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| Garden makeover |
A few images of the Before - and After of my garden transformation.
Trust me - there was an awful lot of 'in-between'.
Must say, I am proud to have orchestrated this change and am very grateful for ALL the help received. Too many to mention all here, but you know who you are. My deepest gratitude.
I spend hours looking at images, making a scaled plan, designing layout and the corner seat. I watched garden programs on Netflix when I got frustrated that I couldn't actually do the work myself. The future (possible) need for wheelchair ramps from backdoor and into studio have been taken into account in my design.
A lot of materials, slabs from the garden, paint, plants etc were re-used, or moved.
A few more things to finish, like painting the house, some other walls to finish painting, cushion for seat etc. but my goodness, what a beautiful peaceful garden is has become.
I can now go safely and easily around my garden on foot or in my wheelchair. There is a lot less actual gardening to do, and much more time to just rest and watch and listen to the birds.
 spring 2019  (spring photo of a few years ago)   Trilled with ALL the help  what it became, summer 2019   Studio painted with a green 'wash' (left over bedroom paint) |
My once very much beloved greenhouse had to go too. A big decision, but the space it created is just wonderful. It has gone to another good home.
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Shed wall is a lot more pleasing on the eye too!
  
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| view from my corner seat - and 'boardwalk' |
Even the garden entrance at side of house had a face lift. Amazing what can be achieved with a 'bit' of creative thinking, wood, bamboo and a pot of paint.
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| Trilled! |