Jazzing up the bunny run has been on the backburner for a while now, but since Plumpkin has passed and the space feels so empty and sad without her, I feel like it really needs to happen for both myself and the bunnies.
This morning I cleared up the space to get a better look at what we're working with. What is for sure is that I'm going to level the ground entirely and sow new grass. I'm going to section it off to do this so it has a lot of time to get established before the buns munch their way through it. I'm also going to add a herringbone red brick path from the gate to the shed. The back of the neighbour's fence on the right hand side, which is a bit unsightly, will be covered in reed screening. That will also cover the back of the ugly brown metal shed.
The only thing I'm unsure about is what to do with the old brick greenhouse base. Originally I was just going to dig it up, but that seems a bit wasteful, so I'm wondering if I could turn it into some kind of raised bed.
20190308_102106 by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
20190308_102050 by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
20190308_102043 by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
I was thinking that we could possibly add wood to the top of the bricks and make a U shaped bed like this? Or else two beds which are parallel to each other?
safest-material-for-raised-garden-beds-safest-material-for-raised-garden-beds-alternative-materials-for-raised-garden-beds-wood-to-make-cool-safest-material-for-raised-garden-beds by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
I have been thinking for a while that I would like to make a bunny safe wild flower/weed/forage bed which would just contain greens to feed the rabbits every day. So it could work out quite well in that it would be in their run and I could pick their breakfast every day. The only thing is I would have to make the wood tall enough that they can't climb into it and eat everything.
I'm still up for removing it completely and starting from scratch, but I hate waste so it would be nice to keep it if I can put it to use. Any suggestions?
Oh and also, the long horizontal log there is where Plumpkin is buried I put the other logs around it to make a climbing area for the bunnies to be close to her, but in the long run we will be planting a tree beside her grave to celebrate her life.
This morning I cleared up the space to get a better look at what we're working with. What is for sure is that I'm going to level the ground entirely and sow new grass. I'm going to section it off to do this so it has a lot of time to get established before the buns munch their way through it. I'm also going to add a herringbone red brick path from the gate to the shed. The back of the neighbour's fence on the right hand side, which is a bit unsightly, will be covered in reed screening. That will also cover the back of the ugly brown metal shed.
The only thing I'm unsure about is what to do with the old brick greenhouse base. Originally I was just going to dig it up, but that seems a bit wasteful, so I'm wondering if I could turn it into some kind of raised bed.
20190308_102106 by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
20190308_102050 by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
20190308_102043 by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
I was thinking that we could possibly add wood to the top of the bricks and make a U shaped bed like this? Or else two beds which are parallel to each other?
safest-material-for-raised-garden-beds-safest-material-for-raised-garden-beds-alternative-materials-for-raised-garden-beds-wood-to-make-cool-safest-material-for-raised-garden-beds by Rachel Brown, on Flickr
I have been thinking for a while that I would like to make a bunny safe wild flower/weed/forage bed which would just contain greens to feed the rabbits every day. So it could work out quite well in that it would be in their run and I could pick their breakfast every day. The only thing is I would have to make the wood tall enough that they can't climb into it and eat everything.
I'm still up for removing it completely and starting from scratch, but I hate waste so it would be nice to keep it if I can put it to use. Any suggestions?
Oh and also, the long horizontal log there is where Plumpkin is buried I put the other logs around it to make a climbing area for the bunnies to be close to her, but in the long run we will be planting a tree beside her grave to celebrate her life.