My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat  pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.

Pictured from the front - all completed
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight. Pictured from the front - all completed
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat  pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.

Pictured from the front
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight. Pictured from the front
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat  pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat  pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.

Pictured from the front - all completed
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight. Pictured from the front - all completed
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat  pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.

Pictured from the front
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight. Pictured from the front
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat  pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.
My shade construction in progress - frames made up over the plants, and then weed mat pinned over the top and weighed down with bricks. Finally I pierced the corners with one of the metal tacks, and looped string around the frame to hold them tight.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can.  Label is an artists rendition of a field of flowering herbs in a meadow with a rising (setting?) sun on the horizon. Label says " Black Currant and Thoroughwort Birch Sap Seltzer"  Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can. Label is an artists rendition of a field of flowering herbs in a meadow with a rising (setting?) sun on the horizon. Label says " Black Currant and Thoroughwort Birch Sap Seltzer" Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can.  Label is an artists rendition of a dog sitting under a tree with yellow leaves and golden grass in background.. Label says " Mulberry and Nettle Birch Sap Seltzer"  Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can. Label is an artists rendition of a dog sitting under a tree with yellow leaves and golden grass in background.. Label says " Mulberry and Nettle Birch Sap Seltzer" Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can.  Label is an artists rendition of a deer with antlers in a stylized forest with shrubbery in foreground having autumnal colors. Label says " Apple and Gooseberry Birch Sap Seltzer"  Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can. Label is an artists rendition of a deer with antlers in a stylized forest with shrubbery in foreground having autumnal colors. Label says " Apple and Gooseberry Birch Sap Seltzer" Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can.  Label is an artists rendition of a field of flowering herbs in a meadow with a rising (setting?) sun on the horizon. Label says " Black Currant and Thoroughwort Birch Sap Seltzer"  Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can. Label is an artists rendition of a field of flowering herbs in a meadow with a rising (setting?) sun on the horizon. Label says " Black Currant and Thoroughwort Birch Sap Seltzer" Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can.  Label is an artists rendition of a dog sitting under a tree with yellow leaves and golden grass in background.. Label says " Mulberry and Nettle Birch Sap Seltzer"  Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can. Label is an artists rendition of a dog sitting under a tree with yellow leaves and golden grass in background.. Label says " Mulberry and Nettle Birch Sap Seltzer" Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can.  Label is an artists rendition of a deer with antlers in a stylized forest with shrubbery in foreground having autumnal colors. Label says " Apple and Gooseberry Birch Sap Seltzer"  Green cloth background.
Close view of a 12 fluid oz. (355ml) aluminum beverage can. Label is an artists rendition of a deer with antlers in a stylized forest with shrubbery in foreground having autumnal colors. Label says " Apple and Gooseberry Birch Sap Seltzer" Green cloth background.
A compost dalek nearly full of the fresher garden and kitchen waste. Handfuls of sawdust are applied with each layer of kitchen scraps every week. When this bin is full it will be turned into a different bin to continue to break down. Ground eggshells, basalt, biochar and other amendments are occasionally added to this bin in small quantities.
A compost dalek nearly full of the fresher garden and kitchen waste. Handfuls of sawdust are applied with each layer of kitchen scraps every week. When this bin is full it will be turned into a different bin to continue to break down. Ground eggshells, basalt, biochar and other amendments are occasionally added to this bin in small quantities.
Three different sized plastic bins or compost daleks each contain maturing compost. The lids are off to show the compost inside. An elongated oval bin contains the best, finest compost which has been sieved with a trommel. These three containers of compost will mature over winter and will be the base of the potting mix next spring.
Three different sized plastic bins or compost daleks each contain maturing compost. The lids are off to show the compost inside. An elongated oval bin contains the best, finest compost which has been sieved with a trommel. These three containers of compost will mature over winter and will be the base of the potting mix next spring.
Two compost bays are made from five pallets. Two pallets provide the back wall and three pallets at right angles make the left side, right side and centre divide of the two bays. Two piles of compost are dark brown. The left hand pile has three black downpipes down the centre line to allow air flow into the centre of the pile. The right side pile is older compost and is noticeably more broken down.
Two compost bays are made from five pallets. Two pallets provide the back wall and three pallets at right angles make the left side, right side and centre divide of the two bays. Two piles of compost are dark brown. The left hand pile has three black downpipes down the centre line to allow air flow into the centre of the pile. The right side pile is older compost and is noticeably more broken down.
A compost dalek nearly full of the fresher garden and kitchen waste. Handfuls of sawdust are applied with each layer of kitchen scraps every week. When this bin is full it will be turned into a different bin to continue to break down. Ground eggshells, basalt, biochar and other amendments are occasionally added to this bin in small quantities.
A compost dalek nearly full of the fresher garden and kitchen waste. Handfuls of sawdust are applied with each layer of kitchen scraps every week. When this bin is full it will be turned into a different bin to continue to break down. Ground eggshells, basalt, biochar and other amendments are occasionally added to this bin in small quantities.
Three different sized plastic bins or compost daleks each contain maturing compost. The lids are off to show the compost inside. An elongated oval bin contains the best, finest compost which has been sieved with a trommel. These three containers of compost will mature over winter and will be the base of the potting mix next spring.
Three different sized plastic bins or compost daleks each contain maturing compost. The lids are off to show the compost inside. An elongated oval bin contains the best, finest compost which has been sieved with a trommel. These three containers of compost will mature over winter and will be the base of the potting mix next spring.
Two compost bays are made from five pallets. Two pallets provide the back wall and three pallets at right angles make the left side, right side and centre divide of the two bays. Two piles of compost are dark brown. The left hand pile has three black downpipes down the centre line to allow air flow into the centre of the pile. The right side pile is older compost and is noticeably more broken down.
Two compost bays are made from five pallets. Two pallets provide the back wall and three pallets at right angles make the left side, right side and centre divide of the two bays. Two piles of compost are dark brown. The left hand pile has three black downpipes down the centre line to allow air flow into the centre of the pile. The right side pile is older compost and is noticeably more broken down.