Pear Tree Cottage Garden: More new from old

The green and rolling countryside of Worcestershire, England, is home to the cider apple orchards which surround the gardens of Pear Tree Cottage. They enjoy a sunny south westerly aspect with sweeping views across to Martley Hillside, Woodbury and Abberley clock tower. The Teme Valley lies just over the hill and, not far away, is the Herefordshire border. Although our climate is temperate, our seasons are often uncertain and always a challenge to a gardener! This began in 2010 & follows the weekly ups and downs of garden work chronicling both successes and failures but, above all, demonstrates the fun enjoyed by three people who regularly garden in all weathers

26 May 2010

More new from old

New idea for Al's summerhouse - an Austrian blind made from the old Union Jack. Now he can enjoy a sundowner and see what he's drinking! Bonus! As the summerhouse faces due west, sundowners can be really dazzling!

For anyone interested in making a blind, the fabric was stapled to a batten already cut to length. The batten was first rotated (to disguise screws) and screwed to the ribs on the roof which allows the ties (redundant curtain ties in this case) to pass either side and right around both batten and fabric. Pre-drilling assisted screw insertion. Hey presto: a flag swag!