Railway sleeper news...
14 April 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Small raised bed planters are one of the easiest garden projects to create. Yes, even for those who are convinced they can't build anything (or who have been told so by their nearest and dearest). Imagine stacking lego bricks or Jenga blocks on top of each other. New 1.2m railway sleepers are so light to handle, easy to assemble and fix together, (just a few screws to put in with a drill), and you can make them whatever height you want. Perfect for vegetables, flower displays and even small trees. A definite must for any garden (or flagpole!)
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/four-layered-raised-bed-from-new-pine-railway-sleepers
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14 April 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Thanks to Julie & Ian for the pictures of their African Azobe railway sleepers in all their glory. A beautifully created pond and patio that looks wonderful edged with these weathered tropical hardwood railway sleepers. They are super heavy to lift, and I'm sure there was lots of huffing and puffing as you laid them into position, not to mention curses at the arduous cutting of this timber, but the final masterpiece is more than worth the pain. Delightful.
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13 April 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Thanks to VLM Adventure Consultants for the pictures of their zip wire and adventure climbing frame. A very exciting and well designed project. Wooden landscaping or machine round poles are very popular for building playgrounds, whether for balancing poles, swings, play houses etc.. Not only for their natural looks, but also for the ease of construction, as there is no taper on them - they have the same diameter top and bottom, like a pencil, and so are straightforward to assemble. Inspired? Then make a start on that dream three storey tree house! You're only young once!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/play-projects-using-railway-sleepers/zip-wire-and-climbing-frame-made-from-new-machine-round-landscaping-poles
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06 April 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Thank to Paresh for the photos of his project. They perfectly show the process from initially chosing the site for his railway sleeper planter, digging out the turf, and then displaying the finished raised bed in all its glory. I hope he's recovered from cutting the 3.6m railway sleepers in half, which can sometimes be quite strenuous depending on your cutting equipment. All in all, a very successful project!
PS. Paresh has also been very generous with his kind words of appreciation.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/pareshs-raised-bed-with-new-pine-railway-sleepers
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17 March 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
It's wonderful to see what Aaron created, and the amazing progress he's made from computer visuals, to a fully fledged landscaped garden. The curved railway sleeper backdrop behind the water feature looks particularly impressive.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/stylish-railway-sleeper-landscaping-by-worthington-landscapes
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26 February 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
After spending its adult life in a Scottish distillery, the cask is now retiring into a world of cookery adventure, smoking ANYTHING it fancies flavouring, cooking or preserving. Lip-smacking!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/barrel-projects-using-oak-barrels/lets-get-smoking-kens-whisky-barrel-is-raring-to-go
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25 February 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
BEHIND THE FINISHED ARTICLE IS A TALE OF HARD GRAFT.
If you come across a collection of raised oak vegetable beds, in a beautiful village setting overlooking an expanse of open fields, you naturally admire them, and imagine all the wonderful vegetables that will be produced and enjoyed in the coming season. What you probably don't realise is the really arduous and impressive hard graft that has gone into creating them. The gruelling shifting of 5 tons of oak from a grass track into the bottom of the garden. The .....
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24 February 2022 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
Days after the end of the Winter Olympics we came across this amazing historical photo of one million railway sleepers, that had been cut over the winter of 1928 in British Columbia by a Swedish crew. An astonishing achievement worth of any gold medal!
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24 February 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
It's great to see what Julie has created with her new oak railway sleepers, especially as she's used the slightly thinner ones, which are much easier to lift and cut. They provide a perfect edging material between the different levels of the patio, and gently frame the various textures of tile, cobble and soil. Once they have weathered to a silver grey, they will look even more amazing!
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/raised-beds-with-railway-sleepers/julies-garden-patio-with-new-oak-railway-sleepers
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23 February 2022 / Posted in: Railway Sleeper News
Thanks to Bob for sending us the interim pictures of his project, together with a technical description of his handywork. Vertical sections of railway sleepers placed side by side are a great way of making a retaining wall. Even better is the ability to create a curved shape with various heights if needed. True there is the slog of digging out the trench, but the end product more than compensates for the tired muscles, or the complaints from those you roped into the task.
https://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/retaining-walls-with-railway-sleepers/bobs-curved-railway-sleeper-walls
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