Bee and Butterfly garden Rustic Landscape, Surrey
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Hi there, sorry for the delayed response! This was done with well seasoned oak, completely untreated. Oak has its own preserving properties and provided you keep an eye on them for any signs of rot and cracking they should last for a number of years. They will fade to grey over time. This was done with a hole boring attachment to a mini digger usually used for digging deep holes for play equipment, failing this, a spade and a lot of energy will be needed to bury a third of each log in the ground. These have been in for around 5 years and the kids still love them. Once the kids have grown up they can be left to grow interesting fungi and will provide and excellent habitat for wildlife. Add in ferns and hostas between them along with a few extra logs in between and you have an attractive stumpery.
We have just done stepping logs in our children's school playground - a minimum of 1/3 of the log round needs to be buried in the ground.
We didn't treat the cedar log rounds, as cedar takes a long time to decay.
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we did this in our backyard (VA) after seeing it on a home improvement show last year and having just had 3 trees cut down. we treated the logs with a spray on sealant, and it looked great! The only downside is the hot, humid weather has changed the color of the log tops to a grayish color. But we didn't sand or anything before treating them. I would suggest either a thicker coat or more of a polyurethane type treatment to keep the wood looking more natural.
Hi there, sorry for the delayed response! This was done with well seasoned oak, completely untreated. Oak has its own preserving properties and provided you keep an eye on them for any signs of rot and cracking they should last for a number of years. They will fade to grey over time. These have been in for around 5 years and the kids still love them. Once the kids have grown up they can be left to grow interesting fungi and will provide and excellent habitat for wildlife. Add in ferns and hostas between them along with a few extra logs in between and you have an attractive stumpery.