An excellent fence

I wasn't particularly worried by the big gap out to the park at the end of my property. Or that's what I thought. But the minute I got this beautiful fence finished I heaved a sigh of relief. Its low enough that I can see over through the trees into the park from my kitchen window, but high enough on the park side to stop dogs leaping in (the ground rises steeply to the right. A little planter in front, eventually, and Bob's your uncle!

Building a path part 2

So... I bought some more bark. Not quite finished the path, but getting there, still got a bit more to do at the end round the compost bins. Tramp, flatten, pour out bark, still seems as good a way to build a path as any.

After the Builders

Today we tidied up the scrap wood leftover from the builders. Here is the pile out on the grass verge. Its all treated, so I don't want to burn it, but I'm hoping passers-by might see some value in it and help themselves. In a couple of weeks I'll get a rubbish skip and put the leftovers in that.

And here is some of the untreated stuff, all nicely chopped up and stacked. In the new wood shed! We haven't got the walls and door on yet, but it'll work just fine I think.

And for anyone who might be wondering, these 2 piles were built by different people (what? you can't tell? :)). I did the one on the grass verge.....

Winter Growth

Look how my hebe hedge is growing! And it is the middle of winter too. Another month till spring, when it should start to really get away. Might actually have a half decent hedge by the end of summer.

More good things from the Clevedon markets

I have just bought this excellent cat bed (actually a dog bed, but shhhhhh!) from a stall at the Clevedon market. My big boy cats both like it, as the normal cat beds are a bit small for them. This is Bill. Midnight, my big black cat, also likes it, so I'll have to keep an eye out for the stall again, so I can get another one.

Fruit trees planted in winter

My fruit trees arrived, and I have planted them all, with a bit of help! A couple of apples, 2 pears, 2 feijoas, 2 citrus. I couldn't find my tree stakes, so used some off cuts from the builder. And some ripped up sheet for ties. Works though.

I think they are all just ready to starting budding up, so in the nick of time.

After the beginning, before the end

It has been raining. The builder has been tromping around. But he has finished now, and we are starting to clean up. So this is the before of the after.