raised beds & painting....

courgette · « **on:** March 18, 2008, 14:06 »

...do i have to look out for a water based preservative? been to a shop earlier & most said solvent based so I thought i'd do more research first....thats where you all come in

compostqueen · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2008, 18:23 »

I painted mine with Cuprinol - water based. Lovely green colour called Lupine

nobby · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2008, 19:03 »

cuprinol forest green dose good too

compostqueen · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2008, 19:09 »

now I've just learned how to post a pic

here I go again

Snap Dragon · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2008, 19:28 »

great beds queenie!

what have you used on the corners?

compostqueen · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2008, 20:53 »

these are stacking so you can have em as high as yer like. They're called pallet tops which I acquired for a quid each

moggy · « **Reply #6 on:** March 19, 2008, 08:51 »

I love the corners they look great...wish i had thought of that

I havent painted mine, i just got some brown treated fence boards...just over a quid each then used 3x3 for the corner posts

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