Clearance project

A couple of weekends ago we had a "garden party" but with a difference. The gardens were getting over run with the plants, you couldn't see a path and the patio which I was lead to believe was black, green and pink slabs was green with algae. So relatives were mobalised from around the South East of England and on a lovelly April Saturday the work began.

It quickly became obvious that our garden would never be the same again - and what a joy that was. First to go was the over grown area between the veggie patch and the lane...... From not seeing the greenhouse to a few fruit trees left in an afternoon.

The lane was attacked at the same time and from a mess that was over hanging and difficult to get pass if you needed to go a wide open space soon became visible.

The veg garden was transformed from a prime weed growning spot into a bonfire pile and raised beds made from decking boards. The path infront of the greenhouses needs to be widdened although I think that is a project for another post.

The last part that was tackled was the pond...... Gone are the waterfalls, gone is the 5ft 6+ hole that was the pond in it's place will be.... A DECK but that is another post as well

The pond has gone

So we have made a decision the pond that we spent a weekend in february clearing out and getting the pump working again is going.

In fact today it is half way gone already!

It's Easter weekend which means garden work - so the front garden is being finished - a lawn laid, gravel beds created and it leveled. The spare earth is being used to fill in the pond. Once that has been filled in and the front garden sorted we will start on the back garden design.

It's mad doing up the house over the last 2 and a half years has meant that the gardens have gone to pieces, so it's a jungle out there and means almost starting from scratch.