0 comment Friday, September 19, 2014 | admin
Now that the catharsis has been performed, I can move on apace - things are doing just that, and it's good, like a rotten tooth finally removed. Onwards as we go.
The patio path images - well I just have to add that one! Don't mind my rather rubbish storage of the hose - I don't have an economical way to wind this up yet (I want to install a holder on the other wall) and it's exhausting to coil it up every day after a good water. Today we've had several downpours though so no issues with watering till tomorrow or - if the forecast is right - next week! The path looks brilliant now compared to what it used to look like, and I now have a path I won't trip over. All recycled too - there were slabs all over the place here which weren't doing much of anything, really, so these were placed. Also used up old slabs and the bricks from here to finish the patio by the raised bed so I don't try to balance precariously on mud. The digging for that was a lot easier due to all the rain so all this was done in record time. I have planted my violets and some mint in the small triangle bit along the side - good place for them and they can spread as they like!
The whole garden is looking lovely! For the most part the grass has managed to take on both levels although it's scant in some places due to the clay. Really needs a bit of topsoil treatment and filling in, but that's a project for the fall. Right now, I'm harvesting peas, leeks, onions, basil and sage whenever I like. The two patio chairs are all I have left now - but that's enough for me and sproggo. We eat most of our meals outside during the summer, weather permitting. There's plenty to keep on top of and loads of fertilising and weeding and so forth to do. I've been slacking a bit lately as I've had no energy whatsoever, but this coming week when sprog is off for camping, I imagine I'll have plenty of time to do all sorts of tidying and fussing and faffing and pottering. I'll make the time.
The patio path images - well I just have to add that one! Don't mind my rather rubbish storage of the hose - I don't have an economical way to wind this up yet (I want to install a holder on the other wall) and it's exhausting to coil it up every day after a good water. Today we've had several downpours though so no issues with watering till tomorrow or - if the forecast is right - next week! The path looks brilliant now compared to what it used to look like, and I now have a path I won't trip over. All recycled too - there were slabs all over the place here which weren't doing much of anything, really, so these were placed. Also used up old slabs and the bricks from here to finish the patio by the raised bed so I don't try to balance precariously on mud. The digging for that was a lot easier due to all the rain so all this was done in record time. I have planted my violets and some mint in the small triangle bit along the side - good place for them and they can spread as they like!
The whole garden is looking lovely! For the most part the grass has managed to take on both levels although it's scant in some places due to the clay. Really needs a bit of topsoil treatment and filling in, but that's a project for the fall. Right now, I'm harvesting peas, leeks, onions, basil and sage whenever I like. The two patio chairs are all I have left now - but that's enough for me and sproggo. We eat most of our meals outside during the summer, weather permitting. There's plenty to keep on top of and loads of fertilising and weeding and so forth to do. I've been slacking a bit lately as I've had no energy whatsoever, but this coming week when sprog is off for camping, I imagine I'll have plenty of time to do all sorts of tidying and fussing and faffing and pottering. I'll make the time.
Labels: After, Garden, Good Life, Houseproudish
0 comment Sunday, August 10, 2014 | admin
Thanks again to Independent Gardening for sorting out the final level and the steps. Note the clothesline however is rather inconveniently placed....however I never use the thing and will be taking it down anyway. It's now a matter of growing the grass again, then probably filling in all the patchy bits during the fall when I have a bit more money and time.
This has been a huge undertaking, quite the trip, but it's been worth it. Today I harvested the first of my strawberries, some of my onions for fajitas and staked up my third sowing of peas, which is doing nicely. The few bits of swiss chard that made it are doing nicely and I'm looking forward to that very soon. I've planted a few things along the fence line and will let them fill in and do their thing. Overall, I'm very impressed and grateful with all the work so far.
There are some humps and hiccups and probably always will be - not the least of which at the moment is whether or not I'm going to end up losing my patio space due to needing to extend the house for further accommodation for me on first floor so I don't have to go upstairs quite so much. I'm not really certain how things will go but the first set of assessments is going to be happening in which everything is taken into account, from my son to my ability to try to keep the house clean, to trying to give myself care and (gasp! dare I say???) actually having a social life and doing stuff I want to do for a change. It's funny (not really in a ha-ha way) I just seem to go from one project to another, Taking Care of Business. Hopefully in the near future I can rest on my laurels a bit and enjoy.
The garden is definitely an improvement on former designs and it does afford a lot more comfort and peace of mind than in its previous incarnation. In a future post I'll reflect on things a bit more, what I liked, what I felt I could have done differently, what worked, and what really didn't. But for now, I'm just watering, weeding, spreading some woodshavings down and savouring a strawberry - man, this strawberry is awesome. After this last week, such simplicity is a gods-send.
Lovin' it.
This has been a huge undertaking, quite the trip, but it's been worth it. Today I harvested the first of my strawberries, some of my onions for fajitas and staked up my third sowing of peas, which is doing nicely. The few bits of swiss chard that made it are doing nicely and I'm looking forward to that very soon. I've planted a few things along the fence line and will let them fill in and do their thing. Overall, I'm very impressed and grateful with all the work so far.
There are some humps and hiccups and probably always will be - not the least of which at the moment is whether or not I'm going to end up losing my patio space due to needing to extend the house for further accommodation for me on first floor so I don't have to go upstairs quite so much. I'm not really certain how things will go but the first set of assessments is going to be happening in which everything is taken into account, from my son to my ability to try to keep the house clean, to trying to give myself care and (gasp! dare I say???) actually having a social life and doing stuff I want to do for a change. It's funny (not really in a ha-ha way) I just seem to go from one project to another, Taking Care of Business. Hopefully in the near future I can rest on my laurels a bit and enjoy.
The garden is definitely an improvement on former designs and it does afford a lot more comfort and peace of mind than in its previous incarnation. In a future post I'll reflect on things a bit more, what I liked, what I felt I could have done differently, what worked, and what really didn't. But for now, I'm just watering, weeding, spreading some woodshavings down and savouring a strawberry - man, this strawberry is awesome. After this last week, such simplicity is a gods-send.
Lovin' it.
Labels: After, Garden, Good Life