tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32295123961264449452024-03-24T16:32:39.694-07:00NOTES FROM AN ENGLISH GARDENDeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.comBlogger341125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-64464047388409743392024-03-20T09:32:00.000-07:002024-03-20T09:32:27.083-07:00DABLING WITH THE FLOWER GARDEN<p> So even though we are supposed to be getting the kitchen finished Paul cannot help starting doing little things in the flower garden, especially now the weathers warming up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOm4h35adJ1HdavwOaI4PWQ2zMn3w0TL_pkVg5kTjQbgsLGqR9itXQHn7GnW37zgvqFAU2Qw8NDAxBia1lMa4IAT5WdURz4p6NAKqJe_TFtqt5tir1M2a0G-ZIu3Kgc0gwyE-y-lKbMHlwMLQ1_AfKPAoFRm8xJQVAl86QVWbuNZgG94cFhGcGakzk68/s5184/IMG_0922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOm4h35adJ1HdavwOaI4PWQ2zMn3w0TL_pkVg5kTjQbgsLGqR9itXQHn7GnW37zgvqFAU2Qw8NDAxBia1lMa4IAT5WdURz4p6NAKqJe_TFtqt5tir1M2a0G-ZIu3Kgc0gwyE-y-lKbMHlwMLQ1_AfKPAoFRm8xJQVAl86QVWbuNZgG94cFhGcGakzk68/w640-h480/IMG_0922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our large old blue pots have been placed on a small square of paving just inside the border at the corners to the seating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I8WMXOmW9G6rnHeDqqDIGZKihnvNxcZ2msGpMbp3D8xrkFX2A50ZcyIenKW1W1S6t9s4jIb2KTnQeNPkr9WkfVF7442IcLhA0r0WLMlZf17XtEgFbYhAPmcZbYHvgZdJnDWqS0w3l8UYkPZO5Uf2ZOPLKHqc-tH0UsGqY8zfR16QmUZwcTMgwuoDVzc/s5184/IMG_0927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1I8WMXOmW9G6rnHeDqqDIGZKihnvNxcZ2msGpMbp3D8xrkFX2A50ZcyIenKW1W1S6t9s4jIb2KTnQeNPkr9WkfVF7442IcLhA0r0WLMlZf17XtEgFbYhAPmcZbYHvgZdJnDWqS0w3l8UYkPZO5Uf2ZOPLKHqc-tH0UsGqY8zfR16QmUZwcTMgwuoDVzc/w640-h480/IMG_0927.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We also found some black plastic tubs of tulips from when we had the formal box garden, we had stored them down the side of the workshop and they had started growing. We have bought these out and placed them on four more small paving in the borders These we will change for some of our nice terracotta pots planted up later with geraniums.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTTK-m107v8D7pUQXDknwJuCsI3VJItjUV2RJV-hVK8aNIVY5LxsvY8gILmWt3NxEM6BD7nFqZ8IH69f9ipg-kmLeWYVQtZ4MUvpRPKiPIda652VxFM_ST8sVlxvFxh8k9hFj1M2pvW9xAoaXEk5QgZPgIdu41iAaMDhIGItIHBSPTWpAzmHz0cfi-8w/s5184/IMG_0924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTTK-m107v8D7pUQXDknwJuCsI3VJItjUV2RJV-hVK8aNIVY5LxsvY8gILmWt3NxEM6BD7nFqZ8IH69f9ipg-kmLeWYVQtZ4MUvpRPKiPIda652VxFM_ST8sVlxvFxh8k9hFj1M2pvW9xAoaXEk5QgZPgIdu41iAaMDhIGItIHBSPTWpAzmHz0cfi-8w/w640-h480/IMG_0924.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We also decided to add a line or curve of Hidcote lavender plants on each of the curved edges to form a fragrant edge. We found a company online that were doing one litre plant pots at a discount.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDhbhBLRpkVhyphenhyphen8Jz0Rhmz6WbuFttcXns1YH_Jqd-2hEJlaGyl-J1OX4zpwSbGNNnxN8_cEdHNylbyKURcz7LZOvRbmuEdSD9O6Nil8UgswBESmRm1PpB04WiwnFWaVWjJWA-0ckpOO7JV5Yhe2QXLwtVXL67D32FpkYlG93Y2qsXEq9n_GQ_ShdF00vI/s5184/IMG_0931.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfDhbhBLRpkVhyphenhyphen8Jz0Rhmz6WbuFttcXns1YH_Jqd-2hEJlaGyl-J1OX4zpwSbGNNnxN8_cEdHNylbyKURcz7LZOvRbmuEdSD9O6Nil8UgswBESmRm1PpB04WiwnFWaVWjJWA-0ckpOO7JV5Yhe2QXLwtVXL67D32FpkYlG93Y2qsXEq9n_GQ_ShdF00vI/w640-h480/IMG_0931.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We have also planted some fragrant rose cutting Paul took, up on each side near the benches.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7skqTNU_sKH86QU5UQlTCmkU_kL_wVBMDTZA7sdsOzbg1BhNupJcdo9uRmdWFZLvoFNfXq0IGtOcPkcls95PPd-DTYpuLy_5Q43-I0I3bFc903sTn33MoKxSf_XIJ5KSpDreD5aev0rSxGFXMYP3Z-OKOqbuypOWwBEiAly4kayenLE7yAOE369-ftY/s5184/IMG_0930.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7skqTNU_sKH86QU5UQlTCmkU_kL_wVBMDTZA7sdsOzbg1BhNupJcdo9uRmdWFZLvoFNfXq0IGtOcPkcls95PPd-DTYpuLy_5Q43-I0I3bFc903sTn33MoKxSf_XIJ5KSpDreD5aev0rSxGFXMYP3Z-OKOqbuypOWwBEiAly4kayenLE7yAOE369-ftY/w640-h480/IMG_0930.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We still have work to do on the benches later .</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzCcz4z8rS4ln7OqPx3uGEOZzwjU66fwersaQHd9z3-u1eHJZ3I3jVjHCF3iOPvaLw43k8Ae-WmlVMYM5r9TCoUhv3_2UHetjBeoW-yMJaewF6C34MMLVeVnckV8kqSgHtqyX2Bp4ZCD1SrQN4HeMEVQZKcOvfYolrrKYwxOBCQz9uQnstG9XPcy5qIM/s5184/IMG_0933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzCcz4z8rS4ln7OqPx3uGEOZzwjU66fwersaQHd9z3-u1eHJZ3I3jVjHCF3iOPvaLw43k8Ae-WmlVMYM5r9TCoUhv3_2UHetjBeoW-yMJaewF6C34MMLVeVnckV8kqSgHtqyX2Bp4ZCD1SrQN4HeMEVQZKcOvfYolrrKYwxOBCQz9uQnstG9XPcy5qIM/w640-h480/IMG_0933.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>We still have some space along the edges towards the next area to plant up but everywhere plants are beginning to grow and fill the beds.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NQWbGvJOT4xPapDXbIJlbFyF8qhyEsCHizH88hPIV8SRadpjKUlcT-A7jFIrB2NYHfUGgUzZhx4PaUIl_Vtv9_ci0SXNZqFCNT0i-tfFtDm7DAQWFrCtsIdWR0e5sT2BV1SvRYWYhWDElvXE-NQgaP-2s-7y4gNoCy_vCdBysltuM_JG3qxsv_U24Nw/s3476/IMG_0909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="3166" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NQWbGvJOT4xPapDXbIJlbFyF8qhyEsCHizH88hPIV8SRadpjKUlcT-A7jFIrB2NYHfUGgUzZhx4PaUIl_Vtv9_ci0SXNZqFCNT0i-tfFtDm7DAQWFrCtsIdWR0e5sT2BV1SvRYWYhWDElvXE-NQgaP-2s-7y4gNoCy_vCdBysltuM_JG3qxsv_U24Nw/w582-h640/IMG_0909.JPG" width="582" /></a></div><br /><div>The Black Tulip Magnolia is looking beautiful, full of lovely blooms.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixipg23SwReMXaMiGFFe-oW8L-5MNNANrOc6gYcb-_vWsYdiofPvsAdiR12vOvnyXR7S7mDPWD-r6Ct8NBP4JvxkGoBaewo0JoVSzGgPXhnDKwZixVOzbIaZo_V_RkHt-u_wqrwsOwVeNbqJor6yfRXs2lYKPcrP56qpSdqVsIy8tjDW5OpmJthB1c_rc/s5184/IMG_0911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixipg23SwReMXaMiGFFe-oW8L-5MNNANrOc6gYcb-_vWsYdiofPvsAdiR12vOvnyXR7S7mDPWD-r6Ct8NBP4JvxkGoBaewo0JoVSzGgPXhnDKwZixVOzbIaZo_V_RkHt-u_wqrwsOwVeNbqJor6yfRXs2lYKPcrP56qpSdqVsIy8tjDW5OpmJthB1c_rc/w640-h480/IMG_0911.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Lovely big blooms</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgBXCNKMu7fNy2Zf2USxZnRgI45HGvtgswFpsSmLEJczpDy_maOO14HC2UXrgOFBYCjfoLMVzs2-aYy0w-Jcf9c6ohxjvp1eNq2-SlAHJMdISXx4fCiwE05VMX21jh33a8gHfDMjUlcrj0POEh2o2HVKs3pJMYIIAwE4UFzs1oFt4rSPbhjQ_nMP47iQ/s5184/IMG_0912.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgBXCNKMu7fNy2Zf2USxZnRgI45HGvtgswFpsSmLEJczpDy_maOO14HC2UXrgOFBYCjfoLMVzs2-aYy0w-Jcf9c6ohxjvp1eNq2-SlAHJMdISXx4fCiwE05VMX21jh33a8gHfDMjUlcrj0POEh2o2HVKs3pJMYIIAwE4UFzs1oFt4rSPbhjQ_nMP47iQ/w640-h480/IMG_0912.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>also the stellata is still going strong</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintXXlzmDNxODi1VA39f9fzFEMMj-l2i1Ew8JcV_EZ9h2TFsGhyfC8HKKYo68IUnl31dj6a-Qs3I4D0d2X_P77ibULS4vkIPOGU6g5DZsjOJWv7jnztYDUR-TAd_L6s_Cps7S7JuKvSg_GhsrGxUhQdAKlTy8tzTy6x7bWslpbeqWHhloSPBa_S23RJUc/s5184/IMG_0917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEintXXlzmDNxODi1VA39f9fzFEMMj-l2i1Ew8JcV_EZ9h2TFsGhyfC8HKKYo68IUnl31dj6a-Qs3I4D0d2X_P77ibULS4vkIPOGU6g5DZsjOJWv7jnztYDUR-TAd_L6s_Cps7S7JuKvSg_GhsrGxUhQdAKlTy8tzTy6x7bWslpbeqWHhloSPBa_S23RJUc/w640-h480/IMG_0917.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLN_pQ11Y9Vuj3leH-OGIIeNlJJUH5TcRvHAysHFcWAWX1Joydz7L7A0DZFaJa67WJ01NZZBMCJkdO2m0Kq_YdgUMIp8yHYNWf5SsKeCkyV03VhqSHAZBXZi7IxmPqEp2sSwx4go9DijdraBZ1ck95zt8igo2S-Zucg0Xh0NhQMUpvg0MGs_DeUYe2Joo/s5184/IMG_0921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLN_pQ11Y9Vuj3leH-OGIIeNlJJUH5TcRvHAysHFcWAWX1Joydz7L7A0DZFaJa67WJ01NZZBMCJkdO2m0Kq_YdgUMIp8yHYNWf5SsKeCkyV03VhqSHAZBXZi7IxmPqEp2sSwx4go9DijdraBZ1ck95zt8igo2S-Zucg0Xh0NhQMUpvg0MGs_DeUYe2Joo/w480-h640/IMG_0921.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>The Lenard Messell, a pale pink stellata is also starting to bloom down at the end of the garden.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Pu5tMeyj_noF8ADTSwVUCEciTdSggnnndjcDR__oBAjKrY4tm4vOzrfwLJ9uzLoWkSxI97xKlNYc7H-z-5mTxsNSWGuU3uwHXckrJB2hykjjobNgNPLDWni3D6w1Q1l5ztF2SIfwRwoZwBgxZAkU_QQC7KHJqvqjNuggR6LMbKH7O4O5LR-jtQbCHNE/s5184/IMG_0920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Pu5tMeyj_noF8ADTSwVUCEciTdSggnnndjcDR__oBAjKrY4tm4vOzrfwLJ9uzLoWkSxI97xKlNYc7H-z-5mTxsNSWGuU3uwHXckrJB2hykjjobNgNPLDWni3D6w1Q1l5ztF2SIfwRwoZwBgxZAkU_QQC7KHJqvqjNuggR6LMbKH7O4O5LR-jtQbCHNE/w640-h480/IMG_0920.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>This one has only been in a couple of years but it's got plenty of flowers on, so I have great hopes that as it grows bigger it will be a good small tree.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-90057548918674157502024-03-17T10:43:00.000-07:002024-03-17T10:43:07.488-07:00MAGNIFICENT MAGNOLIAS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHonwbfeCUC8iEoZ_tRD8BXcGE16e5pW9KvRo7RESrm97ZNVCCQSSlq6c8c41MNxdAqx0XqX5JA1oKe6X4RfiuSFcb0KdO6LaOOdlvqr9PA5XOHMO9T7w9efRrUH_9Tl82hJVIiQlvMRavWQyts7vmN8Gh2r6ryoeWsyrHhb0Ck-yzgnJP7ZUWGa0NWI/s4242/IMG_0893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3842" data-original-width="4242" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHonwbfeCUC8iEoZ_tRD8BXcGE16e5pW9KvRo7RESrm97ZNVCCQSSlq6c8c41MNxdAqx0XqX5JA1oKe6X4RfiuSFcb0KdO6LaOOdlvqr9PA5XOHMO9T7w9efRrUH_9Tl82hJVIiQlvMRavWQyts7vmN8Gh2r6ryoeWsyrHhb0Ck-yzgnJP7ZUWGa0NWI/w640-h580/IMG_0893.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This Magnolia Stellata, the first we ever planted, flowers without fail every spring. Always full of beautiful blooms.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7tuB-Eg7lijvyM1cfTDamUdqT8AjIKfe0FjyWuG_yk70Yiyd3K5xcwlAcUTlGciZlJnIPq1PDEXtbJXmJ8yU10Lt8hCX4A-YAaJuWykwX9y3_URgkNphfHsbdhK5xzx3qRNC_aDMwoKOu5sVR3-2ucYYPMxDgiMAvG-bdrZkJDrVOYPvcJSubTMJ7fI/s5184/IMG_0887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7tuB-Eg7lijvyM1cfTDamUdqT8AjIKfe0FjyWuG_yk70Yiyd3K5xcwlAcUTlGciZlJnIPq1PDEXtbJXmJ8yU10Lt8hCX4A-YAaJuWykwX9y3_URgkNphfHsbdhK5xzx3qRNC_aDMwoKOu5sVR3-2ucYYPMxDgiMAvG-bdrZkJDrVOYPvcJSubTMJ7fI/w640-h480/IMG_0887.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And this one called Black Tulip, now it's grown bigger, it's starting to become a star with so many beautiful deep pink blooms. This years the best so far.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_1fLjMWaQ9JPFdZ66Fw-2iPSzYpLy22HhppI_VLT9hcOUKEkmizS5E8NAC0PSbmRG2w8Sy2M3EFu4rgZH1ga_9raIsHv4blOjqcbWO0cpJsxJVHpE_ylgHnP5iyWnjGQ-FVYBg3bC2PQJim5gBf3kHYjx0kLdw1KtzIXuU9OvYSxJZAWGhIurd9XgDE/s5184/IMG_0888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_1fLjMWaQ9JPFdZ66Fw-2iPSzYpLy22HhppI_VLT9hcOUKEkmizS5E8NAC0PSbmRG2w8Sy2M3EFu4rgZH1ga_9raIsHv4blOjqcbWO0cpJsxJVHpE_ylgHnP5iyWnjGQ-FVYBg3bC2PQJim5gBf3kHYjx0kLdw1KtzIXuU9OvYSxJZAWGhIurd9XgDE/w640-h480/IMG_0888.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>viewed from the side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfkC42kC8yIH7jGkX2dCvrwO16C58ET28YoiXlF6NqW217JNcfB2r6OYyH1PsYW-idlNzNfNS4YtL5XawDqCyJMFv_HtkoBzPdGqFTHXP6tAJuxj4KnF4ypUTxhXTKYen5Y28rXNSDcJbGMDRD7LdcY2r6-FfZhJyvxOfHeaWRdzObp6S6m0aSOXsi_I/s5184/IMG_0892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfkC42kC8yIH7jGkX2dCvrwO16C58ET28YoiXlF6NqW217JNcfB2r6OYyH1PsYW-idlNzNfNS4YtL5XawDqCyJMFv_HtkoBzPdGqFTHXP6tAJuxj4KnF4ypUTxhXTKYen5Y28rXNSDcJbGMDRD7LdcY2r6-FfZhJyvxOfHeaWRdzObp6S6m0aSOXsi_I/w640-h480/IMG_0892.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>These two are always the first to flower, so can get hit by the frosts, if they arrive. However we have a few others, that I will share when they also flower in a few weeks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrr3Gdc_CXb-qD46FBQFYRmglcrrddpdFSuM68fGrBS2thzXI5v3evhn0y756vrKdOj9wcTPgvr0r_otOY0kDI0GZPL3WnjyaSOyc3lpHNM5iHyZ_sLEaLnTCNI-zxHgedovwtzeER-SorCdBx2X35hutfg6AQY_ekf43o2UpVOrlXz84kcJgQTAd5-U/s5184/IMG_0861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrr3Gdc_CXb-qD46FBQFYRmglcrrddpdFSuM68fGrBS2thzXI5v3evhn0y756vrKdOj9wcTPgvr0r_otOY0kDI0GZPL3WnjyaSOyc3lpHNM5iHyZ_sLEaLnTCNI-zxHgedovwtzeER-SorCdBx2X35hutfg6AQY_ekf43o2UpVOrlXz84kcJgQTAd5-U/w640-h480/IMG_0861.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>One of the most beautiful of the magnolia's around.</p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-49070435361481006532024-03-14T08:19:00.000-07:002024-03-14T08:19:34.955-07:00MARCH <p> Well after the wettest February for years and one of the wettest starts to March we have had a couple of brighter dry days!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bcEFlcKmmiu_9X2hZwvhx1QFsUlOP0rmFY2QtzFfUteX7hzosVC5c7mjJwalb857a8Q-AbqM7S6L7V5fY0v4AwihxGKBXPZRJCblkK-hT-8GNXZ5IwWiTsvFAEaqv0lgHBe9nGN03K6hJ6L8GRdSuzsQFXnvFyoj3fO0z1vvodB5mz4zpjBYTmRjIEA/s5184/IMG_0820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bcEFlcKmmiu_9X2hZwvhx1QFsUlOP0rmFY2QtzFfUteX7hzosVC5c7mjJwalb857a8Q-AbqM7S6L7V5fY0v4AwihxGKBXPZRJCblkK-hT-8GNXZ5IwWiTsvFAEaqv0lgHBe9nGN03K6hJ6L8GRdSuzsQFXnvFyoj3fO0z1vvodB5mz4zpjBYTmRjIEA/w480-h640/IMG_0820.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>My small Japanese cherry tree is in full blossom. This has to be one of the best things I have purchased over the years. Back when Woolworths was still on every high street, they sold small plants every spring in clear plastic bags including trees. So one year I bought a tiny cherry tree, it was probably a four to six in twig and cost the princely sum of £1.50, now this was at least thirty years ago. I planted it up in a border at my then house, then potted it up and brought it to this house, where it was eventually planted here by the lychgate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeAXC_VZUjOM4cke4dNSO5GmRSKjmbK3j6jN6mlE9lOa_eKu2dD2ajWMhsskxIPMw0LYdLy3dVgBDRzgD2T0K3G5RmVt6hlJTMDjN1QTwYDyV4HKXHNJ1V4gMm0apweVrMIvLdc8LSJK237inez9YjVBCg-gZH5yHI886IKYx1lGl5ZVQMzCY2NKE3c4/s4463/IMG_0821.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4463" data-original-width="3776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeAXC_VZUjOM4cke4dNSO5GmRSKjmbK3j6jN6mlE9lOa_eKu2dD2ajWMhsskxIPMw0LYdLy3dVgBDRzgD2T0K3G5RmVt6hlJTMDjN1QTwYDyV4HKXHNJ1V4gMm0apweVrMIvLdc8LSJK237inez9YjVBCg-gZH5yHI886IKYx1lGl5ZVQMzCY2NKE3c4/w542-h640/IMG_0821.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><br /><p>It's faithfully flowered each year and I have only had to trim it back a little when it's tried to reach for the lychgate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui5eG2JqTQqx5jpvKhtSNJNTUdYoN1j_CbQQU-Yj9YK9nLgsGZTub5S7ChxdG21cpNMDh2NETH04wMxP4GYbuiV4DguYKFXcF_-zWfNiOArQLsO2pn-8a7o3IoOI8UvUUQMJNIOGN5xIznbTRbSk2V3cx0XlqCUFekqsqVIVLp6ZFrb7dErJoQNcMH7k/s5184/IMG_0826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhui5eG2JqTQqx5jpvKhtSNJNTUdYoN1j_CbQQU-Yj9YK9nLgsGZTub5S7ChxdG21cpNMDh2NETH04wMxP4GYbuiV4DguYKFXcF_-zWfNiOArQLsO2pn-8a7o3IoOI8UvUUQMJNIOGN5xIznbTRbSk2V3cx0XlqCUFekqsqVIVLp6ZFrb7dErJoQNcMH7k/w640-h480/IMG_0826.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The spring bulbs are flowering.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8AKnQIOS4wInWsLEeeb-GTB7r9Xbaxpj2ZA7tB8U3aDLEns1cR7i1gfLGZpe9OfRErs8Emx4W16hpwIqvwudm6qmgRxGbw7_ePbap_Mq13KshpBgaFxN7zmoFsU30E1hBuJiV0-T9A4Q8nllO66ErB4j25YIF9TIFAcOpWM9WHptPpMuccoAtvqoyEyE/s5184/IMG_0828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrwA9vRUeHQFUbqZxDRZnqFvvOTwHmTA4is029v-9Ae-eCP510eOMlpXz5fpvfIEK8XSU5aJ-5DJzj4vh5hYav8bK_6meGuYI0Y468xN-g9wc7OFOGfevULsN_vrCDKCOtw48AynkENcRenr03XRhC-2oDrZrv16UHNaK9TXU9DwZbXpc-n33m93wshM/s5184/IMG_0831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrwA9vRUeHQFUbqZxDRZnqFvvOTwHmTA4is029v-9Ae-eCP510eOMlpXz5fpvfIEK8XSU5aJ-5DJzj4vh5hYav8bK_6meGuYI0Y468xN-g9wc7OFOGfevULsN_vrCDKCOtw48AynkENcRenr03XRhC-2oDrZrv16UHNaK9TXU9DwZbXpc-n33m93wshM/w640-h480/IMG_0831.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The old bench still in need of a re-stain or paint.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzPEmNesBuaoHUuM-QnIcUyTGyF5kz2b6GsmTJTIcZKJh7UT5qki2Zs2uZXMaJURamufSmrTcxahFuhuRsdwr2VgBAcQe-H19jz3ViKJQi-RbXIDJOZPxMyj3HtsYfi1-NEeMvWxh44V7rcLbb6HUTq41w-cbbhrRN2hpbR6yB2TQlha_21NaFCaTG6U/s5184/IMG_0824.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzPEmNesBuaoHUuM-QnIcUyTGyF5kz2b6GsmTJTIcZKJh7UT5qki2Zs2uZXMaJURamufSmrTcxahFuhuRsdwr2VgBAcQe-H19jz3ViKJQi-RbXIDJOZPxMyj3HtsYfi1-NEeMvWxh44V7rcLbb6HUTq41w-cbbhrRN2hpbR6yB2TQlha_21NaFCaTG6U/w640-h480/IMG_0824.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The Camellia's are all in flower. This pretty deep pink one is up in the shrub border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbXeHNVBI58_BcdKNq3J_dG1MEhNCPj2dXi0txFbCYSraVa3CX7KAyqQav9GcMljWP25kOzKRrIoBB0SI6m0UuNgPQUn2iKycUddao55e0k11cWlyRoL1ADNUmsCaAtE2QjUurTSgWlCqIsuMVDlBCjUV1vetRyrbTjAdBI3GPW8xxoJpvfBE-3Yyp4k/s5184/IMG_0835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbXeHNVBI58_BcdKNq3J_dG1MEhNCPj2dXi0txFbCYSraVa3CX7KAyqQav9GcMljWP25kOzKRrIoBB0SI6m0UuNgPQUn2iKycUddao55e0k11cWlyRoL1ADNUmsCaAtE2QjUurTSgWlCqIsuMVDlBCjUV1vetRyrbTjAdBI3GPW8xxoJpvfBE-3Yyp4k/w640-h480/IMG_0835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>You can see it in this photo on the lefthand corner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4xnvrptEWbdVT3DpkijV4bz46v6PX760LE_ITqMkbzKahcIbkdD8vq-HgsZHVUQsP9tY-hGGBs8pUgl3gCCjogDrPZQNIDpPSwGFIOkwP0bXa7IVcxredl_ejp1CvEmLQJsTRGOoztPcR4NJOWsVsYDYBYEu1gjfteb856-owMl45dJrlCb0aTrFofA/s5184/IMG_0842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS4xnvrptEWbdVT3DpkijV4bz46v6PX760LE_ITqMkbzKahcIbkdD8vq-HgsZHVUQsP9tY-hGGBs8pUgl3gCCjogDrPZQNIDpPSwGFIOkwP0bXa7IVcxredl_ejp1CvEmLQJsTRGOoztPcR4NJOWsVsYDYBYEu1gjfteb856-owMl45dJrlCb0aTrFofA/w640-h480/IMG_0842.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Even thought it's still cold, Paul could not resist repotting and putting out the Lemon tree!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gth-mohK_fy6BMmaS3XEsVqZF02Zgy0y3BY95hpEheeG_2f3ZVUhuXZdPc28d6ESGh4pLWVKWA_D3Gt8RAP0pxWnXbEwsKK7gtN6DjirUEpuA8ox89JMWXiMPaMNbxydYgMROhD36Q8EpKPGBVAAHcTOsqaQtZz35vVJ_uJgt1-6sqzAJOgFYTZlpTM/s5184/IMG_0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gth-mohK_fy6BMmaS3XEsVqZF02Zgy0y3BY95hpEheeG_2f3ZVUhuXZdPc28d6ESGh4pLWVKWA_D3Gt8RAP0pxWnXbEwsKK7gtN6DjirUEpuA8ox89JMWXiMPaMNbxydYgMROhD36Q8EpKPGBVAAHcTOsqaQtZz35vVJ_uJgt1-6sqzAJOgFYTZlpTM/w480-h640/IMG_0857.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>A very wonky photo showing the tree!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROt0AGHuprdLKBWh-Xswii2P2NxjvVYgqiAxz_TW_I12UKiv2dXl_PhW78dc0z3WbK3m-k8EC7Mwyc2kTk8fyy8vc8q6IJE323Lt9krgzpONb1g-OzZQ4673Fi4vvGKbYvHksyJgz43C6xPsfJAjZKuTL_YL5CId1ReKq7pkKUryIDJZVI284H9F4k7E/s5184/IMG_0862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROt0AGHuprdLKBWh-Xswii2P2NxjvVYgqiAxz_TW_I12UKiv2dXl_PhW78dc0z3WbK3m-k8EC7Mwyc2kTk8fyy8vc8q6IJE323Lt9krgzpONb1g-OzZQ4673Fi4vvGKbYvHksyJgz43C6xPsfJAjZKuTL_YL5CId1ReKq7pkKUryIDJZVI284H9F4k7E/w640-h480/IMG_0862.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The Magnolia, Black Tulip, is full of lovely flower buds. Hopefully they will all get to flower before any frosts return to damage them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkhU-Nxvco18q1btHu95zF4iaB1pOQcFiS4FoXD6w9RGmo0MdgY2IxJ7tXBSAlTc8dIWhrS-V3xZi7IbAe1fhLYf5S27Tsy5CZLZklV_9AAmjPq-dZ1ny5Awo1tQU3XIiFLa2BwXD9zPmn54em4UWGnYrTr8do93byBDNs4QDcMWH5wC_5MdokgMu6LY/s5184/IMG_0861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkhU-Nxvco18q1btHu95zF4iaB1pOQcFiS4FoXD6w9RGmo0MdgY2IxJ7tXBSAlTc8dIWhrS-V3xZi7IbAe1fhLYf5S27Tsy5CZLZklV_9AAmjPq-dZ1ny5Awo1tQU3XIiFLa2BwXD9zPmn54em4UWGnYrTr8do93byBDNs4QDcMWH5wC_5MdokgMu6LY/w640-h480/IMG_0861.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It is one of the best Magnolia's in my opinion.</p><p>So colour appearing everywhere now that Spring is working it's way in.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-77400358046913572322024-03-05T07:43:00.000-08:002024-03-05T07:43:33.880-08:00WAITING FOR WARMER WEATHER<p> So still just early March, so some bitterly cold days even with the sun out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0opkumFkuE_C28nz9OInOzbwY4hw-he0NxnEu_oJozu4_SAJqeUkoGVTbgTIIjs-yCiZJM3zMJmpln_YsgTRx7OL4MGIYf9PdAPsp2t7d7eF8e8jX6iNlMhSUpNw_hvgAfryLnHbDbWVZoS_XyWJdnvFdkWr3w__RgWWhJ2YDVMOU9Vkgq-_eIz896os/s5184/IMG_0813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0opkumFkuE_C28nz9OInOzbwY4hw-he0NxnEu_oJozu4_SAJqeUkoGVTbgTIIjs-yCiZJM3zMJmpln_YsgTRx7OL4MGIYf9PdAPsp2t7d7eF8e8jX6iNlMhSUpNw_hvgAfryLnHbDbWVZoS_XyWJdnvFdkWr3w__RgWWhJ2YDVMOU9Vkgq-_eIz896os/w640-h480/IMG_0813.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So decision made for the four blue pots, just beside the pathway to the seating areas. We bought four small paving slabs and placed the pots on them. We also splashed out on this lovely pale blue clay pot for the centre which hopefully the lemon tree will be able to fit into come mid spring.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPqEW0JmJo-u9U2shJ7vBJTQzOSooD0Z0wTk6_rBXx8SDhaJjbt76mjLobWXipmXmVo5m6s1mZhiNYpzimjgOPwsqOAegNrzooKa6aSe7TacPSwBW-lPE2e2EryCj15ZcVJFZ_1v1QjGRhCP8yyNhYvOY1kDfPo_g-gZAVF28gKNgQfdCCtGa84Drkoc/s5184/IMG_0814.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPqEW0JmJo-u9U2shJ7vBJTQzOSooD0Z0wTk6_rBXx8SDhaJjbt76mjLobWXipmXmVo5m6s1mZhiNYpzimjgOPwsqOAegNrzooKa6aSe7TacPSwBW-lPE2e2EryCj15ZcVJFZ_1v1QjGRhCP8yyNhYvOY1kDfPo_g-gZAVF28gKNgQfdCCtGa84Drkoc/w640-h480/IMG_0814.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><p>other side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fux0UUPzwE00XIL8Yf4N_V7E_1OT64lK0OxByKISMV-kvuBqOjnRMQTA8sIt2LnaUYU_iJpLawuoF1LcNmSdE1D0B9_z5_sC-7CX2SzhYbPuMPpoDr7kSSnv_A96z-wEuAvFQyo2_3KXViCYgB8qXdhnp92bbB3VVppB0Kb6SztI8zzJoJWu2dkXLE/s5184/IMG_0811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-fux0UUPzwE00XIL8Yf4N_V7E_1OT64lK0OxByKISMV-kvuBqOjnRMQTA8sIt2LnaUYU_iJpLawuoF1LcNmSdE1D0B9_z5_sC-7CX2SzhYbPuMPpoDr7kSSnv_A96z-wEuAvFQyo2_3KXViCYgB8qXdhnp92bbB3VVppB0Kb6SztI8zzJoJWu2dkXLE/w640-h480/IMG_0811.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The two new arbour seats are in but we intend to paint them and add a couple of other touches but since it's too cold and we are still finishing things indoors, we have put them together and stood them in place until the weather improves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhCSPOHnMmFk6V1GGD2jYl3s_6sT3ouZB-2vnv-P7PM-eHVfjlnMMbhFO-nonIqdP-1KHXNuAj_c9Zksj7ofNRPKuvSzMKi8xW4vv9yYOvz3CTw0U3XKTWvhmIApMlS0Z_qZyJnDB2MYw5CZG6YpDFyXhM32KXwN7Atq7MAbVdfDcEKGjjfwaoJK72wY/s5184/IMG_0810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuhCSPOHnMmFk6V1GGD2jYl3s_6sT3ouZB-2vnv-P7PM-eHVfjlnMMbhFO-nonIqdP-1KHXNuAj_c9Zksj7ofNRPKuvSzMKi8xW4vv9yYOvz3CTw0U3XKTWvhmIApMlS0Z_qZyJnDB2MYw5CZG6YpDFyXhM32KXwN7Atq7MAbVdfDcEKGjjfwaoJK72wY/w640-h480/IMG_0810.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The raised side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIdWy6ZaY5qcNzfm4AMl8d63aOzR8gikF7r3yr-RLbVZBZHlOUhJWFM68DkNK-DpTOCGRMiQZMvZyYfCw6IrKsnp2waIiRQ3sgz_kPcuTP4ojej1wU8QOQbEX_7KFUMyGRHTZ3ROuW5n-pv7BdEeJncf2etv07x7wxINXE7LWuEIqKrpbo_joVyh6_Cg/s5184/IMG_0809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIdWy6ZaY5qcNzfm4AMl8d63aOzR8gikF7r3yr-RLbVZBZHlOUhJWFM68DkNK-DpTOCGRMiQZMvZyYfCw6IrKsnp2waIiRQ3sgz_kPcuTP4ojej1wU8QOQbEX_7KFUMyGRHTZ3ROuW5n-pv7BdEeJncf2etv07x7wxINXE7LWuEIqKrpbo_joVyh6_Cg/w640-h480/IMG_0809.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hopefully once the warmer weather arrives , the dogs won't be leaving three ton of dirt and dust on the paving and it will all look much brighter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-40345312686320552642024-03-03T08:01:00.000-08:002024-03-03T08:01:18.838-08:00FINIALLY IT STOPS RAINING FOR A DAY!<p> So we have been able to get out into the garden. We have taken the two old arbour benches apart and re sited one down on the stone circle at the end of the garden.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqZGs5C1bof0OqPbC82JGYYI2dDFjoDXo05tihgMjYe-TMmqpLN48kgEJbNhgf53FqqPAb8la5Rzwzz21nMc4-lXavDtzhDkTv2DbmJhJocJRzVntsNZ1nSKMU047LnUx5CJIUx4axcO0mWIcXdchyfC13GDT-nUZ0Bop6-E2F4aMdNqM7N4ukbueT_8/s5184/IMG_0788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqZGs5C1bof0OqPbC82JGYYI2dDFjoDXo05tihgMjYe-TMmqpLN48kgEJbNhgf53FqqPAb8la5Rzwzz21nMc4-lXavDtzhDkTv2DbmJhJocJRzVntsNZ1nSKMU047LnUx5CJIUx4axcO0mWIcXdchyfC13GDT-nUZ0Bop6-E2F4aMdNqM7N4ukbueT_8/w480-h640/IMG_0788.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>You can catch a glimpses here<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhGeqkm_iGz1rlzVsMs15U2PuAcBz_z1hh8K8e1TtepbA6ckZ1as2ofFqLBSrWczQcfmMxjj0u8QKEBKn81GOmEvT6vHMKUrp1pne1Tn2w5xZPrRrgNo9xJ68GkGk2RbdUIBC9upeRKTXLChx9iivSeyl-6FFeie5KeFmoIhFmSpClGEQOWWHR_yFmzk/s5184/IMG_0789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhGeqkm_iGz1rlzVsMs15U2PuAcBz_z1hh8K8e1TtepbA6ckZ1as2ofFqLBSrWczQcfmMxjj0u8QKEBKn81GOmEvT6vHMKUrp1pne1Tn2w5xZPrRrgNo9xJ68GkGk2RbdUIBC9upeRKTXLChx9iivSeyl-6FFeie5KeFmoIhFmSpClGEQOWWHR_yFmzk/w480-h640/IMG_0789.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>It's more visible than the blue metal bench especially now in the winter but once it's had a new coat of stain or paint and the trees and shrubs grow their leaves it won't seem so big.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq45KxLP_jeDFZs0WXWyYRl-ubDT53HLEAfauQoKn304Z2m9bAjRD0-m5CuDntdtJpBiHvN5BwMn6EzJ5LoaIKM4wVxvWQjE6wIGlC-vIu1G2TVF6bLE9yKLYMDGQ9P09ZuJ6yePyMccn19B0ilp8GwcGNqqVGrvBXWvepidE7PEVeNVq88pfnyTk4S6E/s5184/IMG_0792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq45KxLP_jeDFZs0WXWyYRl-ubDT53HLEAfauQoKn304Z2m9bAjRD0-m5CuDntdtJpBiHvN5BwMn6EzJ5LoaIKM4wVxvWQjE6wIGlC-vIu1G2TVF6bLE9yKLYMDGQ9P09ZuJ6yePyMccn19B0ilp8GwcGNqqVGrvBXWvepidE7PEVeNVq88pfnyTk4S6E/w640-h480/IMG_0792.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The raised bed is looking lovely and full</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dfB_srAWUQsUGNvWmSggq73ovH0Rh4v2MsY3fDj1OnRhBKT2FO8PsHBOoZZp4UGAaLku8xZuilwBsLoJs1jcSh6GcxPr7rX68r9_eHIh4ogcHtaII-KwtL8nnOgdcnITeidEvWIaKmi7MTJPHIWcUgzNuZ9kzTFrmpntTGMfzPxiRLx5TFudDJmZbtY/s5184/IMG_0793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dfB_srAWUQsUGNvWmSggq73ovH0Rh4v2MsY3fDj1OnRhBKT2FO8PsHBOoZZp4UGAaLku8xZuilwBsLoJs1jcSh6GcxPr7rX68r9_eHIh4ogcHtaII-KwtL8nnOgdcnITeidEvWIaKmi7MTJPHIWcUgzNuZ9kzTFrmpntTGMfzPxiRLx5TFudDJmZbtY/w640-h480/IMG_0793.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The hellebores adding a nice splash of pink to the greens.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIhlaosFWQ7lQYAYQKCf6fwYcMAx8k4gA5shmT7gFUEpntfmdV7iaVOLMWhRZynbEM0hbUqTUU2dCkQIkyzxJfACcbBiqAUB-APBHAdhxBJ9lW5joR3LBHdd3iHZO_peKJC1MXAeSsCdOKLdZ0E2c-btpIA2sksPHkiyjDd0TvKTzdlXWQRQLo5FeOZc/s5184/IMG_0794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIhlaosFWQ7lQYAYQKCf6fwYcMAx8k4gA5shmT7gFUEpntfmdV7iaVOLMWhRZynbEM0hbUqTUU2dCkQIkyzxJfACcbBiqAUB-APBHAdhxBJ9lW5joR3LBHdd3iHZO_peKJC1MXAeSsCdOKLdZ0E2c-btpIA2sksPHkiyjDd0TvKTzdlXWQRQLo5FeOZc/w640-h480/IMG_0794.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Along with the purple of the crocuses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7UsIJQeNFuR6EGhwDB7aiSi1Z6fPLqpNoiOsGx6nN92jEpDyOSefu-I16KCKzzDpb-Pp2hL1lv7IRMtK4DEe9CEzWEYEfA3nA3SgVb7vL3qQipwWPKChLQSxcr8TNF6k9t4WuKttraiBaN7BAeROHE5YN3UFa3VVnhY5lzIdJcSW6H2GKnSU5Vv5J9Q/s5184/IMG_0797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7UsIJQeNFuR6EGhwDB7aiSi1Z6fPLqpNoiOsGx6nN92jEpDyOSefu-I16KCKzzDpb-Pp2hL1lv7IRMtK4DEe9CEzWEYEfA3nA3SgVb7vL3qQipwWPKChLQSxcr8TNF6k9t4WuKttraiBaN7BAeROHE5YN3UFa3VVnhY5lzIdJcSW6H2GKnSU5Vv5J9Q/w640-h480/IMG_0797.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Back in the flower garden we have been filling in the edges with homemade compost and playing musical pots!</p><p>We have four large blue pots which have always stood one either side of the arbour benches. But some of the pots would get covered above by plants growing in the borders and one would always have a lovely display for trailing plants every year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJRWdx8Z76QWt2MEZaIEiFezYrmbBMwoun3PKePedv4hvEXkAVbawdAvAVVyF7PrNDlpjEA3arzU15Z17bw47AGUXqz_KOji-EAvqYG1NYutY_N2t81ctYsDMKLqs4AyOEOaJi2UA9Ma5mMJ-jf8BbguJ43vyPdOf9IXM__g5LGAKPNlhzTnvZZZE1Z8/s5184/IMG_0775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJRWdx8Z76QWt2MEZaIEiFezYrmbBMwoun3PKePedv4hvEXkAVbawdAvAVVyF7PrNDlpjEA3arzU15Z17bw47AGUXqz_KOji-EAvqYG1NYutY_N2t81ctYsDMKLqs4AyOEOaJi2UA9Ma5mMJ-jf8BbguJ43vyPdOf9IXM__g5LGAKPNlhzTnvZZZE1Z8/w640-h480/IMG_0775.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So we placed them back where they used to be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I8d1fyQ6UebrKzy5UmZYwBtZ_aWPtmRtqGZAD6Pu7viFAc_Iy2JmI-CESN7r25siFJmLwNQLeoZJWSOcljR_4ktVSrcL5J6y-Ey7euMb74KC-0jkojIP-ZY32mgn3AVhpecwPd9uB5f4eTXK_ZDwAP4-zt_oJiDape-WKa4pbmeTFRnn_-yXtoRBBdo/s2926/IMG_5726%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2926" data-original-width="2900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8I8d1fyQ6UebrKzy5UmZYwBtZ_aWPtmRtqGZAD6Pu7viFAc_Iy2JmI-CESN7r25siFJmLwNQLeoZJWSOcljR_4ktVSrcL5J6y-Ey7euMb74KC-0jkojIP-ZY32mgn3AVhpecwPd9uB5f4eTXK_ZDwAP4-zt_oJiDape-WKa4pbmeTFRnn_-yXtoRBBdo/w634-h640/IMG_5726%20(1).jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><p>But remembering how they'd get covered, we decided to try them in a few other places.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajBtncRqqo3d5MYIZG-1dD_i44uv4Av8ASQxH6Pw7KVczGl57yof_i84k5G5BgGF27d5RjuobGawxHsyTwOoHEQErFCchI5SfFMVgu2AvmuuzflEuPk-MYTfPG8rGdGAzO9cJWR8AFH-0X1WW7NCsvwYHOe-efKFMwnInu1c402RaY1OQOfNTqS5Uopg/s4032/IMG_5727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajBtncRqqo3d5MYIZG-1dD_i44uv4Av8ASQxH6Pw7KVczGl57yof_i84k5G5BgGF27d5RjuobGawxHsyTwOoHEQErFCchI5SfFMVgu2AvmuuzflEuPk-MYTfPG8rGdGAzO9cJWR8AFH-0X1WW7NCsvwYHOe-efKFMwnInu1c402RaY1OQOfNTqS5Uopg/w480-h640/IMG_5727.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>One was to have them either side of the path to the arbour seats as shown.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcWvC3XRC3kv1z7HB48r4p5n4YadvchlgbtYtHtbsh8km1hYknu6K9gB0OJBsqgv6L5NIO-GsZhR7Ri5De6tJOcRAjzw3Bx3ERkfJNsxbXFaVGaEAGXF15cbi5WTrr1Llxa1vYP7nq_ZI8y-oWmZRK71cJgMj2MzcmoDwV2K0RyvqeMRW6iByxiyumfU/s4032/IMG_5732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzcWvC3XRC3kv1z7HB48r4p5n4YadvchlgbtYtHtbsh8km1hYknu6K9gB0OJBsqgv6L5NIO-GsZhR7Ri5De6tJOcRAjzw3Bx3ERkfJNsxbXFaVGaEAGXF15cbi5WTrr1Llxa1vYP7nq_ZI8y-oWmZRK71cJgMj2MzcmoDwV2K0RyvqeMRW6iByxiyumfU/w480-h640/IMG_5732.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Another was to place one in each of the four borders halfway round each circle curve.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTDHk7LIABRKfqQkf_x_YI85XVlsMIlzfDRGH-Fhd0CSWtalmt7gvNCxxdkEEMZa-44iDtnEBMZMmi1Qg8JyBa2umtDXGUTekxnIcHFRTVHOSXi1zhOxZhRWi48g7_WE941c5vgZGDTZ0VaKw5N-E9_IIAQDH-BYC3ikRignhBWYtAusQhrydzmgcwY8/s5184/IMG_0776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihTDHk7LIABRKfqQkf_x_YI85XVlsMIlzfDRGH-Fhd0CSWtalmt7gvNCxxdkEEMZa-44iDtnEBMZMmi1Qg8JyBa2umtDXGUTekxnIcHFRTVHOSXi1zhOxZhRWi48g7_WE941c5vgZGDTZ0VaKw5N-E9_IIAQDH-BYC3ikRignhBWYtAusQhrydzmgcwY8/w640-h480/IMG_0776.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Or to place them just the other side of the path into the arbour seats. At the moment we are deciding between on the paving either side of the arbour seat path or in the border either side of the arbour seat path!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UjSjXLgCzN1b7CBnvxPYk65Nuk60Xv69836MlMHOx5zJqcvYbvLPaK62AB-MpqaSG2gqchZpnjRI81m2G3wZVPuKnsxr8Ps335tWsMn50swklryaDrPxdC0OkE0CS3RO5E0cKcrQJJfj7QTel9h_4iW0ALR5a9rGNOftYOAdy4nFHjLAp1Wf0Y2Qrkw/s5184/IMG_0778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6UjSjXLgCzN1b7CBnvxPYk65Nuk60Xv69836MlMHOx5zJqcvYbvLPaK62AB-MpqaSG2gqchZpnjRI81m2G3wZVPuKnsxr8Ps335tWsMn50swklryaDrPxdC0OkE0CS3RO5E0cKcrQJJfj7QTel9h_4iW0ALR5a9rGNOftYOAdy4nFHjLAp1Wf0Y2Qrkw/w640-h480/IMG_0778.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Guinevere has gone back on her column and hopefully we won't have any more gales for a while and she can stay in place.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-37499662500252790232024-03-01T15:56:00.000-08:002024-03-01T15:56:56.335-08:00ALL FINISHED<p> Well the paving is! Now it's down to us to tidy and fill in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96VR3pBuG4Oa1obLepfgqeypmPfaKl6rjDanXVszgtsQWPrWW9qXGM0S46mQcXaJ8flQ1XjJTfSY23bDVNcrJchYazsGLpOg58XmczD-EiEipZFEnlr2ekHqEKehkeUNXlXU8OCegPHj4Tnz3w-_8XHhdL5ALTQa85kbGVwtK_hULdpvMfJjWXO1DA6I/s4032/IMG_5710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96VR3pBuG4Oa1obLepfgqeypmPfaKl6rjDanXVszgtsQWPrWW9qXGM0S46mQcXaJ8flQ1XjJTfSY23bDVNcrJchYazsGLpOg58XmczD-EiEipZFEnlr2ekHqEKehkeUNXlXU8OCegPHj4Tnz3w-_8XHhdL5ALTQa85kbGVwtK_hULdpvMfJjWXO1DA6I/w480-h640/IMG_5710.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The step up on the uphill side of the flower garden is all paved and looking good</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-EoW7DXhfHkxsIF-LyuikKNo4Pxgp-yo1mMxTsBI6NdGl8dPr1F_U1Riqcy1ctEmJmRK-zi7IBHktObsYxS6gDYuK2zYnyh5laGeMGfv5Fii5QUX-byXfUWWIZ5BgU2D2WcvmA0RpZ914AJ6c0AD_hqzQsoYZaPohnsMPlEycH3AT1ms9C8poOgoCgc/s4032/IMG_5711.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-EoW7DXhfHkxsIF-LyuikKNo4Pxgp-yo1mMxTsBI6NdGl8dPr1F_U1Riqcy1ctEmJmRK-zi7IBHktObsYxS6gDYuK2zYnyh5laGeMGfv5Fii5QUX-byXfUWWIZ5BgU2D2WcvmA0RpZ914AJ6c0AD_hqzQsoYZaPohnsMPlEycH3AT1ms9C8poOgoCgc/w480-h640/IMG_5711.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>The downhill side has now been levelled and due to them doing the perfectly even circle with the four small paths off, our concrete seat base on this side was slightly out of line with it's opposite sister seat. S</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfRCPqcwr4DMjv492Rc-zGwf5HZRwgK0BEfMyRJBI_MB5OMas-xcuVUC5yULnBDEopfW5Af34NKzLbTcGhA4KmCPyPyuCoKFEEtZnHSRJK_lKog1n_vdFhMY2ywSmNTKodFrEDEI9T2xA0N2sTqB56zd3wcXPJ8uLxTjRQTUGEw-X3mkvIhzWGU1QPws/s4032/IMG_5713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfRCPqcwr4DMjv492Rc-zGwf5HZRwgK0BEfMyRJBI_MB5OMas-xcuVUC5yULnBDEopfW5Af34NKzLbTcGhA4KmCPyPyuCoKFEEtZnHSRJK_lKog1n_vdFhMY2ywSmNTKodFrEDEI9T2xA0N2sTqB56zd3wcXPJ8uLxTjRQTUGEw-X3mkvIhzWGU1QPws/w480-h640/IMG_5713.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Now, I was all for putting the arbour bench seats back in place and sanding them down for a re-stain later in the spring. But Paul decided that now was the time to buy a couple of new ones. These ones are eighteen years old, so have given good service and are still sturdy with only a little bit of rot here and there.</p><p>They are also very heavy, so this one, which the landscapers moved into the middle of the space, we left rather than try and get it back up to the raised area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkw_7SIE9Q258v1STKCQoeYNmByhETWtDXMwaF6sEWgl7bkKqLNRxX4Zr7IYxZyYoKrflblLKeWWEyLLPdx8hQKWauIn9_c2aUiE-7ajfAnsnIuWa-LiFxFlMFv07RQ69QKJeOvF9no8ngti7HMtkAsDyfLzivjiEGJF4Ur29WOujoHHYdarDPzF9eKs/s4032/IMG_5709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitkw_7SIE9Q258v1STKCQoeYNmByhETWtDXMwaF6sEWgl7bkKqLNRxX4Zr7IYxZyYoKrflblLKeWWEyLLPdx8hQKWauIn9_c2aUiE-7ajfAnsnIuWa-LiFxFlMFv07RQ69QKJeOvF9no8ngti7HMtkAsDyfLzivjiEGJF4Ur29WOujoHHYdarDPzF9eKs/w480-h640/IMG_5709.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Since they put this one on the flowerbed ! at the side, we only had to heave it up onto the new paved area.</p><p>Now these one's are not going to waste! We are giving one to our next door neighbour and the other we are going to put down on the paved circle at the end of the garden and move that tall metal blue bench into the raised pond garden. The small white metal bench that's in that garden will be moved elsewhere.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iO05jOEt_2-pJKpBNoHUFYxCWe1NjwSL2l5l_AcAvhpH317aLDe7KxOSmJl5f30zy5G0TWSk8VIGHYzJ7go0Z2Y99ucdc4i49hfFj4luWvdZPHPPgoZrhmgcdt7CQ_Bdjxb_bklgV5nxk0LvzYknch_Nlbu3Dgvj-FxnoEhGima0HK9ioo5ITq9mVds/s4032/IMG_5717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iO05jOEt_2-pJKpBNoHUFYxCWe1NjwSL2l5l_AcAvhpH317aLDe7KxOSmJl5f30zy5G0TWSk8VIGHYzJ7go0Z2Y99ucdc4i49hfFj4luWvdZPHPPgoZrhmgcdt7CQ_Bdjxb_bklgV5nxk0LvzYknch_Nlbu3Dgvj-FxnoEhGima0HK9ioo5ITq9mVds/w480-h640/IMG_5717.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>So we'll be taking the benches apart and moving them to their new homes over the weekend, ready to receive the new benches next week. Al though these will need painting and a little bit of tweaking but more about that once they are all done.</p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-38814588095030742812024-02-27T10:30:00.000-08:002024-02-27T10:30:55.494-08:00DAY THREE<p> So they were back this morning at 8 am ready to get the job done.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfYjF17KV_BH84Syb5f-O8z0HgyzGVz0lxG9S61KGpgEm5KYSQq6L1J0L9EIXc_a8l38_cAPoeGz4Jw5jP_3gliJ_uiOw1DAzTSvskdVhVtBkVV6yj65pPbXteJoFQY7IXYK88beb4rFP5HImbonpNY309lHXkXZm1Cq-5fmVN1O-r18P412EQnEFe-0/s4032/IMG_5655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVfYjF17KV_BH84Syb5f-O8z0HgyzGVz0lxG9S61KGpgEm5KYSQq6L1J0L9EIXc_a8l38_cAPoeGz4Jw5jP_3gliJ_uiOw1DAzTSvskdVhVtBkVV6yj65pPbXteJoFQY7IXYK88beb4rFP5HImbonpNY309lHXkXZm1Cq-5fmVN1O-r18P412EQnEFe-0/w480-h640/IMG_5655.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The circle starting to be cut out </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5CDrg4gZrJRlKhfHkL_ytPaCkGQ2Fd_s6OBIeE4tzAkT0UOk-nvhG2hqfpUY-CLPk3EAlsiHmThJ-LVA0izovuPxpEUipbi7DhAyRYA7JdFWhCi4psnXj6txDoXzg-zY3IwbMtCjOG8dCItaJRf5KZI22TxJIbANWuEGXMag08iTZSD8t48MMutuu_o/s4032/IMG_5654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5CDrg4gZrJRlKhfHkL_ytPaCkGQ2Fd_s6OBIeE4tzAkT0UOk-nvhG2hqfpUY-CLPk3EAlsiHmThJ-LVA0izovuPxpEUipbi7DhAyRYA7JdFWhCi4psnXj6txDoXzg-zY3IwbMtCjOG8dCItaJRf5KZI22TxJIbANWuEGXMag08iTZSD8t48MMutuu_o/w480-h640/IMG_5654.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The garden is on a hill so one side is higher than the other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwELW0eKuk1pwmr9tdeL4V76gP6WkQD4Fwfbbt-9_wFGUnrNBjYwVyGKflNQyMDTDgIrA_08LTppXyTjhv3dfDHV6BuE2aeXe2V12d6b1AEBl_y11KRJneiZsW6hEq59TP5acDJM420B8yrDqMMSjRLSC8sdv6cj_x7B28k5xGwAwIj1Bvst1mp1tJ8ZQ/s1920/IMG_5652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwELW0eKuk1pwmr9tdeL4V76gP6WkQD4Fwfbbt-9_wFGUnrNBjYwVyGKflNQyMDTDgIrA_08LTppXyTjhv3dfDHV6BuE2aeXe2V12d6b1AEBl_y11KRJneiZsW6hEq59TP5acDJM420B8yrDqMMSjRLSC8sdv6cj_x7B28k5xGwAwIj1Bvst1mp1tJ8ZQ/w360-h640/IMG_5652.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>Dark grey setts going in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQJczQ-MEU0xwqKRl8a9kWXs2gCgKDhEa19hyAGFDCPFuhsu-zZZ1_yZOoTX8hEp9kE9hN5ELkbiShiO4NN5BDUDMQTIrctM4O90xlbeP8R-Xj4Gh0x-TdWwlSFiT5zF40_mIhyJRsL2AkBK9GyN-2kStV5hRwZXFWJTfxpig-IZhTK_5ehMcbaqjGwE/s4032/IMG_5657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaQJczQ-MEU0xwqKRl8a9kWXs2gCgKDhEa19hyAGFDCPFuhsu-zZZ1_yZOoTX8hEp9kE9hN5ELkbiShiO4NN5BDUDMQTIrctM4O90xlbeP8R-Xj4Gh0x-TdWwlSFiT5zF40_mIhyJRsL2AkBK9GyN-2kStV5hRwZXFWJTfxpig-IZhTK_5ehMcbaqjGwE/w480-h640/IMG_5657.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Circle appearing more as the day goes on.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7w9BRbSB86vmFJ0ZxXjiuoVg4DV2FSPaCnaFOo6aAdZUkGq_KKzLNAelffER3cQXYwyY3qkZYUYnpnUpzy4202MehyphenhyphenaawuI97bSzJn0eyhPikpYtOnwd5tNXnK3fRN_-Ebum3FXwP-J7QC9SN3Es34wmusDA-xEsxzsF_M6VzWmphP9UUkTaz3A16QgI/s1920/IMG_5677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7w9BRbSB86vmFJ0ZxXjiuoVg4DV2FSPaCnaFOo6aAdZUkGq_KKzLNAelffER3cQXYwyY3qkZYUYnpnUpzy4202MehyphenhyphenaawuI97bSzJn0eyhPikpYtOnwd5tNXnK3fRN_-Ebum3FXwP-J7QC9SN3Es34wmusDA-xEsxzsF_M6VzWmphP9UUkTaz3A16QgI/w360-h640/IMG_5677.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><p>So the main build is finished! The reason it's not complete is because we didn't think to include the two concrete bases that the arbour seats sit on! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMaf5GR1cZXqwJNb8qLckwlo3ywXelmaMj06Q7MQULukeWzQuhRfEuhP71XVT0rIOyxQs24LjihOPi3Iovz5s-ox3jj506EmnUCtjNKBFKzgdd_vdf5GNv4gVb8AShx2aMlm5vnMZHI65LSR5StyH_a9R9nlQpzM9HnB3VtSBBA-Y7pqfHT3i3c4JMaE/s1920/IMG_5680%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMaf5GR1cZXqwJNb8qLckwlo3ywXelmaMj06Q7MQULukeWzQuhRfEuhP71XVT0rIOyxQs24LjihOPi3Iovz5s-ox3jj506EmnUCtjNKBFKzgdd_vdf5GNv4gVb8AShx2aMlm5vnMZHI65LSR5StyH_a9R9nlQpzM9HnB3VtSBBA-Y7pqfHT3i3c4JMaE/w360-h640/IMG_5680%20(1).JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>So they are returning tomorrow to lay paving on the seat bases and that will pull the whole space together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFKzr3G4IkYJjfSJGhOUilG4C9sih_R0LkPduLZvcvFCG_G9QpCgXGZiV9M_TZMs5QjSnFgZR-JY4mQEifZVqEA31tgz22BU8mWwltMBIPZmqMKg-2Fq6PrwLZwqICfZ2UgVUgO4cQ9kOdbChXknrHBy1eWAMG6JvXReE7Y5U1A4nAo0qJtpr4UOr2aI/s1920/IMG_5679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFKzr3G4IkYJjfSJGhOUilG4C9sih_R0LkPduLZvcvFCG_G9QpCgXGZiV9M_TZMs5QjSnFgZR-JY4mQEifZVqEA31tgz22BU8mWwltMBIPZmqMKg-2Fq6PrwLZwqICfZ2UgVUgO4cQ9kOdbChXknrHBy1eWAMG6JvXReE7Y5U1A4nAo0qJtpr4UOr2aI/w360-h640/IMG_5679.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>This side, the downhill side, meant that the path to the bench was higher than the concrete base, so the that meant the bench would be lower to the path, so needed to be raised.</p><p>So now they will be back to sort out the forgotten bases tomorrow and then it will be complete! We are very happy with how its looking and how quick it's gone down and what a professional job has been done.</p><p>Final photos tomorrow .</p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-81041772958875023052024-02-26T10:28:00.000-08:002024-02-26T10:28:32.461-08:00DAY TWO <p> Arrived at 8am and were soon mixing up cement and laying the pavers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCRjWm-feh8GGLhr8lyBQlRf2-xkiECMVCEZg0oNsbptrFhfb1f6xwhuQ5TOLE6wIWyGk5q7fcAPk4YFeDX46IJgHaGGPMxr3zWnl53mZTwWamIZG8CsvKN-Wi6cVirgBZrPRQPB-iWOGzPuzUS6By0MBTchPmj4154CfGlUWmTxGeZOUl06gEbUfups/s4032/IMG_5644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuCRjWm-feh8GGLhr8lyBQlRf2-xkiECMVCEZg0oNsbptrFhfb1f6xwhuQ5TOLE6wIWyGk5q7fcAPk4YFeDX46IJgHaGGPMxr3zWnl53mZTwWamIZG8CsvKN-Wi6cVirgBZrPRQPB-iWOGzPuzUS6By0MBTchPmj4154CfGlUWmTxGeZOUl06gEbUfups/w480-h640/IMG_5644.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>A couple of hours later there was a good covering of pavers. I did at this moment go and check that they'd remembered that there is meant to be a circle denoted by two rows of dark grey sets! I was happy when they said , the would cut out the circle for the sets once the paving was all in, that way the circle will be perfect.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUM8B5LrfnkNIRqoLtz857pue4nxPgCBvlHxErHNM2ziKJv4pnbN38_u2u0ZoOo3KbGpqnGEZHY6G3orJG94aPYVDW6k_KVPzuqBYPrghJnuAV6Ol61Fx5hJHGyq7J5jm1GcMYSnBp5_uenymhCMWzwDHgrY20OA5Co9f9cLVtnnbO2BudqGDJ8lhILg/s4032/IMG_5645%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUM8B5LrfnkNIRqoLtz857pue4nxPgCBvlHxErHNM2ziKJv4pnbN38_u2u0ZoOo3KbGpqnGEZHY6G3orJG94aPYVDW6k_KVPzuqBYPrghJnuAV6Ol61Fx5hJHGyq7J5jm1GcMYSnBp5_uenymhCMWzwDHgrY20OA5Co9f9cLVtnnbO2BudqGDJ8lhILg/w480-h640/IMG_5645%20(2).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Nice mix of colours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8kUzoTzFXt4FWPxXIO4oRr9lMyX4b7uPgBJ-n49-TMSb3o8hI_gVben6aUDlBnPhuLgCqRdNuiiZuoVzbrcpVQeJdG9YMkwkmzeTl6gnrCVns_lzJqgBFjjhfbEfkfwVo4p-tY4oAL_QUM3zfHCr8lruuvV0TMiYbMZFDpdcALXnqF3wQWhgu9008Lw/s4032/IMG_5648.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8kUzoTzFXt4FWPxXIO4oRr9lMyX4b7uPgBJ-n49-TMSb3o8hI_gVben6aUDlBnPhuLgCqRdNuiiZuoVzbrcpVQeJdG9YMkwkmzeTl6gnrCVns_lzJqgBFjjhfbEfkfwVo4p-tY4oAL_QUM3zfHCr8lruuvV0TMiYbMZFDpdcALXnqF3wQWhgu9008Lw/w480-h640/IMG_5648.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>So by 4.30 pm the majority was laid with just a small part near the gate and by the higher bench area needing laying. Please ignore the red drinks tin, not allowed to walk on the paving, so it had to stay where it was!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QewULRbZ_tR0NiCnOBicMxSxDh_E2aakOo2C8KjxJXS_KYJ3EvWcNT6Dc4vgr03REka7-jIcyK563wsEIZgRXAct3aKd5HsP2Z4dndIVYwxqmMi6Kmy6X1f70B3dY096X3SxrFrnKykusZzxlK6Z0t_KkH3FWyDl9lcgD7FamFJB5cwnF7ZfrqRQ7rA/s4032/IMG_5650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QewULRbZ_tR0NiCnOBicMxSxDh_E2aakOo2C8KjxJXS_KYJ3EvWcNT6Dc4vgr03REka7-jIcyK563wsEIZgRXAct3aKd5HsP2Z4dndIVYwxqmMi6Kmy6X1f70B3dY096X3SxrFrnKykusZzxlK6Z0t_KkH3FWyDl9lcgD7FamFJB5cwnF7ZfrqRQ7rA/w640-h480/IMG_5650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The higher bench side. So all this in one day ! Three to four of them working together at times. So looking forward to tomorrow , when the circle will be cut and the pointing done along with the hedging blocks going back in. </p><p>Exciting times ..</p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-23009335534297426822024-02-25T07:21:00.000-08:002024-02-25T07:21:06.800-08:00EXCITING TIMES!<p> Finally we are having some work done in the garden. We needed to lay a circular patio along with some short paths to it and to each of the benches in the flower garden. We used to have a nice area of grass around a small stone circle with a sundial in the centre.</p><p>However the arrival of two dogs, now full grown , who love to chase each other around the circle , churning up the grass as they did so, meant soon the grass became just tufts and mud or soil. This made it mucky and at times dangerous to travel across this section of the garden.</p><p>So last year we extended the four flower beds making them bigger, intending to lay a patio ourselves. Well when I say ourselves, I really mean Paul, with help from me where I could. But Paul really was not looking forward to having to do some much heavy work, so we decided to get someone in to do the job.</p><p>Having a professional come in and do the work, would mean just letting them get on with it once the design had been agreed. No digging out tons of soil and then having to find somewhere to lose it among the existing flowerbeds etc, no wheelbarrowing tons of mot to make the foundation for the base and no having to get on his knees to lay twelve square foot plus of paving.</p><p>The landscapers arrived on Friday, delayed by a day due to the storm of heavy rain that lasted all day on the Thursday.</p><p>The first difference was they had hired a mini digger! Which was dropped off the day before and ready for them to use. The second was that after they'd dugout and wheelbarrowed the soil to boards they'd laid at the front of the drive, a lorry with a grabber arrived and lifted all the soil onto it's back and so by 12 noon, having arrived at 8am , the foundations had been dug down and the soil removed ! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaHFeQgIkOWqvrO-HoMXYGuYPEkZyfzOuClH-aTaRCqk4d73-Ot0P-LirvlHL_tmL7Y05z8TvEIO2-A1Nd350y52NVYE_KJpQ7ZEqCaKzpTlFTY0gEqTO5IaeZ-gZ6XFAoAXw09GMCAOUqYjcZUudYFu8aVuPAOIC2hKsig_TEhJO0cTOpNEinrqMUSA/s5184/IMG_0717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivaHFeQgIkOWqvrO-HoMXYGuYPEkZyfzOuClH-aTaRCqk4d73-Ot0P-LirvlHL_tmL7Y05z8TvEIO2-A1Nd350y52NVYE_KJpQ7ZEqCaKzpTlFTY0gEqTO5IaeZ-gZ6XFAoAXw09GMCAOUqYjcZUudYFu8aVuPAOIC2hKsig_TEhJO0cTOpNEinrqMUSA/w640-h480/IMG_0717.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>The brilliant little digger, that was just small enough to make it under our gazebo and through the gate into the flower garden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI6KFfSmTZHTZM1665AlYaUfoNKXwE4-SjgAtoRtJ_GxfdgmmYUFWFrO2oPGBrFHlKU05Xq7ZwARRd5uwMDKlubkCoUIGkj4hhCpd-BUIplmtgEMdwfHefm3QiR7ZLSald_G-E2xXnFtOWMQMCOQsabnxBGDD5SJ9iftWZxL8IPIW1tC3QJL3GnxZGnI/s5184/IMG_0718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI6KFfSmTZHTZM1665AlYaUfoNKXwE4-SjgAtoRtJ_GxfdgmmYUFWFrO2oPGBrFHlKU05Xq7ZwARRd5uwMDKlubkCoUIGkj4hhCpd-BUIplmtgEMdwfHefm3QiR7ZLSald_G-E2xXnFtOWMQMCOQsabnxBGDD5SJ9iftWZxL8IPIW1tC3QJL3GnxZGnI/w640-h480/IMG_0718.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The day was quite grey and the threat of showers was ever present.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdpaEtKlRFI1YTu1nlgYwXSU4kE77nEFJC5PZmxDa9qtSWDCOGDejv5HW-EIRn72d1FPreIkOUN5nZaZoQNMvzzMpjWiLbvn95DTBeYlqYksZvypz5yI9RDkz7J5g0e4m7t-oQZ7azJjsFe3IW_P_YOiWj63rTlV-HFVY5_qlAwVlcOMN1lH8-gsRa_E/s5184/IMG_0731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdpaEtKlRFI1YTu1nlgYwXSU4kE77nEFJC5PZmxDa9qtSWDCOGDejv5HW-EIRn72d1FPreIkOUN5nZaZoQNMvzzMpjWiLbvn95DTBeYlqYksZvypz5yI9RDkz7J5g0e4m7t-oQZ7azJjsFe3IW_P_YOiWj63rTlV-HFVY5_qlAwVlcOMN1lH8-gsRa_E/w640-h480/IMG_0731.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>By mid afternoon the mot was done and the tiles had been delivered.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBIbgrgDfgGscv_asYBZq8AEvSTl0YBl86lfPKEBlf6vKPXFd3pHIzFickRZ_Xph657XEVnQJ9KUdrsXnuw0VF5gM6C1q8fOYSgfERnnhAt5pqR-zpu6NQKSXnvoyMUip8O_ZjBb6jwULH1vRHIY3u1g1ZUS8ekMBm-kKFOoHPDDQQGdLqR4eee8q5K8/s5184/IMG_0730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjBIbgrgDfgGscv_asYBZq8AEvSTl0YBl86lfPKEBlf6vKPXFd3pHIzFickRZ_Xph657XEVnQJ9KUdrsXnuw0VF5gM6C1q8fOYSgfERnnhAt5pqR-zpu6NQKSXnvoyMUip8O_ZjBb6jwULH1vRHIY3u1g1ZUS8ekMBm-kKFOoHPDDQQGdLqR4eee8q5K8/w640-h480/IMG_0730.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We have gone with a porcelain tile due to the fact it keeps its colour, unlike our patio Indian sand stone paving that spends most of the time all looking one colour due to dirt etc instead of a variety of colours plus they are very hard wearing.</p><p>The tiles are not quite as grey looking as in the below photo, there is more of a golden brown look to them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI58wJT65uprASF-_R3AAHvx83MSKoGCY3xNJYX9XZThVTTfR-bs8k28PbR1zQlSBoj5dRPEkp8F1bp7aQc0E_FpCwq-LE2K_thD2TF1ynJQjBje8j2R7R8aM1E9v4_TzTQvKVa2i8TTCKgVsrGzydWFqM7Dc0ESa8a_F3dPvf2ppz5yUbFmFwV0h0GeM/s5184/IMG_0728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI58wJT65uprASF-_R3AAHvx83MSKoGCY3xNJYX9XZThVTTfR-bs8k28PbR1zQlSBoj5dRPEkp8F1bp7aQc0E_FpCwq-LE2K_thD2TF1ynJQjBje8j2R7R8aM1E9v4_TzTQvKVa2i8TTCKgVsrGzydWFqM7Dc0ESa8a_F3dPvf2ppz5yUbFmFwV0h0GeM/w640-h480/IMG_0728.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So looking forward to seeing the finished results next week! Exciting times! A new paved area and we have done nothing except pay the man!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-34767157465980157612024-02-15T09:23:00.000-08:002024-02-15T09:23:13.838-08:00IT'S FEBRUARY!<p> Goodness that time's slipped by fast! Not much happens here during the winter anyway, we settle the garden to bed then leave it be.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZYGXVnT_Wvtg0QZZ5QXBokM83JqXyskcr7hVj3pwq8ZDaFmwkOZ41k2BDYC9zbGiiiiKwDteCSElIQ2ybx8dQFrNw7p-NIarXaOd00WlGn_rOzES6SmMIwMzaFXws-e_vi6gtG0QIavlgLHpXdy1KhRoqzx_f3ZOQgAq2JQppQtwYBEQw-mBvS-ETqM/s5184/IMG_0702.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZYGXVnT_Wvtg0QZZ5QXBokM83JqXyskcr7hVj3pwq8ZDaFmwkOZ41k2BDYC9zbGiiiiKwDteCSElIQ2ybx8dQFrNw7p-NIarXaOd00WlGn_rOzES6SmMIwMzaFXws-e_vi6gtG0QIavlgLHpXdy1KhRoqzx_f3ZOQgAq2JQppQtwYBEQw-mBvS-ETqM/w640-h480/IMG_0702.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>There have been so many storms over the last few months, that we decided to be on the safe side and take Gweinie off her pillar and tuck her safely away at the side of the studio.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsBX1NxcZh1f22mw4aIZbGw0yqGQFqRudu4dmPckWpfjJMixhcYRnhxxSltUCS9j6veJeQggs5cRiPYbpj3XgLhS_QdLBTTen8essm4wi1Oe4fVNZcKNHgeqc9vnbRZavgYlxwrgnwEcj_EvSpiExxXwYfDp9C9MpRFg2ydUGOOGA0V72dBEqSVpyEbE/s5184/IMG_0703.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTsBX1NxcZh1f22mw4aIZbGw0yqGQFqRudu4dmPckWpfjJMixhcYRnhxxSltUCS9j6veJeQggs5cRiPYbpj3XgLhS_QdLBTTen8essm4wi1Oe4fVNZcKNHgeqc9vnbRZavgYlxwrgnwEcj_EvSpiExxXwYfDp9C9MpRFg2ydUGOOGA0V72dBEqSVpyEbE/w640-h480/IMG_0703.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We will put her back up next week and hope they don't then announce another storm on it's way with gale force winds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJU3rRq1uYh2s3AEFTbTW-ejjvEe0IctO52tmM_R23D4zZqNc896gKfWROE54r-Ama29DpWLz2e9rBMZ2fdsdkKUkx5KZI5I5TYyRmbg-gizc3G8aW2adIeI_v-7wnRSk3XkQSu8HEIr2t22rl-FYiHZGxzhWEx1VxGmWgOoDxPtO-F9wUvqz51wssj8/s5184/IMG_0691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJU3rRq1uYh2s3AEFTbTW-ejjvEe0IctO52tmM_R23D4zZqNc896gKfWROE54r-Ama29DpWLz2e9rBMZ2fdsdkKUkx5KZI5I5TYyRmbg-gizc3G8aW2adIeI_v-7wnRSk3XkQSu8HEIr2t22rl-FYiHZGxzhWEx1VxGmWgOoDxPtO-F9wUvqz51wssj8/w640-h480/IMG_0691.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We had forty bags of mushroom compost delivered in early January and Paul's been weeding and spreading it on the garden flower beds. Still a good sixteen or so bags left to be spread, which we will get too when we have some time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY05pCo3tsAoIc5Uiv8gYIeK4o9aXQT7cb77QGveZuxwzSi5t_duvSQ1Cm5oeKzHRYUrIX0mGlY2iP_3W2ylnoUioWSTHW0lMj39w8fLAAkIZXO_yanzyQfzcsFVVQzVIV_YNslajcEOo9iGqqkdnZyZfQ9h9K8awAEJPeYJYJ63JNCcVD0lPT3l8XiA/s5184/IMG_0693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidY05pCo3tsAoIc5Uiv8gYIeK4o9aXQT7cb77QGveZuxwzSi5t_duvSQ1Cm5oeKzHRYUrIX0mGlY2iP_3W2ylnoUioWSTHW0lMj39w8fLAAkIZXO_yanzyQfzcsFVVQzVIV_YNslajcEOo9iGqqkdnZyZfQ9h9K8awAEJPeYJYJ63JNCcVD0lPT3l8XiA/w480-h640/IMG_0693.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The raised river bed area is looking well, with some of the bulbs we planted last year starting to appear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Wonderful as that is so much harder and less forgiving on the knees and back than putting in the kitchen.</p><p>Weather permitting it will be laid soon. So looking forward to seeing it down and finished and finally giving us a path from the house all the way to the back of the garden without having to walk on grass or mud!</p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-73460840085701929572023-11-05T08:22:00.003-08:002023-11-05T08:22:18.555-08:00NOVEMBER'S HERE<p> So there is a definite chill in the air and the nights are drawing in and we have now moved into the month of November.</p><p>Paul's been putting plants away for the last few weeks, emptying pots and putting them into storage, the leaves that had turned red are now dropping.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5nOOUHntdwMW0dIy9MrMkac54SZKVO38iCn-4QpGYUyQ6dL059wf7RbUyum0taX9AOEt6Mvk3VGM0yu3eLVmDuARe__Hf1I5gKGxXk2ABNrTdaRFx8PQrKZpNB9GNFTNNGKAQCWfCgMl9kn0BlUDOLrfSStiSZOfe0JIs18FpMAD5nNevP64B5wUorFI/s5184/IMG_0376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi4nhutM1DvkhnK6y-hrqbTqy-5yxf3xwM6GX3tBk0_z-BP-yH9tBC3srVQj5cSlLicAM03ALiC_TGmWTyX9PkP3tSOKlx6XsMj66k3Q7FP8SoqT1K7zXEjPGDa0mlCDQ58egKS-jndHuE-W09J2D4-reB9GIEi17yqMqRYmy074rP-yQtVWKuiImDoU/s5184/IMG_0384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEi4nhutM1DvkhnK6y-hrqbTqy-5yxf3xwM6GX3tBk0_z-BP-yH9tBC3srVQj5cSlLicAM03ALiC_TGmWTyX9PkP3tSOKlx6XsMj66k3Q7FP8SoqT1K7zXEjPGDa0mlCDQ58egKS-jndHuE-W09J2D4-reB9GIEi17yqMqRYmy074rP-yQtVWKuiImDoU/w480-h640/IMG_0384.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>This Clematis is still flowering despite the cold.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQNrbv7ds_3vMkINWywdxXCyOWpC2iT4Q0UuhubGi-_xdRTigRMz-9a4Z4YXuUTOZIOwkPVb7svkhuWMfXLYJuJCOkJ9kEh6Xt5wddWWBH4XtH46sUkwHM9mrcfCTzMUyCUN8g-puc_SvnxXQpi3rGG4nm7GjlVD2gYOZeWm1N57ycykdr7zeRqNTREw/s5184/IMG_0386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The pale pink came from the garden of a cottage we stayed at in Yorkshire.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnvJcb3q5OPK-2F-AVuwDaJdYnOE4uyDFmT4nqeCwmj-TiZP-ScgLh2p1wUTXsZyQVckL6mZVr59DZWKT52SaSHaskjd0uW27UKn5CkpCMjz-XFNfliz8yxt__iLUsLtf79V9jicGtJ2ZtnppAvHDqZLecPI0teXwRs3hGZMwLi8G-ywpGwT76zmde3g/s5184/IMG_0421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnvJcb3q5OPK-2F-AVuwDaJdYnOE4uyDFmT4nqeCwmj-TiZP-ScgLh2p1wUTXsZyQVckL6mZVr59DZWKT52SaSHaskjd0uW27UKn5CkpCMjz-XFNfliz8yxt__iLUsLtf79V9jicGtJ2ZtnppAvHDqZLecPI0teXwRs3hGZMwLi8G-ywpGwT76zmde3g/w640-h480/IMG_0421.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The 'Yorkshire ' Fuchsia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJ6g4hXHwzYpR9_1y0prTjoLe69aT2dM9TtjweLyDO_VxDx3m-EzezaatH3GpM7_E8m2GFvqrXb_nrQmq-4_312PmRfEwOgJe9vsS1ho5Pw_BUpPDErPV1cRHxdHvO5cZHotuAI9j4wbst3Gjj9h9hUExWikAVqz5WiP5PsyrmUwdzeBQLBtkReN6SP8/s5184/IMG_0419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7gLexaUuq8gBo6uNWZnqbXSvR3trChe7Zj6rkdhmDtlpQYW8ZBWr42OdAC4MKOpIbO9KgRz9bZdni0Te2s3gKBnuQ3UTwTGgENaj0br02BcDMp34uiQaIbLov_18KsT8AQMiCcZAB6B9FujySadHllwtdwp4SftnY416ABpsG98U4renfXtiM47dYew/s5184/IMG_0410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7gLexaUuq8gBo6uNWZnqbXSvR3trChe7Zj6rkdhmDtlpQYW8ZBWr42OdAC4MKOpIbO9KgRz9bZdni0Te2s3gKBnuQ3UTwTGgENaj0br02BcDMp34uiQaIbLov_18KsT8AQMiCcZAB6B9FujySadHllwtdwp4SftnY416ABpsG98U4renfXtiM47dYew/w640-h480/IMG_0410.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>View of the house from the drive, still plenty of green and reds.</p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-60913801447909548112023-10-15T11:17:00.001-07:002023-10-15T11:17:08.513-07:00A CATCH UP<p> Well Paul's been working on the flower garden. Clearing each of the four beds one at a time, weeding, moving and adding plants and mulching with our compose from the bins, then adding a layer of small bark chips, hopefully to help keep the weeds down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQxvHtA9vAvbY2hviV5Au2EylvJb2h1Z6YJWlI0kn-JIcNYkKlozlDz-Ez8op0KECLB9umbn4mf7diOFHWVepL5GPwyaEYeW8vxbXqi1XK2somAtBBzWsVaR1dctkXcAI9jV2CdrmewAdZfnjaUyAi4A5aU1KDzvOzPMo25tcx4cx1FLMa9bbx7G5mwM/s4032/IMG_4720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQxvHtA9vAvbY2hviV5Au2EylvJb2h1Z6YJWlI0kn-JIcNYkKlozlDz-Ez8op0KECLB9umbn4mf7diOFHWVepL5GPwyaEYeW8vxbXqi1XK2somAtBBzWsVaR1dctkXcAI9jV2CdrmewAdZfnjaUyAi4A5aU1KDzvOzPMo25tcx4cx1FLMa9bbx7G5mwM/w640-h480/IMG_4720.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>One of the cleared and replanted, mulched beds. Because we increased the size of them, we have had to bring forward some of the smaller plants than were edging the previous smaller beds and were then smothered by bigger plants. We also added some of the plants we had in pots that had got to big.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoteTp1jNm9hlYMBlpU1XntMigtOaXjznady_HlAttEUIPvwBauL4fhp-e15TZ5ANGoUmgS_MBipoqZURPQAZjxVXKa3rqZt8oaPM1Hf7kVzgfivbL811MxHiiM3Qp00D2vOLPF8SlwL9S9gi6hcOj-cgnKHTt7gwhfvLIdgsV1-IHoHnWkaEo8Wkw38/s4032/IMG_4722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoteTp1jNm9hlYMBlpU1XntMigtOaXjznady_HlAttEUIPvwBauL4fhp-e15TZ5ANGoUmgS_MBipoqZURPQAZjxVXKa3rqZt8oaPM1Hf7kVzgfivbL811MxHiiM3Qp00D2vOLPF8SlwL9S9gi6hcOj-cgnKHTt7gwhfvLIdgsV1-IHoHnWkaEo8Wkw38/w480-h640/IMG_4722.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p>Today was the first really cold day we have had, but the sun still shone although the air was chilly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzELhcASU62k3q8FYwVSnC54g1FzzavDPkh9YxOlcWfOjlaIMEjAyemOieOZRP9bTGsdwlPiADNeOmtQ5Z90Tuj5Nj1chwxocOAKKqbEMK5JOpGBMfRnFcFk-l3XJGACa_PBjEkxykffsXkic1lNh_jr1ozvPkyZ661R96Nxf088AAa1LALqSJU7p6D8/s4032/IMG_4728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzELhcASU62k3q8FYwVSnC54g1FzzavDPkh9YxOlcWfOjlaIMEjAyemOieOZRP9bTGsdwlPiADNeOmtQ5Z90Tuj5Nj1chwxocOAKKqbEMK5JOpGBMfRnFcFk-l3XJGACa_PBjEkxykffsXkic1lNh_jr1ozvPkyZ661R96Nxf088AAa1LALqSJU7p6D8/w480-h640/IMG_4728.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The planting is filling up around the raised stream bed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11PKEcn9_jsPcUrKdKd6q3LXsP-Rii6xSTTPqIb6nM-D2Ylrv6sPj_g0wg9hagmEcnOMhb4qfhqUBS4_KkXaZfOt3x7If_89D06qB4dUbJSr14Gc4bjyVYC8YoCDBI8glIWhOopzRMh3alr7Ax6E83oQUDh8DANH-K0BYkGa23NRsfJaJ-_42ynZUEos/s4032/IMG_4724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11PKEcn9_jsPcUrKdKd6q3LXsP-Rii6xSTTPqIb6nM-D2Ylrv6sPj_g0wg9hagmEcnOMhb4qfhqUBS4_KkXaZfOt3x7If_89D06qB4dUbJSr14Gc4bjyVYC8YoCDBI8glIWhOopzRMh3alr7Ax6E83oQUDh8DANH-K0BYkGa23NRsfJaJ-_42ynZUEos/w480-h640/IMG_4724.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>the wild life pond has wild life or I should say tiny fish! Paul put some pond oxygenator from the big pond in and it must have had some eggs on it as there were three tiny fish that appeared.</p><p>Alas one died earlier this week but then he counted four! so a few more must have hatched or been hiding. They are tiny and very fast, so hard to always count them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqbsib8V78QYHCqqWqF0WNcuqxm8qCj19N2QaDCxH-JLfPnCGGOHxAGNEJ82OJ_V5QGanVJlvXbN170pRrMSjfUDme5WMWKgOsjP8aHGI16_WsrU5tpqSTCK9rulMrGlo56t2v6BtHFXBoii6FRRL62gO_vqeS0kaosj4-EtMgbs1RQQpz9pD056s_FA/s4032/IMG_4730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqbsib8V78QYHCqqWqF0WNcuqxm8qCj19N2QaDCxH-JLfPnCGGOHxAGNEJ82OJ_V5QGanVJlvXbN170pRrMSjfUDme5WMWKgOsjP8aHGI16_WsrU5tpqSTCK9rulMrGlo56t2v6BtHFXBoii6FRRL62gO_vqeS0kaosj4-EtMgbs1RQQpz9pD056s_FA/w480-h640/IMG_4730.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The greenhouse windows have all been cleaned and bubble wrap added to help through the coming winter months. We have invested in a parafin heater and have already put the lemon tree inside since last night was so cold as well as today despite the sunshine.</p><p>So the next few weeks will be all about putting away those plants that need winter protection and covering those that need it where they stand. So a busy few weeks.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-30230924461040574722023-09-18T09:46:00.000-07:002023-09-18T09:46:05.889-07:00FINISHING THE OLD ROCKERY CHANGE<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomdddg-b-Jqb74y6mc9tjViYcWUB89MhBqKTn-4uS0IKfetYnXeMKu2OauWeDPl3EE9Z1eB4P-pQHsFGmXGi0tvl1oXL-m7lQl6RlWlChylyEwWcJvP3JLPOuEwbhpgHiPxcNT4xtdqNoKL5RLPWNMDPWk-Lfru-QTfrt8QIqdlhBHXu6zbGYBpElnEk/s5184/IMG_2387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhomdddg-b-Jqb74y6mc9tjViYcWUB89MhBqKTn-4uS0IKfetYnXeMKu2OauWeDPl3EE9Z1eB4P-pQHsFGmXGi0tvl1oXL-m7lQl6RlWlChylyEwWcJvP3JLPOuEwbhpgHiPxcNT4xtdqNoKL5RLPWNMDPWk-Lfru-QTfrt8QIqdlhBHXu6zbGYBpElnEk/w640-h480/IMG_2387.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So paving blocks in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZxK3zgQvaQfqbroJ5tDm3oMIjcvajgYTzlB4LMTDGwrSGg3pLtVV2zf9DFYHsgHPTRIigjVQO6X7KGCsUv259_u65rmER9hoa1FdncoZAS_2m6ZHwpCd9hB2ycmn0hF5hz4cvionBJwrVS9ZOt7PrVGFC1dmwuqVo9rK4-PUERtadrPdgampLsxJueQ/s5184/IMG_2395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZxK3zgQvaQfqbroJ5tDm3oMIjcvajgYTzlB4LMTDGwrSGg3pLtVV2zf9DFYHsgHPTRIigjVQO6X7KGCsUv259_u65rmER9hoa1FdncoZAS_2m6ZHwpCd9hB2ycmn0hF5hz4cvionBJwrVS9ZOt7PrVGFC1dmwuqVo9rK4-PUERtadrPdgampLsxJueQ/w640-h480/IMG_2395.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Believe it or not, the blocks are the same as used round the paving edging but those have been down years, so over time these should blend in more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXocKUIP4Qxr46QH22VCR35eXCuhFbrpF6tSFVfvNLmMGOUXtRwGO07EfX-iEjeE6X0e4n0AoWoeEmLNmaNkxOnFXy5CMBDlCbxonhOfaFoH1RKrcdtBIl-HqoESTSFgjIyJ1eGeNvmuG5D-WCtsgPNu2vbPkQGaf2hnwKUd1rdYOAepr-BtM18Q4TvtU/s5184/IMG_2400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXocKUIP4Qxr46QH22VCR35eXCuhFbrpF6tSFVfvNLmMGOUXtRwGO07EfX-iEjeE6X0e4n0AoWoeEmLNmaNkxOnFXy5CMBDlCbxonhOfaFoH1RKrcdtBIl-HqoESTSFgjIyJ1eGeNvmuG5D-WCtsgPNu2vbPkQGaf2hnwKUd1rdYOAepr-BtM18Q4TvtU/w640-h480/IMG_2400.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The grass with regrow over the winter, which will tidy the area up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ToxAKE0ky8aj8ZG32TyiB2rKGucBIuG-LNo4JTx79ZA2IRTVPmKu5S0DidgJUYMzYQUxnZPHqMTRJZ3sLAgyoKNHK85nyZcaZ2LI5bmqvB8dBjrRLPHc3h-0vK4AJbx2rQWBsRRp03lqprF7sZwg37z4YggLI3iXMpPUEWCh8FgoLgYY5GlPv9-Ok2Y/s5184/IMG_2399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ToxAKE0ky8aj8ZG32TyiB2rKGucBIuG-LNo4JTx79ZA2IRTVPmKu5S0DidgJUYMzYQUxnZPHqMTRJZ3sLAgyoKNHK85nyZcaZ2LI5bmqvB8dBjrRLPHc3h-0vK4AJbx2rQWBsRRp03lqprF7sZwg37z4YggLI3iXMpPUEWCh8FgoLgYY5GlPv9-Ok2Y/w640-h480/IMG_2399.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We have added some pots with small spring bulbs, so we will get some nice early colour next spring. Some of the other plants will need protecting over the winter.<p></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-29756203351972790112023-09-16T15:45:00.006-07:002023-09-16T15:45:37.094-07:00A SMALL CHANGE <p> Looking forward to when we won't maybe have as much time or movement to work in the garden, we have been making some spaces that need a refresh also less work intensive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORnAAkVspVE8lLtDIfoVR-aayes9PLJlz8YgCEEINYPNXLdZd7E1TrDoS2KA9NB0IvH5Lp-JvQvyipYWAdZR5OfTXrpNQTsAjffp3HBK8Z2hY5BAXfVv9CJzZcR73RSn9FaiYvy23QLIrBCprYXgHhIz0Hfaniiy2Y_qWklgSUsE44_l-y5kQn_irpKk/s5184/IMG_2362.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjORnAAkVspVE8lLtDIfoVR-aayes9PLJlz8YgCEEINYPNXLdZd7E1TrDoS2KA9NB0IvH5Lp-JvQvyipYWAdZR5OfTXrpNQTsAjffp3HBK8Z2hY5BAXfVv9CJzZcR73RSn9FaiYvy23QLIrBCprYXgHhIz0Hfaniiy2Y_qWklgSUsE44_l-y5kQn_irpKk/w640-h480/IMG_2362.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So the old rockery raised bed has finally been reduced in depth and raised at the front by another two rows od broken paving. We found this didn't work in it's original size due to the shrubs that have increased in size over the years which constantly dropped leaves over everywhere and it was low enough that one of the dog's decided that he could walk over it if no one was watching!</p><p>We had removed the rockery stones and used them to infill the stream and wildlife pond area at the back of the garden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcySlTXc6WS73ZolsNfJqRj4uyLmBU151zFxj_LdIhCh1BhwDvb6itr4r8nUampn6Fu9zdID8B5VYswv6n8PAmo_HW6-EDBea1VKsjTb84f6cRVacd7ZpYIrVTcuh9Sk0E5urfila0JvELL1Qr2CUg9-f79BxybHmLaGA43tQUQT4BrFZiNm7kq84MJ0/s5184/IMG_2369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLcySlTXc6WS73ZolsNfJqRj4uyLmBU151zFxj_LdIhCh1BhwDvb6itr4r8nUampn6Fu9zdID8B5VYswv6n8PAmo_HW6-EDBea1VKsjTb84f6cRVacd7ZpYIrVTcuh9Sk0E5urfila0JvELL1Qr2CUg9-f79BxybHmLaGA43tQUQT4BrFZiNm7kq84MJ0/w640-h480/IMG_2369.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>So while we were working on this area we also cut back some of the shrubs and removed a small Lilac tree which was struggling. Due to being on a hill, the garden drops away quite a bit on this side, there is a small gulley which the shrubs are growing in behind the raised beds here. So we had a good sort out on what could stay and what could go.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7HA7zJ33DDiVVTXTjm3hE1t0GNBPxxvhTLdkl1srxEuuB9dBb2QIhEX49D86EOypZeUY5-PABTgrnmwrWo80pFa26ybIqmcFVzcuEgOhR25bMOn-6ouwIDPd2pNFASHiIMd0LoWHvpa4E12gOJyj1iQdz0KU7FJIDCGtJ23Xj_NK3XkqV_f3sFgKc_E/s5184/IMG_2370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7HA7zJ33DDiVVTXTjm3hE1t0GNBPxxvhTLdkl1srxEuuB9dBb2QIhEX49D86EOypZeUY5-PABTgrnmwrWo80pFa26ybIqmcFVzcuEgOhR25bMOn-6ouwIDPd2pNFASHiIMd0LoWHvpa4E12gOJyj1iQdz0KU7FJIDCGtJ23Xj_NK3XkqV_f3sFgKc_E/w640-h480/IMG_2370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We will need to do something with the area now left in front of the new reduced raised bed.</p><p>Now originally we were going to completely cover the raised bed and the smaller one next to it with paving but we always look again at our plans once we reach a certain point. We considered should be try making the raised bed into a flower bed? </p><p>But in the end we decided to not complete cover the area but around two thirds of it along the back, and put in some low growing trailing plants at the front edge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9TBfQQBleueTHbT3o0ngRTizVStHu94TJ3vtvnWJa32lHr4sz6nN0vdvYM7OjFVvFU_N-dH9EPJph9A1Hob2O6Y1ZIzK9l9ds_4PNj9L-pPTZ-NQJNAQQqK2KhnuOkUE5I_Hdxfm-DgM91HsYxaXtNR3_9ZGgTDEeoM_61MAxh8OatCEEqbvQoabc0o/s5184/IMG_2374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9TBfQQBleueTHbT3o0ngRTizVStHu94TJ3vtvnWJa32lHr4sz6nN0vdvYM7OjFVvFU_N-dH9EPJph9A1Hob2O6Y1ZIzK9l9ds_4PNj9L-pPTZ-NQJNAQQqK2KhnuOkUE5I_Hdxfm-DgM91HsYxaXtNR3_9ZGgTDEeoM_61MAxh8OatCEEqbvQoabc0o/w640-h480/IMG_2374.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So today we went and bought some lovely black limestone paving , which after adding some weed suppressant fabric below and then some bricks on their edge, the paving was placed across the top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCUfGq2yC8o9-IGWiAOx7XnKdZO1FhiugVD1AC_iGO99CPuv2AGFTG5HrAjuim_Sa2qu0R0iuy2XYm9QdT0PXXIzF7rcMWTCkLO8_55vgQ74MuSbx8xI3C4GrJZcHTHGG6VzND5vWlj9bbghj6wRul7EP5RAXD3TalvTvbrpKRFYVjeBKqI3lC85gm0M/s5184/IMG_2376.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCUfGq2yC8o9-IGWiAOx7XnKdZO1FhiugVD1AC_iGO99CPuv2AGFTG5HrAjuim_Sa2qu0R0iuy2XYm9QdT0PXXIzF7rcMWTCkLO8_55vgQ74MuSbx8xI3C4GrJZcHTHGG6VzND5vWlj9bbghj6wRul7EP5RAXD3TalvTvbrpKRFYVjeBKqI3lC85gm0M/w640-h480/IMG_2376.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Then some pots were added, still space for some more and the front edge was planted up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHOB0EYBWzIOD5wyOH_er1uaUltoqEYMuh5cHrZIGOjF2SNrcVKuzgF9HcWrbanrTyrB_LOQCVq97VMdSHmWbAxdIm6l-3DymZ35eiLeEC3WMcjnrjniilM8ggTQjefE3nh1o4kLP9OKCgZD8XwCYY0Q9Ko6IEBRLeRW3UXDWK39vW0o2OcHoFDbAbF4/s5184/IMG_2380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHOB0EYBWzIOD5wyOH_er1uaUltoqEYMuh5cHrZIGOjF2SNrcVKuzgF9HcWrbanrTyrB_LOQCVq97VMdSHmWbAxdIm6l-3DymZ35eiLeEC3WMcjnrjniilM8ggTQjefE3nh1o4kLP9OKCgZD8XwCYY0Q9Ko6IEBRLeRW3UXDWK39vW0o2OcHoFDbAbF4/w640-h480/IMG_2380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So on the lower small raised area there was a nice little geranium, which was doing well, so instead of moving it we decided to place a smaller sized paving slab on three quarters of that area, again we used weed suppressant under the paving and lined edge with bricks.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHl6pue2khqd-iTkBy0uZVjBeKn5lpDtIcfj7NJAMXXSvykNNWG5jHJ09KdUvWo_68EDbPeeImokJUiQRurZdN7IgnNTkbZ1KweL5M07P8mpcH9ZwYFNr9IvY9Tppu-Gm8-77Dv0DFnU0KwJLOQukSo0y_O9ABlsISIoTLcJ7YOtgsFGBopQYsGSsj6A/s5184/IMG_2382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrHl6pue2khqd-iTkBy0uZVjBeKn5lpDtIcfj7NJAMXXSvykNNWG5jHJ09KdUvWo_68EDbPeeImokJUiQRurZdN7IgnNTkbZ1KweL5M07P8mpcH9ZwYFNr9IvY9Tppu-Gm8-77Dv0DFnU0KwJLOQukSo0y_O9ABlsISIoTLcJ7YOtgsFGBopQYsGSsj6A/w640-h480/IMG_2382.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So we just need to sort out the area in front of the larger wall and place a pot on the last area at the far left until next year, when we may place some paving there back to the fence and use for a small greenhouse for scented Pelargoniums.</p><p>With the paving on and now reduced the planting area and we can use it for lots of pots next year.</p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-39971027566939427902023-08-26T08:14:00.002-07:002023-08-26T08:14:20.861-07:00SOME WALL POTS<p> I recently visited my youngest daughter and saw she had not filled two terracotta wall pots that were on the brick wall that forms the boundary between her and the neighbour who lives behind her.</p><p>I went to check to see if they'd ever been planted up since she'd moved in a couple of years back and saw that they had not been used at all. So I decided to ask if she liked them and was intending to us them. She said she didn't intend to use them, she felt they were too heavy for the wall and was worried they could fall off and hit one of her children if planted up.</p><p>Naturally I asked if I could have them if she didn't really want them. She was more than pleased for me to take them home with me after my visit. So I set about removing the earth in them and then she helped me get them off the wall. It did give me a chance to see that the brick wall they were hanging on was in a bad state of repair and really needs rebuilding or replacing. This is a boundary wall and she needs to check her deeds to see who it belongs to. I believe she'll find it's the neighbour behind the wall as the wall runs behind both her neighbours either side of her and further on. Either way removing the pots was probably a good idea along with speaking to the neighbour.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLatbi3qPY4sadAyTOP_ekcFcRoJz-hp4ycaDB_WQdjgA3mmeVIK0dkYmrRR0THyaOELn-meW-XJRKUXHn4tqXAQRstNYIdjdLKLDRvJdqLPnGAjHLdOYpCK64W0izgy1dSvyjTzOHCKD7u68yHbwIDnGB20OfYiISCmNOlOoV8QstFStctNOKUBVtlk/s3720/empty%20pots%20at%20cbs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="3720" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLatbi3qPY4sadAyTOP_ekcFcRoJz-hp4ycaDB_WQdjgA3mmeVIK0dkYmrRR0THyaOELn-meW-XJRKUXHn4tqXAQRstNYIdjdLKLDRvJdqLPnGAjHLdOYpCK64W0izgy1dSvyjTzOHCKD7u68yHbwIDnGB20OfYiISCmNOlOoV8QstFStctNOKUBVtlk/w640-h260/empty%20pots%20at%20cbs.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The pot on the left came off the wall easily but the one on the right we had to fight with as the screws holding it on were too big for the holes, so we landed up removing the screws along with the pot!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe4hZdCS4wjJX0MkofsMda0mFo93RJryJvxoTipA6FlZzZ6LWgs5MdroQh8skQy7k0MTYf0YTJQEEpveG1ANBF7goTeGjXQYeIxgCK2jHyW942jgVHt-QJorLUJ7bbLiJg8TjVdd1BlVS6Fl7Aaym6T0E8ZKGveKzWCsTwpbUTcUuXptquKi9UV7Aapo/s1265/empty%20pots.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1265" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIe4hZdCS4wjJX0MkofsMda0mFo93RJryJvxoTipA6FlZzZ6LWgs5MdroQh8skQy7k0MTYf0YTJQEEpveG1ANBF7goTeGjXQYeIxgCK2jHyW942jgVHt-QJorLUJ7bbLiJg8TjVdd1BlVS6Fl7Aaym6T0E8ZKGveKzWCsTwpbUTcUuXptquKi9UV7Aapo/w640-h422/empty%20pots.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once back home, Paul put them up below Neptune on the back wall of the house between the two sets of French doors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw8gu9Ym2ocYV6L06dDZmjN5hAqRBDbDUz-68pl7m1LmPvRIrbIMhld14D_QD2qYsw_WjKDO43mMHWDuJHd0xte3sBJrC-OfRSY20pkcNlJNtjsJXzeJTaasmTlJBo7oCiJIFE3AxN12iA1Ld9nk1m8DI_62fpZXEDB1BMqeLSU3FM2JwQihgnJvA5wc/s4032/pots%20in%20bloom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCw8gu9Ym2ocYV6L06dDZmjN5hAqRBDbDUz-68pl7m1LmPvRIrbIMhld14D_QD2qYsw_WjKDO43mMHWDuJHd0xte3sBJrC-OfRSY20pkcNlJNtjsJXzeJTaasmTlJBo7oCiJIFE3AxN12iA1Ld9nk1m8DI_62fpZXEDB1BMqeLSU3FM2JwQihgnJvA5wc/w480-h640/pots%20in%20bloom.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>A trip to the local garden centre and they are now planted up with some colour which will hopefully last until the frosts arrive in a few months.</p><p>So It's always worth asking that question, you never know the answer could be yes.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-17084987651286419562023-08-06T12:04:00.001-07:002023-08-06T12:04:36.027-07:00A MOVE<p> Since we need to pave the centre of the flower garden and even though it probably won't be happening until next spring, it still means we are thinking about what needs to happen.</p><p>So we decided we needed to move the sun dial to a new place as it would be in the way, where it was in the centre of the flower garden and it would maybe look to weathered when new paving is laid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMguXi5R8WwQM8IRrO2aQjfMIpNiBBusI0Xk1F6EXXJyHcr3egZM1J63ATI4ExtE7vgp29JxcdMWrE2NgrigyqXPKHxyxPM8PivqkLTAV33pe7JV3Ag5vSp7GcuC2ag5vwDeojeEmRe75XnvYqKkAslP63z4bAHFAVu-PN0KGr5QvgqIGSAlSnguT5w0/s5184/IMG_2227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMguXi5R8WwQM8IRrO2aQjfMIpNiBBusI0Xk1F6EXXJyHcr3egZM1J63ATI4ExtE7vgp29JxcdMWrE2NgrigyqXPKHxyxPM8PivqkLTAV33pe7JV3Ag5vSp7GcuC2ag5vwDeojeEmRe75XnvYqKkAslP63z4bAHFAVu-PN0KGr5QvgqIGSAlSnguT5w0/w480-h640/IMG_2227.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>So we have moved up onto the circle of paving where the three paths meet by the folly. Above is a photo looking from the side of the folly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAao16Gw0tCAPE9z7LiJssbV8lx6mmXSyiyv7EuguwqoFEXQZE5sTKOwOf-Px2zQdpEWBP9d_J32PNPtDLVeHQ8mTrP8iXmqugk_67Hxfa1BGOJRGYuQ996mzQhPHLHJpxHAtGqUFIX5gsGpgK4pbjoZGGn3-0Yfg3MdeT8iW8z0RiVKdQp8IiYeXR0g/s5184/IMG_2221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAao16Gw0tCAPE9z7LiJssbV8lx6mmXSyiyv7EuguwqoFEXQZE5sTKOwOf-Px2zQdpEWBP9d_J32PNPtDLVeHQ8mTrP8iXmqugk_67Hxfa1BGOJRGYuQ996mzQhPHLHJpxHAtGqUFIX5gsGpgK4pbjoZGGn3-0Yfg3MdeT8iW8z0RiVKdQp8IiYeXR0g/w480-h640/IMG_2221.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Looking from the Lych Gate</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGs_rGANJikMKBI8HBUyT_HDg_NW6hjaOTJo6B4jLIR0j1oojhBSvthRR79UmvJkSmXuED4pEempk0G9TbSEDjgH2Otv2jvvDl7t7zkGcu_FLOCu_UufOFMV-WrGSDI1PaRu3G4DVm-0g8FU0sbG_gs1Ock4DT_KnKfXeYeYt9u0wfit3gNVS-P1DXBXY/s5184/IMG_2219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGs_rGANJikMKBI8HBUyT_HDg_NW6hjaOTJo6B4jLIR0j1oojhBSvthRR79UmvJkSmXuED4pEempk0G9TbSEDjgH2Otv2jvvDl7t7zkGcu_FLOCu_UufOFMV-WrGSDI1PaRu3G4DVm-0g8FU0sbG_gs1Ock4DT_KnKfXeYeYt9u0wfit3gNVS-P1DXBXY/w480-h640/IMG_2219.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Lastly from the path to the back fence.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q89LUIJCMjPC5yFekmWeiOWekHRuVvlFkX1ka4RAE89frGGjU4Fgp3_l7ea-crpSwmGrRwQ1JAr3RzpQ9R9d8h4x7JTxD0Ol5EeRnherKQYlZrImdkaqKo7ISHhl_pgngUuaAPFIpJm6UOxfVVP4G5t2KQYicd8mABnuqnOIVTWYxxz1c1Q4-8vsBwM/s5184/IMG_2230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9q89LUIJCMjPC5yFekmWeiOWekHRuVvlFkX1ka4RAE89frGGjU4Fgp3_l7ea-crpSwmGrRwQ1JAr3RzpQ9R9d8h4x7JTxD0Ol5EeRnherKQYlZrImdkaqKo7ISHhl_pgngUuaAPFIpJm6UOxfVVP4G5t2KQYicd8mABnuqnOIVTWYxxz1c1Q4-8vsBwM/w480-h640/IMG_2230.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>From further back showing the sun dial now looking to be in front of the doorway to the folly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-TuT7kgYuhuVhDAUe0hRnaVIeswm96SeR8t_A8iniKPFNrwwBHQE4jjNb31kAz1Is-Wa1RrXfEDt8pZVtsfJXd6pzUrfAhpOI2gwPP1u3-MqyPGwHZzAy4Aho9aryh6Ulaf0ssy6h5Kn3vHnrs371-QKtakhCp06UwJLs-VmzmgjtARnp4OPNYQ97fs/s5184/IMG_2223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-TuT7kgYuhuVhDAUe0hRnaVIeswm96SeR8t_A8iniKPFNrwwBHQE4jjNb31kAz1Is-Wa1RrXfEDt8pZVtsfJXd6pzUrfAhpOI2gwPP1u3-MqyPGwHZzAy4Aho9aryh6Ulaf0ssy6h5Kn3vHnrs371-QKtakhCp06UwJLs-VmzmgjtARnp4OPNYQ97fs/w640-h480/IMG_2223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We also cut back some of the shrubs that were beginning to cover the glass on the gazebo, so that more light can get through. It's surprising how much difference some careful pruning can do.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6V8vp9L79uxr3LiPjMtYVqHXzXng3lj2ZgL7RlFpm0sB6YvComvRkkcGSdTaFHoREHuAdda4SmxZm475uHqIki8YxVEbVOZAm5AOwloOJSYVeRFXTG45j5WviezX1I-DIiHazVfAmY83SaeXyvNgwity-DSLfSc3fuK-Bu2aceCyiHh7fNxBGHkat-A/s5184/IMG_2192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6V8vp9L79uxr3LiPjMtYVqHXzXng3lj2ZgL7RlFpm0sB6YvComvRkkcGSdTaFHoREHuAdda4SmxZm475uHqIki8YxVEbVOZAm5AOwloOJSYVeRFXTG45j5WviezX1I-DIiHazVfAmY83SaeXyvNgwity-DSLfSc3fuK-Bu2aceCyiHh7fNxBGHkat-A/w640-h480/IMG_2192.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The flower garden does have a nice amount of colour in the beds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9Wce7VScG_AW3v_fd8byCTBVSYJstgKr_rXZbOj7aUZwfwCBHhcwhcZzq4HsvoyPI9swPlT_26QpIHnxtvGDKdtHkrL3GvdWXRX1MjgdEWJSZeR6I3HZAgTebdFc4lUtjYtT3Xm_K0sjBOltttxrKwfNwUsQkpyY_hBBfouIpiihbC9cZlonPQNdVbM/s5184/IMG_2193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9Wce7VScG_AW3v_fd8byCTBVSYJstgKr_rXZbOj7aUZwfwCBHhcwhcZzq4HsvoyPI9swPlT_26QpIHnxtvGDKdtHkrL3GvdWXRX1MjgdEWJSZeR6I3HZAgTebdFc4lUtjYtT3Xm_K0sjBOltttxrKwfNwUsQkpyY_hBBfouIpiihbC9cZlonPQNdVbM/w640-h480/IMG_2193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>another of the beds</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6nIFD4vu6EJqfBMfGsx466Ux4vnE5R6AQYo4kD63FUID3kf6kEpQD-YC4jduKDO7CBl8OFcYtcOv4ErSmdmHGoVNBv41bj8t2y78IqxOqecmhCpAIsIhvv_b2hE868bK0M5nJTzxMwGtlYBHwFJ7QVs--7yBLopoLT8sC7mspkt8-Qrgs4FOdTqUJ6A/s5184/IMG_2194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6nIFD4vu6EJqfBMfGsx466Ux4vnE5R6AQYo4kD63FUID3kf6kEpQD-YC4jduKDO7CBl8OFcYtcOv4ErSmdmHGoVNBv41bj8t2y78IqxOqecmhCpAIsIhvv_b2hE868bK0M5nJTzxMwGtlYBHwFJ7QVs--7yBLopoLT8sC7mspkt8-Qrgs4FOdTqUJ6A/w640-h480/IMG_2194.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>another of the beds</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS0UHUfxC7DFWLK6PkTmhPqvpJHgxjYzfFk8z3Lylck2Bpb9JeQm1eM6XesnMhAg54AP09h6YN3PS9E0Uh_pOJVAfvftAWmjsRhWpUPWgq7nUVdUJCFn7hwfIIZx5rSwaPpnc_jSll_Jc5b2CYLOv7pst5xijRB3uVCfxlUgZQGbtlaA4RjmFgH5px3o/s5184/IMG_2195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS0UHUfxC7DFWLK6PkTmhPqvpJHgxjYzfFk8z3Lylck2Bpb9JeQm1eM6XesnMhAg54AP09h6YN3PS9E0Uh_pOJVAfvftAWmjsRhWpUPWgq7nUVdUJCFn7hwfIIZx5rSwaPpnc_jSll_Jc5b2CYLOv7pst5xijRB3uVCfxlUgZQGbtlaA4RjmFgH5px3o/w640-h480/IMG_2195.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The last one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsz4jQGZ0p3OGNBi59jt-aUveHhsVGmK4O1YOopZ3XuqeEYAnF5z-KBZnR8b0LKq4CmN-OiNaKV6SxiovSiMKc39yrqITtADVAF4W5clapqSAVPQalg0LSOktNvAwpMhIAm5kgFJhI5BAgJjhk3nd2D4eGwx5oCq0ti1HPiLH8d6tVhIf6v_HqhkKFks/s5184/IMG_2201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsz4jQGZ0p3OGNBi59jt-aUveHhsVGmK4O1YOopZ3XuqeEYAnF5z-KBZnR8b0LKq4CmN-OiNaKV6SxiovSiMKc39yrqITtADVAF4W5clapqSAVPQalg0LSOktNvAwpMhIAm5kgFJhI5BAgJjhk3nd2D4eGwx5oCq0ti1HPiLH8d6tVhIf6v_HqhkKFks/w640-h480/IMG_2201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Lots of colour also in the house garden. Every where will need some adjustments come the autumn and next spring but looking lovely and the butterflies are loving it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pI8ci2064MrkGfnGcDVDqTi7Kak-BO332WKRCh_7PrzxT7hkkIUTv1q9uL6myo3ZBd8fKo1jPn0Kh0oTt32rw820KiZ6wK2CHQZatOnCSBO9hoBDIJ3964aKKNXG2L8LWdlXbKYD8kCoD5AvS6JZHnLiSD9WmzOmInLMWruczE8GnQ79atqHcEGjwU0/s1445/butterflies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1445" data-original-width="1216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pI8ci2064MrkGfnGcDVDqTi7Kak-BO332WKRCh_7PrzxT7hkkIUTv1q9uL6myo3ZBd8fKo1jPn0Kh0oTt32rw820KiZ6wK2CHQZatOnCSBO9hoBDIJ3964aKKNXG2L8LWdlXbKYD8kCoD5AvS6JZHnLiSD9WmzOmInLMWruczE8GnQ79atqHcEGjwU0/w538-h640/butterflies.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><p>just a couple, a Red Admiral and a Peacock, there were three peacock butterflies and two red admiral butterflies resting on just this one bench seat.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJfD6MvqALevB1r7KMGbCfwoWxlRrJQ0lUwCpkEEKRLUMykW76w_gbtsGdqO9_JAdwq4tNSByt1Exm9akJIhlvZylgvLW7VtaRKfqPhUV_NcDMg5G91gKTYtlF10d22xZ_j5ddaJ2LzVeHnnwpIJ0NNNN8wfkIXoaGuUwvyczk1O204qcYGLWWLWaA9w/s5184/IMG_2160.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJfD6MvqALevB1r7KMGbCfwoWxlRrJQ0lUwCpkEEKRLUMykW76w_gbtsGdqO9_JAdwq4tNSByt1Exm9akJIhlvZylgvLW7VtaRKfqPhUV_NcDMg5G91gKTYtlF10d22xZ_j5ddaJ2LzVeHnnwpIJ0NNNN8wfkIXoaGuUwvyczk1O204qcYGLWWLWaA9w/w640-h480/IMG_2160.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This orange/brown one</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZRfNKEBJWvl0s7VVx4EMKDdLrEOSowHadn1quKel8wzI3o6_yqCn_Gfbb-P--VQsXtvz2gvRjx53_fn35HDShGflVf0FAT0oAoYLSjTLNs5De04rnrDUW_lYL9P7G8aqLRS97l54pP2d-ZAbnsd82ZvoSpsd4gPs_WgggM5jvEhqVva5cuZ6AEVJDdU/s4032/peacock%20butterfly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQZRfNKEBJWvl0s7VVx4EMKDdLrEOSowHadn1quKel8wzI3o6_yqCn_Gfbb-P--VQsXtvz2gvRjx53_fn35HDShGflVf0FAT0oAoYLSjTLNs5De04rnrDUW_lYL9P7G8aqLRS97l54pP2d-ZAbnsd82ZvoSpsd4gPs_WgggM5jvEhqVva5cuZ6AEVJDdU/w480-h640/peacock%20butterfly.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>another Peacock sunning it's self</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqUt5Twi-ngZcmxEqe-kXdR-DSoutA9yoRTLJPq4jzncXT_mrlFlC0myENIlNgiyO6RxdeOHYr2Dg4MYE4WGvZquBfctxIL51EJq-brcT_3gkPo8r880oLFkw0-aPAtQdBAx320fR5QBrrJ8EIfsyPWZS4qwEth4uyCA_WNtm62tdytqv-oPZzhLHer8/s4032/unknown%20at%20gills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqUt5Twi-ngZcmxEqe-kXdR-DSoutA9yoRTLJPq4jzncXT_mrlFlC0myENIlNgiyO6RxdeOHYr2Dg4MYE4WGvZquBfctxIL51EJq-brcT_3gkPo8r880oLFkw0-aPAtQdBAx320fR5QBrrJ8EIfsyPWZS4qwEth4uyCA_WNtm62tdytqv-oPZzhLHer8/w480-h640/unknown%20at%20gills.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>and this one I saw in my friends courtyard garden.</p><p>So lots to see and do in the garden at present</p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-62542536882367156082023-07-28T08:57:00.000-07:002023-07-28T08:57:00.942-07:00A COUPLE MORE THINGS DONE.<p> So Paul cemented in the new paved area beside the end of the fencing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYorev_dNCQKbmq3m4A2quj55GxBUBDDnqDWeGIp9Sjz-qS-M_6YTNlYu0Fxc8necbyT2BLNmPC-gv52aSPr8CwL5b2bHADP4mYAQb0GnfX87FqH_mEUpNJc_h1JrxaYqEvd3l8ft55QocKZyyb5GTDHx9WYYLVIN5X8L6CxUiuzsJMuDbApYQQ2tqy-M/s5184/IMG_2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYorev_dNCQKbmq3m4A2quj55GxBUBDDnqDWeGIp9Sjz-qS-M_6YTNlYu0Fxc8necbyT2BLNmPC-gv52aSPr8CwL5b2bHADP4mYAQb0GnfX87FqH_mEUpNJc_h1JrxaYqEvd3l8ft55QocKZyyb5GTDHx9WYYLVIN5X8L6CxUiuzsJMuDbApYQQ2tqy-M/w640-h480/IMG_2012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So a few more stones were added into the wider gaps and then it was cemented and left to set.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgM9VlC8PPOVBjzdBK1L5NlknJn6hLm9X3wcD4TkshNmdHmRqJVR0_0osLq4mouNT-LzaTbPvbxWVIPKxWbpHeub9WyiBJOFIEgtbsdwUQdi3yJ3Sqpp8Lfg6lGf0q10X1Md1SpMQeeFOgH71pp3xFnveuE_DO71MX-q9rFgbsPycmfHXBZbyj6MAdpI/s4032/end%20aaaaaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgM9VlC8PPOVBjzdBK1L5NlknJn6hLm9X3wcD4TkshNmdHmRqJVR0_0osLq4mouNT-LzaTbPvbxWVIPKxWbpHeub9WyiBJOFIEgtbsdwUQdi3yJ3Sqpp8Lfg6lGf0q10X1Md1SpMQeeFOgH71pp3xFnveuE_DO71MX-q9rFgbsPycmfHXBZbyj6MAdpI/w480-h640/end%20aaaaaa.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>So we started placing the pots in the area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ71Px0YKi3jGytY5MYQ8tLEdvnu_yYS_1fQVr4cK6iRP3iE6sxouWBOAaRdG49fa-5szS3rlRFXUlJJRV7TSXiIbDS3uIJP3xY0Cz92oRRMPkfsOJCw5K02G1phkM8Jk_l_9XpqC6IoUilwvRyl2OULHwp2bzJOhScMzYZ0mvr4gVDz_gcCQ-TKoF2U/s4032/end%20aaa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZ71Px0YKi3jGytY5MYQ8tLEdvnu_yYS_1fQVr4cK6iRP3iE6sxouWBOAaRdG49fa-5szS3rlRFXUlJJRV7TSXiIbDS3uIJP3xY0Cz92oRRMPkfsOJCw5K02G1phkM8Jk_l_9XpqC6IoUilwvRyl2OULHwp2bzJOhScMzYZ0mvr4gVDz_gcCQ-TKoF2U/w480-h640/end%20aaa.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>We dug up some bamboo from the garden and placed it in a tub, to give a bit of height in the area and to help obscure the trellis.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3tNlsRiujGSEeEn2qWcGzPUOjurTuLtAJHQ_ZPIv19WFgRLtQBXQX-BJc-vQG_yVQsVSV0hyl47Vl3Kx3mPK_Ea1PFHtmWHsAja-V9NeoCcUAuTPkh3ia05sWG6by6qXfU2RuZmc9waTlAKjl0OI2TMulAe0alNnl09W9PTETlx64e0FT_wr7DDuJNk/s4032/end%20aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3tNlsRiujGSEeEn2qWcGzPUOjurTuLtAJHQ_ZPIv19WFgRLtQBXQX-BJc-vQG_yVQsVSV0hyl47Vl3Kx3mPK_Ea1PFHtmWHsAja-V9NeoCcUAuTPkh3ia05sWG6by6qXfU2RuZmc9waTlAKjl0OI2TMulAe0alNnl09W9PTETlx64e0FT_wr7DDuJNk/w480-h640/end%20aa.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>We also added a couple more pots of Hosta's. So another job off the list.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> The next job tackled was making something to stop our large dogs wandering into the folly , that would also be in keeping with the area. We had been using a white baby gate! If we were sitting and looking at it seeing the gate was annoying along with it suddenly appearing in photos.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRN7TLqfU0nLHQv_sKR9RKmFhwRxvvnNbbopG2WX2Xvu2NFO3VX0_1QGcpSLx0DZ7azLj7rWKMk0lNeH1Wt58FJwQFdZ0HmYDaXXB11yXmt_Bci_RWTh0HkSt9zH45C7qqaWdLybDMF0H1oZ23n_Bqpc6Vq8NFee1qL2tKqeQn5rloE50sNdjs83X5Lo/s5184/IMG_1261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRN7TLqfU0nLHQv_sKR9RKmFhwRxvvnNbbopG2WX2Xvu2NFO3VX0_1QGcpSLx0DZ7azLj7rWKMk0lNeH1Wt58FJwQFdZ0HmYDaXXB11yXmt_Bci_RWTh0HkSt9zH45C7qqaWdLybDMF0H1oZ23n_Bqpc6Vq8NFee1qL2tKqeQn5rloE50sNdjs83X5Lo/w480-h640/IMG_1261.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Seen in right of this photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3eqzd50bE5N5deQgzGw0juTMCd51jZJGnUPo650m1UvXxXurSzlNsGPhCQ-XfCvSG30SwOXrEc1A4aYI_uYx_7lFeKuhqbp6ImWnpks50ArHC-SSI7V9HrJ09IAEaR0saNR_dy0t970BUcew_w7aoNBQnyz-PAqqvFnkl2xGFAcgoudlvajOnI92PI0/s5184/IMG_2030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3eqzd50bE5N5deQgzGw0juTMCd51jZJGnUPo650m1UvXxXurSzlNsGPhCQ-XfCvSG30SwOXrEc1A4aYI_uYx_7lFeKuhqbp6ImWnpks50ArHC-SSI7V9HrJ09IAEaR0saNR_dy0t970BUcew_w7aoNBQnyz-PAqqvFnkl2xGFAcgoudlvajOnI92PI0/w480-h640/IMG_2030.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>We put these garden plant stakes in while we decided on what to do.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E0VAbiX1HoWNDRWv5Qpy2oj8mp7Q07SN-MJl6TS4eP8pYN2rNVHq2_lci4KgnOI2QfKpykSHRukWYAG6Y8cLcwf3jcrnrMSNU7kKQgQz_BeRzD7Blm_9C7tbBaOL1XXMprVhrigputATYJ810TJO_GY9ogLCJ9QWmfI8J9eVwgTDU9GN2qtHHw-mXL0/s1919/gate%20e.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5E0VAbiX1HoWNDRWv5Qpy2oj8mp7Q07SN-MJl6TS4eP8pYN2rNVHq2_lci4KgnOI2QfKpykSHRukWYAG6Y8cLcwf3jcrnrMSNU7kKQgQz_BeRzD7Blm_9C7tbBaOL1XXMprVhrigputATYJ810TJO_GY9ogLCJ9QWmfI8J9eVwgTDU9GN2qtHHw-mXL0/w292-h640/gate%20e.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So after a small purchase of some more garden stakes, Paul made this for me. Which looks so much better from a distance.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fwVUBDje7GisTJtoa5qIEX1vP7iAKV4bBZ0H1658Y1eWJphRWAjiY6exscb4bZ17rxtvF4bHpYQPhpoSW8_fg6nc1FvgZAxEWeBdjt2L54NrG1d6Y1XtcjRD1tP96v9FENwZYCW9FWg89dSBMe6_ChnpjbtC4RsVJDcgBKdGD87dEPkG7ZZ6PFwlZ3k/s5148/IMG_2129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5148" data-original-width="3556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fwVUBDje7GisTJtoa5qIEX1vP7iAKV4bBZ0H1658Y1eWJphRWAjiY6exscb4bZ17rxtvF4bHpYQPhpoSW8_fg6nc1FvgZAxEWeBdjt2L54NrG1d6Y1XtcjRD1tP96v9FENwZYCW9FWg89dSBMe6_ChnpjbtC4RsVJDcgBKdGD87dEPkG7ZZ6PFwlZ3k/w442-h640/IMG_2129.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So three more garden stakes along with the original two plus some wood and a bit of stain. I think it looks much better and more in keeping.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4zRFt19BYuwl71ZXQpoQlVY1cGuM0x-rFpOGgowdMOKcOGKjCiDZFwpVLOuiaOhaFvky3dN8mor1sbWWAbBzZTd-__TRbILn29wlWAEWF0JXa8yV-bxSoW4v_9HJTK0KLGgUWC6PkUaWvjkdfMDkH4fL26HhW-yne19aakAhD0wiQReEsqWu9Cj8ky0/s5184/IMG_2130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4zRFt19BYuwl71ZXQpoQlVY1cGuM0x-rFpOGgowdMOKcOGKjCiDZFwpVLOuiaOhaFvky3dN8mor1sbWWAbBzZTd-__TRbILn29wlWAEWF0JXa8yV-bxSoW4v_9HJTK0KLGgUWC6PkUaWvjkdfMDkH4fL26HhW-yne19aakAhD0wiQReEsqWu9Cj8ky0/w480-h640/IMG_2130.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>and still able to see inside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4hNZITijWcMPkr87-vHIlfHwDtWOTPABw16lceqKhXV0s-2pmFRQ1Dui26IGVCcrMmbK44Y-VLQk6KKu6ujEbjKUxXh9WscFnk7WIGCern-_tZQu4XV151-y1YBaCnISVLU9lbshvCiZMYX5w4LgB6TAy6UjFG2ArcKVe_SMjueLsSNJC9t8uJfXfig/s5184/IMG_2131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4hNZITijWcMPkr87-vHIlfHwDtWOTPABw16lceqKhXV0s-2pmFRQ1Dui26IGVCcrMmbK44Y-VLQk6KKu6ujEbjKUxXh9WscFnk7WIGCern-_tZQu4XV151-y1YBaCnISVLU9lbshvCiZMYX5w4LgB6TAy6UjFG2ArcKVe_SMjueLsSNJC9t8uJfXfig/w480-h640/IMG_2131.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Can easily be lifted out the way to gain entry but will keep any nosy dogs from wandering in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZIoGsRTWIwBTqo-nNH3j1ZgY2CU_bpUODNetfoTPtgFtFe2DF2ESMEXda4C35Ff-MD2H0tQQS4nWKr0csAWofFZEQwBR46_z5gqGK2q8_kZyAEL5-RJaLc6MxkNOYgrUGOra_tRWmX7tYnStWspwb2iV3KqFmSnLP30GJV47RZW1Ek7BNujWIPSojDg/s5148/IMG_2129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5148" data-original-width="3556" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZIoGsRTWIwBTqo-nNH3j1ZgY2CU_bpUODNetfoTPtgFtFe2DF2ESMEXda4C35Ff-MD2H0tQQS4nWKr0csAWofFZEQwBR46_z5gqGK2q8_kZyAEL5-RJaLc6MxkNOYgrUGOra_tRWmX7tYnStWspwb2iV3KqFmSnLP30GJV47RZW1Ek7BNujWIPSojDg/w442-h640/IMG_2129.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><br /><p>So the end of the garden is looking so much better than earlier in the year.</p></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-55694245439345585102023-07-23T05:56:00.001-07:002023-07-23T05:56:22.644-07:00RAINY DAYS<p> It's been a busy week with none garden things, plus we have had some rainy periods but still plenty of sunshine along with those showers.</p><p>We did manage to get down to the garden landscape centre earlier in the week and get the two paving slabs we needed for the end of the gatrden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S19nGpe-RdOCn3TnbmdUZAXuFR9lzdmI8ji3jDr6y1LC5rI7R97_qy5XgAXpEuyrkozCoMBs-5_igqSHPLhAl0LvWeodKUZ7h7Xww_4mwQWgaviJDyXCU8BEErtAvDuw1DnX4tzkQc6lMjjQf64tq6ESstqVyvH54nqCMxab0e15mQcNgKEJptkmKZA/s5184/IMG_2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5S19nGpe-RdOCn3TnbmdUZAXuFR9lzdmI8ji3jDr6y1LC5rI7R97_qy5XgAXpEuyrkozCoMBs-5_igqSHPLhAl0LvWeodKUZ7h7Xww_4mwQWgaviJDyXCU8BEErtAvDuw1DnX4tzkQc6lMjjQf64tq6ESstqVyvH54nqCMxab0e15mQcNgKEJptkmKZA/w640-h480/IMG_2010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So it's again very much a mish mash of pavers to fill the space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WkcE6MVo6qCg75c0GvoVr0T6E0dAE_zzf9uLevEOtAAzZIG8sklcYnMDk5oET-MaEel3SoFoJDJNTmi1cbada9ROwopCRpxTFV60SYm5Id62_ha4RGmDgtPrE9V--__mhqW-rd7W2hDagIu7tax2kPUuZk8NABCVklhWWEGKOxqRuiqwKjlCD6RoBIA/s5184/IMG_2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WkcE6MVo6qCg75c0GvoVr0T6E0dAE_zzf9uLevEOtAAzZIG8sklcYnMDk5oET-MaEel3SoFoJDJNTmi1cbada9ROwopCRpxTFV60SYm5Id62_ha4RGmDgtPrE9V--__mhqW-rd7W2hDagIu7tax2kPUuZk8NABCVklhWWEGKOxqRuiqwKjlCD6RoBIA/w640-h480/IMG_2012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Paul had to lift and relay the big paving stone on the left of photo because it had dropped down foe some reason. Now they just need to be cemented in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlotIqKuWMrjwsv9-6hgjIrES40q3P7l4itdktJgQAtp0X3o1ac4BlaXOCsbe7uQREIetusUZ41P-acNHdVnZkZMynggRyStRQ_cEWE1xFDshbqoBwtTjjcbujEqBGU2J9SiWntlwkacK10vZHi1e1y7K-OZN66M1K7VcAn6jZq1ql3UMZM8fd8bcSX4/s5184/IMG_2013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNlotIqKuWMrjwsv9-6hgjIrES40q3P7l4itdktJgQAtp0X3o1ac4BlaXOCsbe7uQREIetusUZ41P-acNHdVnZkZMynggRyStRQ_cEWE1xFDshbqoBwtTjjcbujEqBGU2J9SiWntlwkacK10vZHi1e1y7K-OZN66M1K7VcAn6jZq1ql3UMZM8fd8bcSX4/w480-h640/IMG_2013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Naturally we could not wait to see how the space could look and tried out a large acer we have in a pot that was up by the gazebo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfturqA3XdH-xkK8Z2T8zs87nfnmMGaqfSiscsaHz562ImPVU4lvT_2kKTDuMry0FNfdv2fkAob-vCGPORBRoBpeR9ofBR-JEysCKqe9nXZiYYOMgUiyobHLGu-fi-wp3w6xlWI6GdDNjjZdzEevtb1KR0QP9R0BRMP7VeNDgsetkravMp3Fk8ihWXL0c/s5184/IMG_2015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfturqA3XdH-xkK8Z2T8zs87nfnmMGaqfSiscsaHz562ImPVU4lvT_2kKTDuMry0FNfdv2fkAob-vCGPORBRoBpeR9ofBR-JEysCKqe9nXZiYYOMgUiyobHLGu-fi-wp3w6xlWI6GdDNjjZdzEevtb1KR0QP9R0BRMP7VeNDgsetkravMp3Fk8ihWXL0c/w640-h480/IMG_2015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>from the folly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS-KyZVchhIIzUAAN80YC1s8XLVF-qNxsHDV1D6gt-SMuZfYE9Pg3OsKZk8bBIp_qA8tbvUgKyWYQHl3VRgbg0_SF0NU7-puddixnVf9_p0WrpCrd2MzhVpCV8i8GXmOd-llC3d4zeAldLjs-1TcYmP8djCRu9vvglGeP-TLudzSBEh1_Hm-ax0H9sXI/s5184/IMG_2016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS-KyZVchhIIzUAAN80YC1s8XLVF-qNxsHDV1D6gt-SMuZfYE9Pg3OsKZk8bBIp_qA8tbvUgKyWYQHl3VRgbg0_SF0NU7-puddixnVf9_p0WrpCrd2MzhVpCV8i8GXmOd-llC3d4zeAldLjs-1TcYmP8djCRu9vvglGeP-TLudzSBEh1_Hm-ax0H9sXI/w640-h480/IMG_2016.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F0h7jrbhQBELt9UNtBg30fP-D7YFmJZZKbaDvQ6b6Eo6WT9gSOt9esjthFqULadDoxzIW86MBNEduiJiQUqF0p9D_80Sm5AHMK5IfY4GGEWOdLTm5lb9_N5RjFaeSXN1AKSdBmycU6qdBU37V5E3adlETbQprR7dBQmJuUEfu2_dwwM9q1S6vDRRLfQ/s5184/IMG_2022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0F0h7jrbhQBELt9UNtBg30fP-D7YFmJZZKbaDvQ6b6Eo6WT9gSOt9esjthFqULadDoxzIW86MBNEduiJiQUqF0p9D_80Sm5AHMK5IfY4GGEWOdLTm5lb9_N5RjFaeSXN1AKSdBmycU6qdBU37V5E3adlETbQprR7dBQmJuUEfu2_dwwM9q1S6vDRRLfQ/w640-h480/IMG_2022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg78Cbty9b6Lc7fvKeGv6Gsq1jtHooIE1ZWWD3k2PntR5ulk-9iA-x5YDnrWi3k_LYfxdf3OvlwuG13ZWMxXCxXnoAf-U2t3XyAogLpMJROv7A2fbqM7xCYLKHu0v21itUfrgUKpjyQa785rjTWiaRAPSRKGViD-2ACSJPEPilop1sHDXazXN_cPdGud0/s5184/IMG_2020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg78Cbty9b6Lc7fvKeGv6Gsq1jtHooIE1ZWWD3k2PntR5ulk-9iA-x5YDnrWi3k_LYfxdf3OvlwuG13ZWMxXCxXnoAf-U2t3XyAogLpMJROv7A2fbqM7xCYLKHu0v21itUfrgUKpjyQa785rjTWiaRAPSRKGViD-2ACSJPEPilop1sHDXazXN_cPdGud0/w640-h480/IMG_2020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The acer has a nice spread across the trellis, only problem is that Acer's can be very fussy and it may not like this position. It is quite sheltered in one way but can get the winds blowing through, which may not please it. We will wait an see how it does. If we have to move it, we can replace it with something else to work in the space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-R_LviADvxITQtaZ0-N62Ftn8PwUrNb4a2p9jd6k_S69ShgcEuWl2Zv-QJSxCzQpBXzuS8omqttWvIFOXpGC7xmH7wZk1TFHUCSaWZxFtAuNXX3fw-PCaSuDefc9WUhBFeFYPmGnGBGzEhA-cowZ2F4RS3-QaqkSa4Zp5_z0Ti9p0510xeUNShVHnQ8/s5184/IMG_2018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-R_LviADvxITQtaZ0-N62Ftn8PwUrNb4a2p9jd6k_S69ShgcEuWl2Zv-QJSxCzQpBXzuS8omqttWvIFOXpGC7xmH7wZk1TFHUCSaWZxFtAuNXX3fw-PCaSuDefc9WUhBFeFYPmGnGBGzEhA-cowZ2F4RS3-QaqkSa4Zp5_z0Ti9p0510xeUNShVHnQ8/w480-h640/IMG_2018.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Now! Much to my dislike we usually leave an old baby gate across the doorway into the folly to stop the dogs from wandering in. We have been discussing what we could put there that would look way better than a white metal gate! Himself, said that if we put these pieces of edging across the entrance they won't go in..... mmm... I'll let you know if that works......</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38LbN-sBueDjfpjANKgyEcsAMaNWObZ0TAWWWtoTe9I40KNhMoMerJl77sf1D49rSJ6uimMI-8L9ickk2QA7s8DLqgvYwX8az6Bf-KYZ8DyhjSp-Q2LBoQ2QRN4s7be2-_oLnCLp-bnDepsVrqVJXmVXSApNuZlyXU4R32EzYkaRAQllBl8hkUsMq0HI/s5184/IMG_2026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38LbN-sBueDjfpjANKgyEcsAMaNWObZ0TAWWWtoTe9I40KNhMoMerJl77sf1D49rSJ6uimMI-8L9ickk2QA7s8DLqgvYwX8az6Bf-KYZ8DyhjSp-Q2LBoQ2QRN4s7be2-_oLnCLp-bnDepsVrqVJXmVXSApNuZlyXU4R32EzYkaRAQllBl8hkUsMq0HI/w640-h480/IMG_2026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This beautiful Dahlia flowered beside the statue</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETRmEfOPEArlphNHGXT9_99AuJQ17NNsrpZ01oGvFDLQZiivrmsNaze0pM1eTAVxTol4VBJBzgPyuAdytp6Pzm4OBSckA91OKC3voRc-t_BgXIJZJTS-_w9Oc7vlW18teVUdEIORpvcAx5zyjFfdjnYiO_lANdYolh6CDtHbVHg6B7lDr60Zl4AiJ2og/s5184/IMG_2025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETRmEfOPEArlphNHGXT9_99AuJQ17NNsrpZ01oGvFDLQZiivrmsNaze0pM1eTAVxTol4VBJBzgPyuAdytp6Pzm4OBSckA91OKC3voRc-t_BgXIJZJTS-_w9Oc7vlW18teVUdEIORpvcAx5zyjFfdjnYiO_lANdYolh6CDtHbVHg6B7lDr60Zl4AiJ2og/w640-h480/IMG_2025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We left this one in over winter and is one of the few that survived. One's we dug up stored we lost due to the late very cold spell.</p><p><br /></p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-53849452708292227912023-07-13T04:51:00.002-07:002023-07-13T04:51:41.334-07:00DOING SOME PLANTING AND SOME REDESIGNING<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5uWIUtunDhWxjUI1iz23cR72_jRBEKkLjFX3CJGHxPc0ctDT3gcUHtlU4e001iNrbxv5LQzKia9gj-oo_HkVeHTy0LHKFdISKmgZIjv1c9QKsH0tTQj33Gyf4nK7akZ6etUM_0xhAebcqgckZpkuyVfJ8J8qlX3Okzx_43A5puHHSfw2jlErMALt0Yc/s5184/IMG_1798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5uWIUtunDhWxjUI1iz23cR72_jRBEKkLjFX3CJGHxPc0ctDT3gcUHtlU4e001iNrbxv5LQzKia9gj-oo_HkVeHTy0LHKFdISKmgZIjv1c9QKsH0tTQj33Gyf4nK7akZ6etUM_0xhAebcqgckZpkuyVfJ8J8qlX3Okzx_43A5puHHSfw2jlErMALt0Yc/w640-h480/IMG_1798.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We have been planting up the raised bed now that the water feature is in place. A couple of shrubs were moved out of the way of the stream and put to the back of the bed. There are also a few original plants still in their place which may have to be moved or thinned out later.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSZ6ZpXcfA0M8XLW5rrRlsx1gu8dZLubcOoPUTKcRPoNz_eU4FmaR0end2DfeN10E1gtmXg_WZJz5Mwr9vtioK53jVgWdqfaLFHzWcwQopLa-HSKCarRyVjr5MrZekm8WTEtadB3NE4U_6ckK_y-GPpoQ9dtd-mhQHZgYiZJAdsP99VT5wlWTsha6R2w/s5184/IMG_1799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSZ6ZpXcfA0M8XLW5rrRlsx1gu8dZLubcOoPUTKcRPoNz_eU4FmaR0end2DfeN10E1gtmXg_WZJz5Mwr9vtioK53jVgWdqfaLFHzWcwQopLa-HSKCarRyVjr5MrZekm8WTEtadB3NE4U_6ckK_y-GPpoQ9dtd-mhQHZgYiZJAdsP99VT5wlWTsha6R2w/w640-h480/IMG_1799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We have planted some ferns amongst the rocks at the back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BzhHEcCu0kA5pSLC8Jrh-N0623MV0-2KnL2OuzY9CGw56t1J3XOijJW08h1o8-1YpkRfUf1vrCfuomnp4SRGW8MJmJxlZr_HPYEKY19yBLEqYnwpdL3NPvfKg_GwvirxNQXLUhx_dzd1BsFZG9PgFDD9QsDqcuFRfbZXc2LPHPPSXctYW1y38NM2dHU/s5184/IMG_1802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5BzhHEcCu0kA5pSLC8Jrh-N0623MV0-2KnL2OuzY9CGw56t1J3XOijJW08h1o8-1YpkRfUf1vrCfuomnp4SRGW8MJmJxlZr_HPYEKY19yBLEqYnwpdL3NPvfKg_GwvirxNQXLUhx_dzd1BsFZG9PgFDD9QsDqcuFRfbZXc2LPHPPSXctYW1y38NM2dHU/w640-h480/IMG_1802.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We have also placed a large rock in the border to add interest. Here a couple of low growing geraniums have been placed to cover the soil.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcW76hLJGVnp8aon3wUGm9F85KYZ67kxqmAAtUlk6l4OBAOhEkNJR3pBL9xC-K4yLc1YBQ7DhrZhCnHzSBxPNnLmc5tJKA7XMHPAEnJTIyibKfCUJzhYqKHj-1RfY1hjpkjkLf-U3gI0J5Y8gYllHw8bNzqUsApvEx1WgK1XOjc5vz9cIqgZrgAQM-HzI/s5184/IMG_1804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcW76hLJGVnp8aon3wUGm9F85KYZ67kxqmAAtUlk6l4OBAOhEkNJR3pBL9xC-K4yLc1YBQ7DhrZhCnHzSBxPNnLmc5tJKA7XMHPAEnJTIyibKfCUJzhYqKHj-1RfY1hjpkjkLf-U3gI0J5Y8gYllHw8bNzqUsApvEx1WgK1XOjc5vz9cIqgZrgAQM-HzI/w640-h480/IMG_1804.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The Solomons seal was already here and gives a bit of height to the border.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGozxR-iZJTnGpLXxvG8WC0KeH2JO8_bBSFyMSZDmKSEM-viSOzsML1r24w6wkHYViJFYVUD6wN6lVtym-jkwbCI8G2AkH8EwgYPTHW5QrtuVlSjUkUjXKu_9aMmSk-4aG6V0mn15h-8opsIxrM5uF0BOisrKC-_huSBneiuRSNILP0XYNp9t_JyMFDQ/s5184/IMG_1808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGozxR-iZJTnGpLXxvG8WC0KeH2JO8_bBSFyMSZDmKSEM-viSOzsML1r24w6wkHYViJFYVUD6wN6lVtym-jkwbCI8G2AkH8EwgYPTHW5QrtuVlSjUkUjXKu_9aMmSk-4aG6V0mn15h-8opsIxrM5uF0BOisrKC-_huSBneiuRSNILP0XYNp9t_JyMFDQ/w640-h480/IMG_1808.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>More rocks and planting at the end corner.</p><p>Naturally when you finish something in the garden it will open up another area that may need a new design.</p><p>So while sitting on the bench looking out onto the path at this point, it showed up a few problems.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmWbAobXHdvmZXf2zTxgdr077nJ4XNC3l2pOtieYXQcLcfef4WX9uRxz2E2uAFyN1sHlVDCzfgJpkU9S4EZnl98OExQqSUQ-BsDBFmyxvwahcjCx3_2T3tmmLxNsZT0U6sd1a4HeROHYcYDP4gfV99MQQyOJdnYCVnvfQB9gKU1NDdheyv0kerKiw0a4/s5184/IMG_1553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmWbAobXHdvmZXf2zTxgdr077nJ4XNC3l2pOtieYXQcLcfef4WX9uRxz2E2uAFyN1sHlVDCzfgJpkU9S4EZnl98OExQqSUQ-BsDBFmyxvwahcjCx3_2T3tmmLxNsZT0U6sd1a4HeROHYcYDP4gfV99MQQyOJdnYCVnvfQB9gKU1NDdheyv0kerKiw0a4/w640-h480/IMG_1553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>You can see from this much earlier photo, that we had a covered item along with a bust in need of a home, along with a part of the border still needing it's rope edging, which we could not finish unless we removed some we already had in use in another spot. At first I thought yes, I'd change the edging for some different ones we already had, that were going spare but problem was I liked it where it was.</p><p>Under the tarp was an old miniature garden shed, complete with garden tools and plants but the wooden base had rotted and it needs repairing. Also the planting just beyond it was two honeysuckles between a climbing rose.</p><p>I had cut these all back last year because they were becoming thugs, the rose especially was tangling in the lilac trees and taking over.</p><p>So a sit on the bench and a look at the space allowed for a decision to be reached.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqABLySrSM21-T0z9SbgujfXdVhMGRPviIFm945VIu66J4DSi7HWYo3uDHGmduBmqBIR9wlE3AQP6ypNCGmBOSq8dBJg5xDxXDbd-_uDRxIPT4oLoQtoua5urkBYhc3UzjJZAEbcKbQldF2P1Clh60ditmAowXnssjyde5x36Am0sdda5Z2Y9CSMv-8g/s5184/IMG_1794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqABLySrSM21-T0z9SbgujfXdVhMGRPviIFm945VIu66J4DSi7HWYo3uDHGmduBmqBIR9wlE3AQP6ypNCGmBOSq8dBJg5xDxXDbd-_uDRxIPT4oLoQtoua5urkBYhc3UzjJZAEbcKbQldF2P1Clh60ditmAowXnssjyde5x36Am0sdda5Z2Y9CSMv-8g/w640-h480/IMG_1794.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We have removed everything, miniature garden shed, bust, and the three plants. We did consider leaving the rose and training it along the trellis but decided the Hydrangea that grows beside the bench rea and you can see on the left could be grown along the trellis.</p><p>First Paul had to replace the bottom board that had rotted and moved out of place. Luckily we had a piece of the nice thick boarding we used for the raised bed, which after cutting to size fit perfectly in place.</p><p>We used these decking boards many years ago to replace some fence panels, that our then neighbour had asked to remove while his builder put in a concrete base and then never put back. Thinking about it now, we should have said no, since that side was their responsibility and the base should have been far enough away from fence for them to put up a proper fence on their side at some stage. But either way, it didn't get put back so we used the boards then added the trellis to close our garden back in and to stop our two westies at that time running round their garden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJQNlsbI0XBq6WklcESmzh1PpKy3S8fUVBKsTGL6a7noNV9ggQO4bTF2e1WQWEM8NnejD8t3zbLaOYpsDh9meez7_Gso2tdqOegelGlogoOw5CMG5k-xDKR1FW9nvLbmvzr3NT-wFz0L4cceIdSUnlacx0rMJKM6SBTI_wnm4FrIdDLAAXTRtST3Q044/s5184/IMG_1796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyJQNlsbI0XBq6WklcESmzh1PpKy3S8fUVBKsTGL6a7noNV9ggQO4bTF2e1WQWEM8NnejD8t3zbLaOYpsDh9meez7_Gso2tdqOegelGlogoOw5CMG5k-xDKR1FW9nvLbmvzr3NT-wFz0L4cceIdSUnlacx0rMJKM6SBTI_wnm4FrIdDLAAXTRtST3Q044/w640-h480/IMG_1796.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Apart from the lowest board the rest are in excellent condition for fifteen or so years they have been in place. We did consider buying a couple of four foot fence panels to replace them but that would be an unneeded expense and a waste of the boards already there. So we intend to add another couple of boards above these and raise the trellis by around a foot to add a little more protection in this space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGoj8kkvfCPxlUk6QOGnFiItO-rZubOnvx2S5MjA8VkjBu4HCidp_gSeVPbOCj1vLWjMivaOMMrcolTRiBZYjyrgrDdjK0jyY3z9lFPxsSgYWIRVPsvKFUZwGNhfAjibhW0sAElrYYR_TlhavuT3o69T5lyM5XjBHb_uBJ9Ky2Euxg7iClryjZpg4IGE/s5184/IMG_1809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGoj8kkvfCPxlUk6QOGnFiItO-rZubOnvx2S5MjA8VkjBu4HCidp_gSeVPbOCj1vLWjMivaOMMrcolTRiBZYjyrgrDdjK0jyY3z9lFPxsSgYWIRVPsvKFUZwGNhfAjibhW0sAElrYYR_TlhavuT3o69T5lyM5XjBHb_uBJ9Ky2Euxg7iClryjZpg4IGE/w640-h480/IMG_1809.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We also decided to shorten the border, which saves on buying/ moving any more rope top edging and use what we already had in the floral design to complete the end. See the photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSXj8VvJj3pxvieUnCvd9w-8CuUnme4neucoudOdRoa91BaT9pUrVB5AF7GE-joR_XQvE_Vk6RE-AAwLVBLGfrKHahz78UGFBpNtpI1PCsud75z2dvEagpKM0yoBNWl1co-oQq2H98yNkAtAChkhibibKyTcElDEi9hB8ZTWMc3-r8_e926nV_T-31n0/s5184/IMG_1810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSXj8VvJj3pxvieUnCvd9w-8CuUnme4neucoudOdRoa91BaT9pUrVB5AF7GE-joR_XQvE_Vk6RE-AAwLVBLGfrKHahz78UGFBpNtpI1PCsud75z2dvEagpKM0yoBNWl1co-oQq2H98yNkAtAChkhibibKyTcElDEi9hB8ZTWMc3-r8_e926nV_T-31n0/w640-h480/IMG_1810.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So we will be paving this section, so we can stand pots in this area with some of our Hosta's in. You can see one of the pots to the left.</p><p>Now we just need a couple of large pieces of paving.</p>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-36077312776641501572023-07-10T10:43:00.002-07:002023-07-10T10:47:15.758-07:00ALMOST DONE<p> Who knew just how hard it would be to find just the right stones to make a waterfall! After several afternoons for chopping and changing, we finally sorted it out!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1rSP9YyPwsk63HOw8QitEggo5YiVf0gkIHCqbKNaV8iDo49APMSCiQQ5X5z6hdUWM5tMp7nrsNtyHB75ln2VHS4EwPmgaRImmRBv0t-_A7iGmPosj-mE4dwZ-3LMCI48GTGk0GES0jh5izUEr80JLa9T_8RYMZODsfMCeZBZSBlTyRzEdwWOQ999a8M/s5184/IMG_1716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1rSP9YyPwsk63HOw8QitEggo5YiVf0gkIHCqbKNaV8iDo49APMSCiQQ5X5z6hdUWM5tMp7nrsNtyHB75ln2VHS4EwPmgaRImmRBv0t-_A7iGmPosj-mE4dwZ-3LMCI48GTGk0GES0jh5izUEr80JLa9T_8RYMZODsfMCeZBZSBlTyRzEdwWOQ999a8M/w640-h480/IMG_1716.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We had bought, what I'm calling a letterbox style outlet for the waterfall but trying to find the right stones to get the right fall turned out to be a nightmare!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriKpPTXCoqEfERn5rhA0VUNxqQ5Ge3Dzg5ovJLQEh7Kb7g6PevEFGjExRfnCL5xBDYJzt-wJWzJW9z6SfSWJ4I36J2rRgovWWMwDUdE_CK6mA6KKyoKATkPq8KB2zeAInX3L_jowxzLSV4E1WQYJubyoG5yly14_gs9JcSgdPuI98IVzk8v_ZraqQSCQ/s5184/IMG_1751.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhriKpPTXCoqEfERn5rhA0VUNxqQ5Ge3Dzg5ovJLQEh7Kb7g6PevEFGjExRfnCL5xBDYJzt-wJWzJW9z6SfSWJ4I36J2rRgovWWMwDUdE_CK6mA6KKyoKATkPq8KB2zeAInX3L_jowxzLSV4E1WQYJubyoG5yly14_gs9JcSgdPuI98IVzk8v_ZraqQSCQ/w640-h480/IMG_1751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>That amount of times Paul had to change or add or remove rocks was almost never ending!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rPfzr2dAHT_1ymRcAOgR-ykUti-AuEO8lrOcc3OMtvb1FyMOOJ9pix7NTUPufXoqep38FwMxdawfspVB2mK9teSviLMMyhh4-zFsNjVSfqHZMH9kIPjzTiCVgYgARBhyT0h98XOsMYNpvk6-UCIY3wYsOGxKXd8uCJrh8e2Ywi2Hzzt-fUMmJ7W2vOM/s5184/IMG_1758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8r0ZFQ7H-Y5rvacL5bvpU6xeoVREFjDDVaPVvLT-pZsiWeTLS6m5gePEruOWYOoo34h4TBcMVM6GAet1zSVkog8N3xGoMdLJMr_6mgtKg8n2johkCN039JfL5q_Igs6G8-27tSp6Fb2Ap7tD0Uz8kq2E6jKEgiEC9329Q2fWGLZHQYYwMmXbbJtuPtA/s5184/IMG_1760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8r0ZFQ7H-Y5rvacL5bvpU6xeoVREFjDDVaPVvLT-pZsiWeTLS6m5gePEruOWYOoo34h4TBcMVM6GAet1zSVkog8N3xGoMdLJMr_6mgtKg8n2johkCN039JfL5q_Igs6G8-27tSp6Fb2Ap7tD0Uz8kq2E6jKEgiEC9329Q2fWGLZHQYYwMmXbbJtuPtA/w640-h480/IMG_1760.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So this is the 'end' where the water drops into a hidden holder and is then pumped back up to the higher fall area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxdNSt7hEdI0zCG86_hidRZn4-S7cSEtEhscjJo9g4uDVdnX_bvRhw7ixibxmO9uv60lXcGNSVt9mhEMtcoIIja_uV4WRB3aQuAq-XvDDYAjCJIbHE__dSWY0TgubyqWufliljEMQCEnG1OxezTRM7CZ3n74GbE-q_QOvM8Uc1maaDIqgI6wR_FqMhq8/s5184/IMG_1761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>We have added the odd rock along the flower bed, and planted in a few ferns and other plants.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MKvQqbtf-diyFlVXTQ7be1dX1q9QjZInoHqX7MTqij767GGDgh-cMypJsHof3an7uL1EXJTfmOqGL8l_taEPajWPTGLmAGyw9z5o6kJbEktHxHzeOTqJUvEfnGOy_HTsOU2X-twhWHb9xq3iFPRB4AuFSCsqz_ZiLBpyV8V1hyk-TMJ9tHSY3LwfbG8/s5184/IMG_1766.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MKvQqbtf-diyFlVXTQ7be1dX1q9QjZInoHqX7MTqij767GGDgh-cMypJsHof3an7uL1EXJTfmOqGL8l_taEPajWPTGLmAGyw9z5o6kJbEktHxHzeOTqJUvEfnGOy_HTsOU2X-twhWHb9xq3iFPRB4AuFSCsqz_ZiLBpyV8V1hyk-TMJ9tHSY3LwfbG8/w640-h480/IMG_1766.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINgCDebuqT1XPDFUJJwoksfklKGRJWSu-pnlpoB2nFiKJ5aTnyS_MwBziPInY8i-hgZMbrYyGMuRrDRGWv16XMHl7NksXTQ3Sl7-vG5jZMhNsV9MkJ35wpLhwQWOn61ESXjWAiNYIvV_SK6Qct8ObkfmNAlyxShCwMDMsvKHutqmZs0muRdxk7ZVF1Pc/s5184/IMG_1764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xxizzjELTjY93Pl5mIYAVj5hC5lw8g4rfKaZX0QOYaFQCUxlhAdx1GJUxbvGt27yrFVFYF79osdOVKsDPP4t6ATFDgyyP4yCnYGpTU0-jPH4XmS2RjZnMceCPc7EjydyEtTm7WyZm1h1P3hakw_MzCrb9GOuAK_bquUkkP-dTXVfEpvHseJA53ZRTyQ/s5184/IMG_1616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xxizzjELTjY93Pl5mIYAVj5hC5lw8g4rfKaZX0QOYaFQCUxlhAdx1GJUxbvGt27yrFVFYF79osdOVKsDPP4t6ATFDgyyP4yCnYGpTU0-jPH4XmS2RjZnMceCPc7EjydyEtTm7WyZm1h1P3hakw_MzCrb9GOuAK_bquUkkP-dTXVfEpvHseJA53ZRTyQ/w480-h640/IMG_1616.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>So we have a nice shallow trench ending with a buried round tub.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwnlB6VW0swv6N9iUvxub84z3rdCbfx3KGi33zsP6ptFNxGlEovRlRP-JTqsv_k2uB92aVP3z6gLigxdz0ocovRlXlQksDaT_boxY-jlegckM81V4K660pguHmFMoF-Uns7nsZTgzeLSDrzyARGbVix_GT3aWLQlktuSVDo6NaVvdEfJmJl2UxRznJvg/s5184/IMG_1618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More happening at the end of the garden</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2b5oehzxRI6iS2b3bpsF3reMQzIYXG-cb1oS681dBBPORdQ9buj0aI27UcUlc_PSpV2x9QgV4VRah6OhQd0PLFrUpVGc4EcSyQJUSrMDGXaBKBCy3LcJv_IkBDJc8bZWihZcGuB1_HVWfkcMhehWvUrzrBwLMbEIfijJH4cME7Y9WviDoVRBnOQfY2M/s5184/IMG_1620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2b5oehzxRI6iS2b3bpsF3reMQzIYXG-cb1oS681dBBPORdQ9buj0aI27UcUlc_PSpV2x9QgV4VRah6OhQd0PLFrUpVGc4EcSyQJUSrMDGXaBKBCy3LcJv_IkBDJc8bZWihZcGuB1_HVWfkcMhehWvUrzrBwLMbEIfijJH4cME7Y9WviDoVRBnOQfY2M/w640-h480/IMG_1620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>New ferns for the raised bed</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OegsfEI9LvYeNtfuUgPfrfgXteYPLnVlZKXKRKAcIln936e3TB3q_CHPJF2Yj4-OGbOeab2Etyh3XQZaJfZXdR8JBGlJmFE29LppEFMcvrETeeT-2ViPa1vNyu96QORWZxos9d4sLnvqeAKEm-l2Xhzr6yyveGWYim4sdWnAvyVLnfXGOKmqAGU5u9Q/s5184/IMG_1615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OegsfEI9LvYeNtfuUgPfrfgXteYPLnVlZKXKRKAcIln936e3TB3q_CHPJF2Yj4-OGbOeab2Etyh3XQZaJfZXdR8JBGlJmFE29LppEFMcvrETeeT-2ViPa1vNyu96QORWZxos9d4sLnvqeAKEm-l2Xhzr6yyveGWYim4sdWnAvyVLnfXGOKmqAGU5u9Q/w640-h480/IMG_1615.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Round tub's getting buried...</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU8WwQgjmO41oB6AYsQgjtBnd3wNNMMSiYy3L3_rnJe3fItopkphzprk12RyUaCVCEKKx7SU5Q_LLSvNYSooqT_U-nMsqrA7lZKYJdfBjL42bf3B9CE0-npL3noK6W1QavRpsD0HrcfxPFChBkHtbK6S-Qxe-MbhFIcllbe_wvoD0cLj6egh3Sl-vYdo/s5184/IMG_1617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMU8WwQgjmO41oB6AYsQgjtBnd3wNNMMSiYy3L3_rnJe3fItopkphzprk12RyUaCVCEKKx7SU5Q_LLSvNYSooqT_U-nMsqrA7lZKYJdfBjL42bf3B9CE0-npL3noK6W1QavRpsD0HrcfxPFChBkHtbK6S-Qxe-MbhFIcllbe_wvoD0cLj6egh3Sl-vYdo/w480-h640/IMG_1617.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>meanwhile we had a bit of rain late last night, so the grey of the pavers put into the path are starting to blend in more , now you can see their age.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-80396255970108207332023-06-30T16:00:00.000-07:002023-06-30T16:00:02.716-07:00FILLING IN THE GAPS<p> So one of the jobs needing doing, is filling in the gaps made by changing the shape of the raised bed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSCU-U0LLLlvOgX8NbpRpjQO12aXqH8Gs-vQXYuzU2YlN3NVMd9ULAcOKp0eQ6FQW_Yc79uTiAadRlUr_SVGXDkXVdJR5eK6mjGAOkxQrE3SvRYE8doAxWg_hSQa7thl9sj9Xau27zZhxHT-Qr0XS4dfnNJUbQfWOrwKVp04BRlhtecrW_Y0IKzsjshw/s5184/IMG_1594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSCU-U0LLLlvOgX8NbpRpjQO12aXqH8Gs-vQXYuzU2YlN3NVMd9ULAcOKp0eQ6FQW_Yc79uTiAadRlUr_SVGXDkXVdJR5eK6mjGAOkxQrE3SvRYE8doAxWg_hSQa7thl9sj9Xau27zZhxHT-Qr0XS4dfnNJUbQfWOrwKVp04BRlhtecrW_Y0IKzsjshw/w480-h640/IMG_1594.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>So Paul removed some soil to make room for the sand bed and the paving. In our plan to use what was available, we luckily already had some bags of sand left over from when the pond base was laid.</p><p>After a search about we found some old smallish grey paving slabs which had been used in the flower garden, then removed for the new shape. Along with some other grey sandstone pavers and a couple of granite setts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn_grLz5OfWJys1KoxW78OvTxCEjE-dqR987fHwwjkz_zmXmPo9g6hwbUyIGlJFH_-l1lECU2Uk1XDDbAkAfTBrbTpr6MY91llvvnYRYlx4qwdF2Ju-ZLlrhBojYbeamYnRcIZtf4G9xCO7AqxAmrMKON8DChaSfxvgncAAcSM68KYtOFmzOrOn233c8/s5184/IMG_1596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn_grLz5OfWJys1KoxW78OvTxCEjE-dqR987fHwwjkz_zmXmPo9g6hwbUyIGlJFH_-l1lECU2Uk1XDDbAkAfTBrbTpr6MY91llvvnYRYlx4qwdF2Ju-ZLlrhBojYbeamYnRcIZtf4G9xCO7AqxAmrMKON8DChaSfxvgncAAcSM68KYtOFmzOrOn233c8/w480-h640/IMG_1596.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p>I'm pleased to say we found enough to fill the two large semi circles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaLFpPJyaUCwk0539RqLYqTAqIL_taQZL6n-fmgTmFvSTdJw8y2jrDCsmbZ3iRBWWFpY0Glw1jAtKXe_XJ3ZUBvcdnyiY-xOTxmMuOlPnCJBUzCGayiVzfHAbDgc-QmomGASimM00sZ7BLV6i22yH5excYQ9MjJ8KqeIaK2A3q6SkaWLUhr0oKkzXwaM/s5184/IMG_1597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaLFpPJyaUCwk0539RqLYqTAqIL_taQZL6n-fmgTmFvSTdJw8y2jrDCsmbZ3iRBWWFpY0Glw1jAtKXe_XJ3ZUBvcdnyiY-xOTxmMuOlPnCJBUzCGayiVzfHAbDgc-QmomGASimM00sZ7BLV6i22yH5excYQ9MjJ8KqeIaK2A3q6SkaWLUhr0oKkzXwaM/w480-h640/IMG_1597.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It stands out at the moment, a little like a sore thumb, but once the cement dust gets washed off in the rain and it's been down a while , it will blend in especially when the plants are hanging over the sides of the raised bed.</div><div>I'd have loved to just use more granite sett but they now cost £2.50 each one! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJQ6LBLJIWnzokp_B8sUQTcVUX8ZYIvkbwLOWVuWRJgyjDFzRTK8eO8kmkC-SbPYHXhpy0yWnVilOwsNCeuQ1KfX3JkIpLy4CbBmcH-hieneJ8rx8K23afwCNDBLzK0Tthwi56AKSE0zPwUrXOsylQfUDqB91YnwnHW78cz9boHvf7uWzC_E4fnbNZTQ/s5184/IMG_1192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxJQ6LBLJIWnzokp_B8sUQTcVUX8ZYIvkbwLOWVuWRJgyjDFzRTK8eO8kmkC-SbPYHXhpy0yWnVilOwsNCeuQ1KfX3JkIpLy4CbBmcH-hieneJ8rx8K23afwCNDBLzK0Tthwi56AKSE0zPwUrXOsylQfUDqB91YnwnHW78cz9boHvf7uWzC_E4fnbNZTQ/w640-h480/IMG_1192.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>and look what I've found ! The three roped top edging we need to finish the other end of this border! So we can replace these with the lighter grey floral faced edging. So that's a plus, no added costs and a nice finish to the other side of this border.</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-10158827525456457662023-06-27T09:29:00.000-07:002023-06-27T09:29:21.732-07:00WORKING ON THE BACK RAISED GARDEN AREA.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4EUddLHseEWE7vhbtTFy-BuMM33KjpmolRvgpKnIuZ3ZlRNuw0TUfYiUgy7LNGfdlnZHvyEzwJK5vY76wSLYD-hNsJYkqDBZl_wgZt_qIa_FBmV67gsb6KFs-R8kxCiensCzr1goQMLU4jHpL83gNoQ6IOGJlI0h7TGjGTmt7BSX7rzAmHKOSYMZ18c/s5184/IMG_1569.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi4EUddLHseEWE7vhbtTFy-BuMM33KjpmolRvgpKnIuZ3ZlRNuw0TUfYiUgy7LNGfdlnZHvyEzwJK5vY76wSLYD-hNsJYkqDBZl_wgZt_qIa_FBmV67gsb6KFs-R8kxCiensCzr1goQMLU4jHpL83gNoQ6IOGJlI0h7TGjGTmt7BSX7rzAmHKOSYMZ18c/w640-h480/IMG_1569.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The rope topped edging has tidied up the low border opposite the raised bed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqzL9U_l5hIZxdrBcEWWX2-g7t6oXm-2WHCwiL6MflSi_BFc0UbcIqQODdLuI8PgM9bCKtkRdVvjRuRlMgVvoPh2ybYTU0eCFxSKVKi3wWnP36ao-S8oIxrcnOsTSh6S4xmXA9Qt-D8obhc6UzpQe2d9Uty1a2y4mLgrxS7o_k4Fva5ppqdfBO_W9QKc/s5184/IMG_1556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqzL9U_l5hIZxdrBcEWWX2-g7t6oXm-2WHCwiL6MflSi_BFc0UbcIqQODdLuI8PgM9bCKtkRdVvjRuRlMgVvoPh2ybYTU0eCFxSKVKi3wWnP36ao-S8oIxrcnOsTSh6S4xmXA9Qt-D8obhc6UzpQe2d9Uty1a2y4mLgrxS7o_k4Fva5ppqdfBO_W9QKc/w480-h640/IMG_1556.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Unfortunately we bought the last six available but we needed nine to get to the end of the border!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAxVG_tlilO5-qYu6AHfhy5e9zlVovnfSXOuvmL-SGCk1mzzDg4jhQOEVKtYk_8ib22hLsz7dinulTc-ZNoMD5pKDO2-NuI8yei12RqDoQQd_MFriONBxXbqqJTatCyjRxwEjyOd0-AQJkN_XdhrTasCLQKPOWhABYAA_lgDO9GnzJVnBNY-p5O5iOZ4/s5184/IMG_1552.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUAxVG_tlilO5-qYu6AHfhy5e9zlVovnfSXOuvmL-SGCk1mzzDg4jhQOEVKtYk_8ib22hLsz7dinulTc-ZNoMD5pKDO2-NuI8yei12RqDoQQd_MFriONBxXbqqJTatCyjRxwEjyOd0-AQJkN_XdhrTasCLQKPOWhABYAA_lgDO9GnzJVnBNY-p5O5iOZ4/w480-h640/IMG_1552.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>So now we have to make the decision whether we wait for more to come back into the store where we bought them or use something different that we already have.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7hexsk8Qa6zPa8u7-Ep72wYhndM9P9be9QsULOp_XkxjAndwWPFFnxCfrx96EDdr0Gc-nXArll6YjvwdFaDiuGFYkbl1sIxxD1dmYeLBfECc9SH2EtPgpBMYANFGq97sMYdAsdgRMNeSwUUWfTA8jpZdUdhLQi28L9Tg_wYmT_fqpCyUk5RFkOUpL4M/s5184/IMG_1561.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7hexsk8Qa6zPa8u7-Ep72wYhndM9P9be9QsULOp_XkxjAndwWPFFnxCfrx96EDdr0Gc-nXArll6YjvwdFaDiuGFYkbl1sIxxD1dmYeLBfECc9SH2EtPgpBMYANFGq97sMYdAsdgRMNeSwUUWfTA8jpZdUdhLQi28L9Tg_wYmT_fqpCyUk5RFkOUpL4M/w640-h480/IMG_1561.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So do we finish with these floral edging pieces which are in a lighter grey or do we wait? I'm tempted to finish the edging with the lighter grey for two reasons, we already have them and it goes with my trying to use what we have and not spend and waste. But this choice means that the edging won't be the same and could look untidy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFXn7zmm1bkV-sjrIdkMrhB88nNrym6q3-Tnp-1LNCR50DEBEAtiLkHcdDieKI9Ke7rjEyqvoAjEFIbJq7CAtMhaSQnPo7GOfHod1zD96RHKeoogCNmlkbEQ9pqQOFVXqppVzApMgFT75wWyAO4J8_MTZSyeE3Rdg8-Fg0nZofgjiazoVPOCBFb_xF08/s5184/IMG_1553.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFXn7zmm1bkV-sjrIdkMrhB88nNrym6q3-Tnp-1LNCR50DEBEAtiLkHcdDieKI9Ke7rjEyqvoAjEFIbJq7CAtMhaSQnPo7GOfHod1zD96RHKeoogCNmlkbEQ9pqQOFVXqppVzApMgFT75wWyAO4J8_MTZSyeE3Rdg8-Fg0nZofgjiazoVPOCBFb_xF08/w640-h480/IMG_1553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo shows it's not a long area left to fill, goes up to the pot and then turns in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5nAFLfEv0SNOb09Z3reOMgY3IVef3hqrIAXY1zeGVV3HZMG-1MlnvwpQGUUantA3m7fpxZGLOOBRdJ1Bj6R07nQZDFvYHNX_lCyHizH8x8RRYrETwM23U0qcSuPYqoYawV97-RubLNwMVNR1i1KHqnPEUZd--4Dc-QpT9gXPUZxiUiSdeJpmB0XDqgA/s5184/IMG_1554.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5nAFLfEv0SNOb09Z3reOMgY3IVef3hqrIAXY1zeGVV3HZMG-1MlnvwpQGUUantA3m7fpxZGLOOBRdJ1Bj6R07nQZDFvYHNX_lCyHizH8x8RRYrETwM23U0qcSuPYqoYawV97-RubLNwMVNR1i1KHqnPEUZd--4Dc-QpT9gXPUZxiUiSdeJpmB0XDqgA/w640-h480/IMG_1554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have also been looking at the raised bed and moving things to the area ready for use later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC4LZhnyvRKj8o3cYTKdUpUlJU8PHEX6J-2SQwN9ElVMvhqW7Hnbk7qkAz_1PJP7jOPUCCk7vhukbK6qR8KiAiGMlMXtceQN8GwToVJSaNrHv4bW950TKpOGdzgQWWKUO6w2UC0g3Ll4l1vp5Cz7JJiY-Y4WnILldvhgUnezCQP-Mq_VB0TA__y1vWC8/s5184/IMG_1558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC4LZhnyvRKj8o3cYTKdUpUlJU8PHEX6J-2SQwN9ElVMvhqW7Hnbk7qkAz_1PJP7jOPUCCk7vhukbK6qR8KiAiGMlMXtceQN8GwToVJSaNrHv4bW950TKpOGdzgQWWKUO6w2UC0g3Ll4l1vp5Cz7JJiY-Y4WnILldvhgUnezCQP-Mq_VB0TA__y1vWC8/w640-h480/IMG_1558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we have moved the big rocks from the rockery to here and also the acer we have been growing in a big pot by the gazebo which was beginning to get in the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ecbtZjYiKkIafug-iHE_LRCLL2bxgjK1PiOpgcjnyrZvPO2ktsKf7PHtBvfVCh1KXHk6bmerkenJphXEFIhWfPyBaWCi6B9-pnqJL67nn27JgHU-Ly5zP81YjgkPIPtSAAuV4C87IQEF-zbjgcsZLZv1n_T2tyj1L8KbiW-vNbi3hMOPNmxlcZYv1rk/s5184/IMG_1573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ecbtZjYiKkIafug-iHE_LRCLL2bxgjK1PiOpgcjnyrZvPO2ktsKf7PHtBvfVCh1KXHk6bmerkenJphXEFIhWfPyBaWCi6B9-pnqJL67nn27JgHU-Ly5zP81YjgkPIPtSAAuV4C87IQEF-zbjgcsZLZv1n_T2tyj1L8KbiW-vNbi3hMOPNmxlcZYv1rk/w640-h480/IMG_1573.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little clue to what we are planning here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrecBQzN9icl59rswFRBAhvhGLJYDfdqHl0SBQPTPVfsJOY6cI1DsMqQTqZoQG0gyL-tEaqx071vKBxHx52WuVZxXjV2Q1qzpWpdNhmgNOu8amXHcyTNzONVkpvQe7WsBr8N6f1JF9G_DiixyHWtNSgLu9uwoXcnaCKrKeSTj4Eo5hNIawUcp0NEPpCg/s5184/IMG_1577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGrecBQzN9icl59rswFRBAhvhGLJYDfdqHl0SBQPTPVfsJOY6cI1DsMqQTqZoQG0gyL-tEaqx071vKBxHx52WuVZxXjV2Q1qzpWpdNhmgNOu8amXHcyTNzONVkpvQe7WsBr8N6f1JF9G_DiixyHWtNSgLu9uwoXcnaCKrKeSTj4Eo5hNIawUcp0NEPpCg/w640-h480/IMG_1577.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So we have also moved our rhododendron and two azalea's that were on the left of the raised bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjOdFIVBtDosAa3flQZbf_1kupMYjX9PB0sS-WxXX82vchU7VcewxunRX3bCt129FUOy-payFAYWKuEVsUAp-83FxgdPLU4pfa1sAIKfswBr8gq5ANpCyi9aKCAV3yMZACbPwHZJ3yZq891coDLsl5Rr2flMK88xRRiBnJAO8PTp5L6bYpWwjjDBv-xw/s5184/IMG_1586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjOdFIVBtDosAa3flQZbf_1kupMYjX9PB0sS-WxXX82vchU7VcewxunRX3bCt129FUOy-payFAYWKuEVsUAp-83FxgdPLU4pfa1sAIKfswBr8gq5ANpCyi9aKCAV3yMZACbPwHZJ3yZq891coDLsl5Rr2flMK88xRRiBnJAO8PTp5L6bYpWwjjDBv-xw/w640-h480/IMG_1586.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However by doing this it's opened up the view to the bench in the corner, which I'm not sure about. You can see the rhododendron and one of the azalea's have been planted on the left o the photo, to the back of this bed and sheltered by the palms from the direct heat of the sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv8G3ayvHwYkmZxbh4wIXVXwd-ut5Qe0lTd4KGFzKXe6AicD07EgnnXSPDXOkhGrLzkmQHWJ0sZ8ljCFHlgfu7Ks-Og8wBFzuceoyUlKiowlgJ15LqqFWc4KQgXerW98nJlRgv_qBDsgwj0N6JunJ2s9PIlyxMxP6o8oIgtky4uuRI886oL6KPOY5M1Q/s5184/IMG_1584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv8G3ayvHwYkmZxbh4wIXVXwd-ut5Qe0lTd4KGFzKXe6AicD07EgnnXSPDXOkhGrLzkmQHWJ0sZ8ljCFHlgfu7Ks-Og8wBFzuceoyUlKiowlgJ15LqqFWc4KQgXerW98nJlRgv_qBDsgwj0N6JunJ2s9PIlyxMxP6o8oIgtky4uuRI886oL6KPOY5M1Q/w480-h640/IMG_1584.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> However from the other point, by the bench, moving the shrubs has opened up the view to the folly. So will have to wait and see how it pans out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So at present Paul's getting the raised bed sorted by moving some of the plants about into better positions. But we still have the paving to sort, so onwards.</div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229512396126444945.post-73212029925884955782023-06-24T04:25:00.000-07:002023-06-24T04:25:02.404-07:00RAISED BED REPAIRS COMPLETED<p><br /></p><p></p><p>So Paul reached the last section, which we were reducing in order to be able to walk round to greenhouse.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBbZnIi9dJT6rs8uvCteoUrDqv-LCBYIE79Lsm2vKAzyGjTCf6SeeU7PkD5tOoCKX_l_lmKQ3pfnMFGf7UkuP6xJKSjUW0flC0EMIKmJMiJuYjwMfiIV68oUgF0OYEI4kMcDhuMIS2vmmfaes1ZSCxfnvn_zYqx1x76iZTocK5HrUBxQUbHNs1Y3Dpg/s5184/IMG_1511.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHBbZnIi9dJT6rs8uvCteoUrDqv-LCBYIE79Lsm2vKAzyGjTCf6SeeU7PkD5tOoCKX_l_lmKQ3pfnMFGf7UkuP6xJKSjUW0flC0EMIKmJMiJuYjwMfiIV68oUgF0OYEI4kMcDhuMIS2vmmfaes1ZSCxfnvn_zYqx1x76iZTocK5HrUBxQUbHNs1Y3Dpg/w640-h480/IMG_1511.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Originally we were going to reduce this end quite a bit but decided to turn it at the corner, then back to the post, rather than straight across to the post. Saves having to move so much more soil and still allows us to get round to greenhouse.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-rkpltbgd8ZO_yK0bcXYMuYHldTl-GTI_ySNqid-Wp8pTkOE37f3rAL2PuyQPdRuu4zQ-wv5WojfAiThPTzw7zpxjgnBsZSySO9xB6hwYWhiILZT2wSFgmswVspuN_UNXGvJ_FV2CIBsXAH19dhOc7zpZheu7xHGfjCpbvtiSAPxo1M-MAZoYTsKCXo/s5184/IMG_1513.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-rkpltbgd8ZO_yK0bcXYMuYHldTl-GTI_ySNqid-Wp8pTkOE37f3rAL2PuyQPdRuu4zQ-wv5WojfAiThPTzw7zpxjgnBsZSySO9xB6hwYWhiILZT2wSFgmswVspuN_UNXGvJ_FV2CIBsXAH19dhOc7zpZheu7xHGfjCpbvtiSAPxo1M-MAZoYTsKCXo/w480-h640/IMG_1513.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So still a chuck that needed moving.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJErU-C9ZYH-fqJhhie4Rxxk3QZ-v3gYiq7u3jGuQLi2nUsd5gk4xjo6JLb2Uc3pPrFaCur0SUXGa8IVi4QX9hCfmmgSHJ4tjdTLHfKNDMBpEctLslMUBQ-qkIFyTn-STlvljJ8ETN-e7vsFV-9L9YYk8PYJn5XmFQGYoch3JZB_fGgeVXDPULhr3XgDY/s5184/IMG_1517.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJErU-C9ZYH-fqJhhie4Rxxk3QZ-v3gYiq7u3jGuQLi2nUsd5gk4xjo6JLb2Uc3pPrFaCur0SUXGa8IVi4QX9hCfmmgSHJ4tjdTLHfKNDMBpEctLslMUBQ-qkIFyTn-STlvljJ8ETN-e7vsFV-9L9YYk8PYJn5XmFQGYoch3JZB_fGgeVXDPULhr3XgDY/w480-h640/IMG_1517.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><p>Digging out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrNI4YNqIKRIO3zeDUK26FMal-OOXuIVMQOW5QPrwj6RMGx-e59VpuokfEhpqXhKGcsVhhIbs27DjFdmNoYjqS7ggvV240u5VaLV7ySLHXRQZrbGgMaqocjdl4X7nKqNCC5xe_0NTz395y_gBtD2AS7toX3igicCIqA4eblfRMzILQKlacrZm8gJYjVw/s5184/IMG_1525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrNI4YNqIKRIO3zeDUK26FMal-OOXuIVMQOW5QPrwj6RMGx-e59VpuokfEhpqXhKGcsVhhIbs27DjFdmNoYjqS7ggvV240u5VaLV7ySLHXRQZrbGgMaqocjdl4X7nKqNCC5xe_0NTz395y_gBtD2AS7toX3igicCIqA4eblfRMzILQKlacrZm8gJYjVw/w640-h480/IMG_1525.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Then it was done! All the old rotting wood removed , what was left after so long of it falling down, and new heavy duty boarding along with posts put in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0dxzwcJxk5xW-Uuxa3EujxMfQmq15mHXuK_OugcguHNDufHSs5PuCygHe-LHPeKKLL1sZerqppSftFmq_zcSFAiOLmNqk1ujN-1WCqWeV2rmE7cm2UHTpdvnioMlegdlKJh56FOuCQBof6mm3tr1SfCDzwdjD_xoIKXNs407ER0MKGyqkUQAkgT0OdQ/s5184/IMG_1526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0dxzwcJxk5xW-Uuxa3EujxMfQmq15mHXuK_OugcguHNDufHSs5PuCygHe-LHPeKKLL1sZerqppSftFmq_zcSFAiOLmNqk1ujN-1WCqWeV2rmE7cm2UHTpdvnioMlegdlKJh56FOuCQBof6mm3tr1SfCDzwdjD_xoIKXNs407ER0MKGyqkUQAkgT0OdQ/w640-h480/IMG_1526.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Here you can see the opening round to the greenhouse.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQjSyknw9p9CYq8IcVymxpv4DYAmp8IlB2FlIk8Mc_7wRUMkol2eIuNf-WOE4r5V2OpYI0wVbygOZoMY1TVzqOvgKAmHnSBMJWfU6mrZx1sWP-V85vpdSTXUluvLtQMTgS3QTaBXlVFrqiWjFqdPw6D8kpUB2S1rXGDLDxUU-5W7dVeR22JFMDDPqgVo/s5184/IMG_1527.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQjSyknw9p9CYq8IcVymxpv4DYAmp8IlB2FlIk8Mc_7wRUMkol2eIuNf-WOE4r5V2OpYI0wVbygOZoMY1TVzqOvgKAmHnSBMJWfU6mrZx1sWP-V85vpdSTXUluvLtQMTgS3QTaBXlVFrqiWjFqdPw6D8kpUB2S1rXGDLDxUU-5W7dVeR22JFMDDPqgVo/w480-h640/IMG_1527.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>looking out towards the folly from the corner.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSrPI9MTPYDEhDXskJVXYVHMePG2K-yaQkz79j7iaXiGNlZl-yvUrVSmMX1G2WeE-5S8hnH5yp_fiuQSWdbSYrgO7fvpIhX3EMTk7bUm2Nyst722KJXacfXow-5AVUqcxMjZQfkdjVr3qQ8jBGf4IOhXp_IY8TdxsFGRxyVvXDJvgGb-U-RynK54HRR8/s5184/IMG_1528.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCSrPI9MTPYDEhDXskJVXYVHMePG2K-yaQkz79j7iaXiGNlZl-yvUrVSmMX1G2WeE-5S8hnH5yp_fiuQSWdbSYrgO7fvpIhX3EMTk7bUm2Nyst722KJXacfXow-5AVUqcxMjZQfkdjVr3qQ8jBGf4IOhXp_IY8TdxsFGRxyVvXDJvgGb-U-RynK54HRR8/w480-h640/IMG_1528.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBxDMZ5Ch3nuK2ls_UPMTNwzr9DvquPTxfgQ40p50rFwfvinYm5q3KYudBY7Ps2t5cNXbtkC_kE3GywA4780GyFByhGxXU4jHB02PPtdY9-KVjS_IYLaC2PSS_DK4OujrLfR1xzRQLO3v8X-CSZ_MVjPDfARVcT4Cn6Mz3hurnx0NcrO0iHxf8UBFsEE/s5184/IMG_1520.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBxDMZ5Ch3nuK2ls_UPMTNwzr9DvquPTxfgQ40p50rFwfvinYm5q3KYudBY7Ps2t5cNXbtkC_kE3GywA4780GyFByhGxXU4jHB02PPtdY9-KVjS_IYLaC2PSS_DK4OujrLfR1xzRQLO3v8X-CSZ_MVjPDfARVcT4Cn6Mz3hurnx0NcrO0iHxf8UBFsEE/w640-h480/IMG_1520.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The new bench arrived and I'm very happy with it, it looked quite big at the back in the photos, which at first made me unsure about getting it but is in fact well proportioned and once it's got a nice seat cushion will be a good addition to the garden seating.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIZH4C_OT4BAFh2fzDz4wpzCArkSK0Ic5QHU6VWuIeusSzxI6LkSZ5RFCRWV7eXbR9B8GMJMOaK8ffnCEpFMchltxNvto2dotmk6HKKaE67-yfAH7ppIeWRFD3O6S053ALbr-jVI1RTojyvz4Mszk-vyoONbiHyP0ASubClS51c6-3wkq_yzj-stx520/s2048/bench%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIZH4C_OT4BAFh2fzDz4wpzCArkSK0Ic5QHU6VWuIeusSzxI6LkSZ5RFCRWV7eXbR9B8GMJMOaK8ffnCEpFMchltxNvto2dotmk6HKKaE67-yfAH7ppIeWRFD3O6S053ALbr-jVI1RTojyvz4Mszk-vyoONbiHyP0ASubClS51c6-3wkq_yzj-stx520/w360-h640/bench%201.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> We now need to fill in all the gaps in the path that's occurred due to the altering of the raised bed shape and the opening up as a way through to the greenhouse, you can see a section in above photo. We also have to move the soil in the raised bed around to even it out and fill in the holes made while trying to make space for the new boarding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DRigcnXxrhQ1lIPc2QT-uaMBc7wWvmLhJwchOL3WKhU8Q_gUCJXTFAnr5g6zyEXO9w0CAIROrv4k2i0_pbv9GaOI9vC-P9szaZGkfDbmzUYx5Ia9RILMzDMTiSGZWqmHVGxkAeGJqJOmME4sO_PSNYA5WLmLUzMHwM2n1GrbFfgRg5SkKnLPke9n8YQ/s5184/IMG_1531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-DRigcnXxrhQ1lIPc2QT-uaMBc7wWvmLhJwchOL3WKhU8Q_gUCJXTFAnr5g6zyEXO9w0CAIROrv4k2i0_pbv9GaOI9vC-P9szaZGkfDbmzUYx5Ia9RILMzDMTiSGZWqmHVGxkAeGJqJOmME4sO_PSNYA5WLmLUzMHwM2n1GrbFfgRg5SkKnLPke9n8YQ/w640-h480/IMG_1531.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">The sleeper made wall has now had a coat of black stain along with the capping, that's also been fixed in place, so bringing it in line with the rest of the boarding.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym4I3HnqBW580O2RGAT3krxZmICwtCGHHPaFqWVioI7n1LZRgwzQMql1SwJ33DR5GewMmPaBehP24EFr_Dp4w3NkihjT-OXUB2_o-qaoWxioF2XlYSZtxarqO0oyzK1diAm5mqDl6iASbvMkU9Z1ckHaLNwYl72juKHMd4yrCYE3vCCuIbLU_vIY6sxA/s5184/IMG_1540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgym4I3HnqBW580O2RGAT3krxZmICwtCGHHPaFqWVioI7n1LZRgwzQMql1SwJ33DR5GewMmPaBehP24EFr_Dp4w3NkihjT-OXUB2_o-qaoWxioF2XlYSZtxarqO0oyzK1diAm5mqDl6iASbvMkU9Z1ckHaLNwYl72juKHMd4yrCYE3vCCuIbLU_vIY6sxA/w640-h480/IMG_1540.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>The front long edge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wBrR6RZ53j9_B0G-vu_o3szuixIEPr2a-di3BXYDGaYtD08ieITn9qzTKXNhKnSrsrVtOWFBHbxp5w3UdjHn_O6OopZeo_2XEXoOOicCWY4nX9-evvc1MkvZD7FryVlqxPXhzXwDc1ETTuw-nsm9J8vqsMWl_hLsHAP9FU9rDRMJaiKl9XBVMBEnDFo/s5184/IMG_1537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wBrR6RZ53j9_B0G-vu_o3szuixIEPr2a-di3BXYDGaYtD08ieITn9qzTKXNhKnSrsrVtOWFBHbxp5w3UdjHn_O6OopZeo_2XEXoOOicCWY4nX9-evvc1MkvZD7FryVlqxPXhzXwDc1ETTuw-nsm9J8vqsMWl_hLsHAP9FU9rDRMJaiKl9XBVMBEnDFo/w640-h480/IMG_1537.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Round towards the back circle, where Paul is now working on putting in the rope topped edging we've bought for the other lower side, his helpers are both on hand to comment on his work! To the left you can see some small paving stones we have bought to use to help fill in the gaps made in the path by the reshaping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpVjlRIhu3NdEWp3CSTywy7DC9Nzuqt-La0UGruNLX7P1NEmFDtTm_lLdLC5w6qVc0btpkpNlmRmtcbanskIrkD7QZHOgPbkCuM4bKWVbiLzyBfoT3pTJLyQZ82AKmh7LlgXXdbL8TABrv4ad0-X-GKfSZ__hAbzalsSU010vPhK45UFQqWjQDHVeI6s/s5184/IMG_1542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpVjlRIhu3NdEWp3CSTywy7DC9Nzuqt-La0UGruNLX7P1NEmFDtTm_lLdLC5w6qVc0btpkpNlmRmtcbanskIrkD7QZHOgPbkCuM4bKWVbiLzyBfoT3pTJLyQZ82AKmh7LlgXXdbL8TABrv4ad0-X-GKfSZ__hAbzalsSU010vPhK45UFQqWjQDHVeI6s/w640-h480/IMG_1542.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rope topped edging, without dog in the way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu5tOn2WdQZNyXYBv5-W7GgthFdt9-tTglULnX6emUsmkNpb99GuPE2jdRJ_VmEvE1S6J63a4yOpyNJQgUYS8HrhujaOr0yI2McN1lwuJAUL1dc4bACRjgGm2hO5t2X6lASAT_mtPULEwsWUBndZf4CToRvfQzXpyCs21vd6ek5WlzJJN94HlGF9N2vI/s5184/IMG_1536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu5tOn2WdQZNyXYBv5-W7GgthFdt9-tTglULnX6emUsmkNpb99GuPE2jdRJ_VmEvE1S6J63a4yOpyNJQgUYS8HrhujaOr0yI2McN1lwuJAUL1dc4bACRjgGm2hO5t2X6lASAT_mtPULEwsWUBndZf4CToRvfQzXpyCs21vd6ek5WlzJJN94HlGF9N2vI/w640-h480/IMG_1536.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View from path to lych gate.<br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p>So still quite a bit more to do to tidy up the surrounding area but at least the raised bed is no longer spilling all over the path. It's surprising just how much better it all looks now it's done.</p></div>Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17421536902399459683noreply@blogger.com0