Lots To Do

This should give a fairly good idea of where we are at the moment with our garden, from the bottom up! This is the patio, with salad bed, herb pots, rabbits and fruit trees.

This is the view from the patio up the garden. Doesn't it just look like it goes on forever?

This is the view from the top of the garden.

This is the greenhouse and shed at the top of the garden.

So. It's not really a very usable garden at the moment, but we are planning to tier it and have got some level markers in place using railway sleepers.

We managed to spend a fair bit of time in the garden yesterday, emptying the greenhouse and planting garlic. I did some pruning, and I was a little brutal, just hope they're all still alive. I also started my rabbit topiary and planted snowdrops.

The main thing we wanted to do yesterday was measure the garden and start planning so hopefully we can get lots done ready for BBQs next Summer.

Day 1: Update

Here it is - the end of day! We completely weeded the border for my rockery and cleared and swept the patio. It's amazing how a few little things make such a big difference!





We went out this morning and got everything we need for the Easter break (Tesco was ridiculous!) and should now be alright to spend all day tomorrow in the garden! Imagine what we could do with a whole day...

Day 1: Before...

Today is the first day of our Easter holidays. So to chart progress I have taken some 'before shots' to see how well we do. So, here are some photos of our garden and a general idea of the amount of work we have to do!!

This is the salad bed we started last summer. It is somewhat overgrown now and probably my main task for this week. Due to lack of depth of soil it will be turned into a rockery with some herbs and heathers and pots.

This is the view from the top of the garden. It is very steep and will be levelled. Currently there are no plans for this space. Some raised beds, mini fruit garden and decking (hopefully a mediterraenean bar!)

And this is the patio. We're hoping to have a bbq on it on sunday, so this is priority number 1. Thankfully all it needs is a bit of a tidy up.

And off to the garden centre....

Photos

Here is the start of our patio. The retaining wall in the 2nd photo hold up our salad bed where we quite successfully grew lots of lettuce and rocket. (I loved how great the rocket tasted, and it was so easy!) and the pots along the wall were my first attempt at tomatoes. The ones we had were lovely, although we ended up with a lot more green tomatoes and several jars of green tomato chutney (a la Delia).