A Work in Progress (Part One)

We've been making the most of the dry weather this week out in our garden, which is in the process of a major makeover.

It all started when we decided that we would have to replace our tatty old garage, which just can't be patched up any more. The heavy rain throughout the last few years have taken their toll, and last winter the floor was flooded out several times.

While we are at it, we thought we would finally treat ourselves to a garden shed. I'm so excited about this, sad I know, but I've wanted a shed for ages.

So, we've had a huge monstrous tree removed to make room for the shed.

Then a tree we quite liked had to go too, because we discovered it was  more than fifty per cent dead, but had been hidden by the horrible tree.

Utter chaos ensued, because now, it seems every part of our fairly small garden has been affected, and we've been cutting back, clearing, chopping and digging for ages now.

It must be said that we are not gardeners, never having had the time nor inclination to be honest. I start out with good intentions, but lose interest, and for the past few years I really haven't had much energy to cope with anything more than plants in pots. Mr B. keeps the lawns tidy, but he's much happier out in the mountains than in the garden. And we do a fair bit of gadding about in the caravan I suppose. Our dog, Inca, likes to help, but she digs holes in all the wrong places, and we recently filled in our little pond because she kept jumping in!

The result is a space that is completely neglected, overgrown, and tangled. However, with retirement on the horizon, the plan is to make the garden into somewhere nice to sit with a cuppa on those rare sunny days.


I've been daydreaming on Pinterest .....

It's going to be a long work in progress!!!