SLOWLY GETTING THERE...

Just in case you thought we were just sitting at home in the evenings watch TV and lazing about I thought I would share a few photo's of what we have achieved over the last few evenings.

We tend to leave a lot of things that need to go to the recycling centre near where we keep the refuse and recycling bins by the side gate. So I have been clearing and sorting out this area because it will be the place that people walk into , to get to the back garden.
I took these photo's late this evening before the sun vanished.

The paving stones still need a clean but it's beginning to come together.

The pots at the very back contain by Auricula's which are not in flower yet.

I have arranged some planters on top of the pile of blocks that we are slowly using up in the garden.

This area by the Fish pond is currently being used for potting up plants, so still to be cleared.

We have placed a few pots by this edge of the gazebo but still some work to do there.

There is still colour on the Wisteria! Will it last ? not to sure as we are due to get heavy down pours and thunder Friday night to Saturday .

Paul cleaning up the box cuttings.

This lovely pink Astrantia has started to flower.

lots of lovely blooms.

Paul's given the box it's Chelsea chop, I think he could have cut off some more but it can wait now until after the visitors.

Will the Strawberries get trampled???

The grass near the raised beds taken a bit of a pounding from having the old bricks etc left on it, will need to rake up the bits of brick and hope it looks a little better by weekend.

I went back out to take this photo after 9 pm so it's a little dark but does show the nice weededand cleared path to the back gate and the Greenhouse.

 This is the old compost area which we have cleaned out and now use for storing the unused pots, compost , sand and wheelbarrow etc.

This is what it looked like on the fifth of June, after we had removed the rotting sides of the compost bins and taken them to the recycling centre. We then sifted through this mess, taking out the old wood, plastic's and other rubbish, filled a very large bag with the remaining compost and earth, then once clear put in the pots, wheelbarrow etc.

I will share a better photo next time. Still a hundred and one little jobs to do, but it looks like we'll be getting Friday night off if the weather forecast is correct !.


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