What a difference a week makes.

What a busy week!

Starting at the weekend...

• Rake and remove rubble (of which there was LOTS)

• Level (well sort of) both sides of the drive.
• Purchase and place rough lawn edges.

the west side














...and the east,

taken from the upper storey of the verandah.

...all completed with many intervals in between as people walking past stopped to chat about the house, its history and what an amazing transformation there has been to the house!

• Then cover the scoria with tarps in readiness for the arrival of the lawn base.

• Next day receive and spread lawn base with help from neighbour Mik

(MANY THANKS DUE THERE)

The lawn base had to be just about cleared in one day because the lawn turf was arriving the next morning...and Mik came back to help!

A garden starts to take shape!

And then... after more research and garden centre trips, lots of hole digging, planting, fertilising, mulching and hand watering...

A bit of a cheat photo because the paving at this stage was still a way from completion, but what a difference a week makes!!! 

Almost all done, including the sprinkler system in time for us to leave for an extended period away and miss the results of our labour - except that is for a few photos from those experiencing the sights and smells first hand.

Magnificent!!!