Options to avoid sharp corner, & steep grade ( Hind sight is wonderful)

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Re: Options for avoiding a sharp corner, Also on a severe gradient ( Hind sight is wonderful)

And the return trip

 

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Len overawed by the size of the opening!

 

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Can I just say here

that what works for me WHERE I LIVE

may not be suitable in other locations, clay soils, areas subject to frost heave, etc

May well need a much stronger foundation & construction ( reinforcing worked in to the design)

 

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foundation laid & first row of blocks,

for rest of planter 1 as I was using up what was to hand & some blocks were heavy concrete ones,

I saved them for ground level to avoid having to lift them any height

 

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Up to 3rd row of blocks above track level,

not many left now so it will be formwork & pour concrerte panels now probably,

thats what the mixer is for

The bricks on end with the holes in, are designed in for planting holes

so as to get plants growing out of cliff face

 

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Formwork of old floorboards wedged in place here againt the Pergola upright, using wood spacer

 

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as there was nothing to wedge against at this end,

batten into soil

& rope around to anchor on the other side

 

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Formwork on other side of planter,

utilising the wood panel that came out of Mount Future tunnel

 

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This held in place by wedgeing off that tree using a batten to slide down, & the 4ft spirit level as prop

 

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Footing cast in place for rest of planter 1

 

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Other footing, as you can see I use whatever comes to hand

 

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Footing for shallow area that will be under multi arch bridge

 

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Right , so thats the shuttering taken down from Sat.

I like lots of planting holes on the vertical sides (cliffs) of the planters

so worked out how to do so in shuttering

after shuttering was fixed I cut some polystyrene blocks to wedge fit inside, & ensured concrete was packed up under them.

Thats the white bits, when the concrete is fully cured I will remove them

 

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Top view of planter now full of soil, still 1 more lift to go

 

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Side bed viewed from tunnel end

 

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That Pergola support is going to be in the way

although for now garden plants will inhabit this bed

allysum, rock cress, Georgia blue perriwinkle etc

eventually a water feature will occupy the whole length

small brook etc.

 

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These areas filled level ready for building rest of planter up same as the other

 

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Trying out bridge piece,

it will be bit closer to camera,

water feature mentioned in last post will come down around from this side

flow under bridges, into a harbour/lake area other side of that footing

to where the spirit level is lying there

 

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All the vertical surfaces will receive my normal finish of Hypertuffa

 

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As per this previous effort

"Lonicera somethingorother" growing out of cliff faced with Hypertuffa