Garden Project Photo Diary

[yola]

Finally managed to get a PC to work long enough to upload some pictures . . .

Here's the paving by the back door, with Darcy in attendance (and Fifi asleep on the toolbox inside the door). 'Scuse the mess as hubby's yet to clear all his tools n stuff away. We have left little spaces where we'll drop in low level plants to break up the expanse of hard surface . . . you can see one of these is going to be where the plant pot is stood . . .

This pic is taken looking towards the end of the garden from the house. The brick areas break up the greyness of the slabs really nicely - I'm well pleased with them! We will probably be adding one further row of bricks to the little retaining walls as I want bulkhead lighting along the wall (the garden's very dark in winter and is our main route into the house). Balie can be see 'butterfly hunting' towards the end of the garden

And this is the garden from the gate end.The paving will look much more 'finished' once grouted . . . I think that will be happening over this coming weekend. And Balie is STILL looking furtive

[Sweet]

Its lovely Yola x

[dinahsmum]

That is really re-paying all your (his?) hard work.
You do need that nice s/s patio heater though .......

[Naomi]

That looks fabalous Yola.

We're considering slabbing our back garden. I just love the brick inlay in the slabs it's really, really nice.

[Kazz]

That looks fantastic and the brick does break up the eye doesn't it. For your low growing plants consider "thyme" it smells fantastic and you can walk over it and it flowers.

Just a suggestion. Karen

[yola]

Thanks Karen - thyme is a good idea . . . I plan to get some herbs for some of my larger pots anyway - so some low-level thyme will fit in nicely.

We have a wonderful place just on the outskirts of Reading, The Herb Centre; this is due a visit from me to stock up on some of the more unusual culinary herbs available.

Interesting thing is, since hubby's visit to my herbalist - he's taken a keen interest in both culinary AND medicinal herbs and wants to learn more about them - which as far as I'm concerned is great!!!

[Kazz]

I love herbs, and maybe some calomine (sp) in the less walked places

[Moli]

Look really good Yola...and you have a nice tidy shed too...

[yola]

Originally Posted by Moli

Look really good Yola...and you have a nice tidy shed too...

I don't have a shed . . . do you mean the white double doors? That's my utility room which leads into the basement (kitchen and dining room) of my house. If it's that you mean then heaven forbid!!! It's seriously untidy . . . hubby has all his toolboxes scattered all over the place.

The cats tend to clutter it up too

[Donna]

Looking very good Yola!!