I have started on the garden.

So sadly the old/big acer got a disease and was risking my other acers so I could not risk it he sadly went yesterday the space though is immense and rather than being sad I have decided to change the garden completely. Hence the massive conifer has gone (I decided not worth changing without changing completely)so he has gone.

Also I adore my garden but my mind is working towards the future when lots of "gardening - gardening" is beyond me physically. And although thats a good while into the future, I thought better to make it managable/easier now rather than leave it till I can do nothing about it without having to pay or ask someone to do it.  My recent brush with one handed gardening ( my broken wrist) and last year (laid up with cancer and treatment) made me reconsider what I may be able to do in the future. And I have decided to readust my garden.

I am planning an area of decking, a few raised beds  for my new obsession alpines :) . Some new seating places, and somewhere for wait for it wait for it....................................................................... .................. a hammock :)

See there is a method behind my drastic madness.

Ooooh sounds idyllic... a little haven of tranquillity :)
If you need any digging doing I can lend you a Siberian cheif of excavations! ;) :)

My garden was always remarked upon back in the "in between days" of the children growing up and our GR pup arriving 2 years ago. Now it gets comments but not very complimentary ones

Once my daughter's pup has finished excavating the holes Harley started I am hoping to be able to do some restoration work :D . I just can't imagine living somewhere that didn't have a garden.

Your plans sound wonderful and the great thing about gardens is they change all the time depending on the season :)

It is great redesigning gardens isn't it :D :D

We are in the middle of doing ours and we have so far had about three loads of tree felling and bushes taken away on the back of a Toyota Hylux (sp)

We have also had new fencing and some lovely trellising done and have one more side of the front garden to do. I darn't think about how much we have spent on Plants so far but we have found somewhere near us which is almost trade prices which is good !

We must swap photos when we are both finished so we can admire our hard work ;) :D

Lucy
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