Well it hasn't taken long to diverge from the great outdoors theme.
I am awaiting the verdict of the hospital on 1st June with regards to my knee. Inactivity leads me to invent things to do and I have started on a decking project. There is a strange sort of sunken well at the bottom of my garden which has irritated me for the ten years I have lived here. I suppose it is a sort of patio area but have never been quite sure. Anyway I have decided to deck it over. The intention is to put up a trellis along the green fence for mimosa and or honeysuckle, so first I have excavated to make a trough to receive these plants. As one can see in the photo I have now hit solid concrete and I suspect this is something to do with my sewage pipes, so I do not intend to break through. I am satisfied that there will be enough depth of soil.
Further reports to follow when the rain stops.
Looking good! I suspect you may be further delayed by rain as it is throwing it down here at the moment!
ReplyDeleteAt this point I can imagine Mr T switching off your blog, vowing never to return. Having your spade stopped by a subterranean obstacle is the God of the Gardens' way of telling you to back off. In any case, isn't decking so yesterday? Why not a fiftieth scale model of the Eiger with the Hinterstoisser Traverse and other tragic way-stations marked in red? Or a climbing wall? Or a tiny non-denominational church?
ReplyDeleteBarrett Bonden.
ReplyDeleteNot too worried about Mr T's opinions. Plenty of decking at Chelsea this year.
An indoor rock climbing feature is already in the planning stage; I have got a set of very small rock climbing figures to use.