fixing the second and third layers in place. Finally, painting them all green! A very attractive and well constructed landscaping project.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/chriss-raised-garden-borders-with-new-pine-railway-sleepers
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10 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Trying to design a tiny corner of the garden so that it is both attractive but also useable, is surprisingly tricky. Often in can end up cluttered as you try to fit too much in it, or simply pointless when you install five plastic garden gnomes or an antique wagon wheel on a plinth - just because you've got them. In contrast, Martin's delicate seating area works perfectly. It feels like a beautiful secret corner to read in or enjoy the sun, that is impeccably designed and created.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/decking-patios-with-railway-sleepers/martins-miniature-patio-edged-with-new-oak-railway-sleepers
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09 June 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
What a dramatic pond Dean has created in a beautiful garden setting. In truth it's almost like a small swimming pool! The striking design is really imaginative with the two different areas divided by a peninsular that acts as an island surrounding the tree. It's also great to see the construction pictures as he pieces together the new pine railway sleepers. An excellent project.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/water-features-with-railway-sleepers/deans-huge-raised-pond-with-new-pine-railway-sleepers
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