We have decided to make some changes to the rear garden as we were not please with the lawn, or rather expanse of moss and mare’s tail, and we wanted to make it more practical and inviting for entertaining in. So a few weeks ago a friend came over and helped me dig up all of the turf, prune and move a small tree and lay weed suppressing membrane in preparation for covering with shingle and paving stones.
On Wednesday the supplies were delivered by lorry and a pallet load was dropped off at the side of the road. We being in a mid terrace house I had to barrow the load around to the back in a series of increasingly weary journeys.
This weekend was lovely weather so we got out and as I laid the paving slabs the girls started painting the furniture in a wonderful shade of lavender.
The quantity of slate shingle we ordered only covered a third of the garden, so while I went off in my car to pick up another third we arranged for Sue’s mum to pick up the last third in her car (neither of our cars could have coped with a full load).
Returning together I then had another series of journeys with the wheel barrow and I could cover the rest of the space in plum coloured slate that complemented the furniture.
The next day started with more barrow journeys, this time taking the rubbish from the garden to the car, and from there onto the allotment and the dump as required.
After I returned I help the girls finish painting the furniture and we could relax with a drink in the garden – not on the chairs, as they were still wet.
It is looking good, but we still have the fences to paint and the boarder to replant, the deck to reseal, the shed to treat… …so now I go to work for a rest…
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