My lovely lovely neighbours on the uphill side, behind the retaining wall, offered to fund 3 students for an afternoon, plus a truck load of top soil. What an amazing offer! So I said "nah, it'll be right". Hah, not likely, it was "wow yes please".
They dug clay (surprise), moved rocks (surprise), flattened out the backyard, and then spread 3 bags of lime - the white stuff. This is supposed to break down the clay. Earlier I tried out an experiment to see if it really worked, but couldn't tell, so will have to take it on trust that is as marvelous as advertised.
Then...the top soil. A truck load is a fair amount, all sitting neatly up on the grass verge. The students ran out of time, but I started on it on Sunday. I've managed to spread a thin layer over most of the lime - I'm not quite sure how lime will go on cat's feet, and tongues. So my plan is to spend my lunchtimes doing 10 wheelbarrow loads a day. Should get there in the end. Doesn't it look just so good now though?
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