Our delivery for the garden came last week and sat waiting patiently at the front of the house for Alan to get back from work. Once he had built up the energy he unwrapped the blocks and moved them stack by stack through his house and into the garden.
On Saturday while the side of the garden where the new raised bed was going was still in the shade, he started by clearing back some of the stones and marking out the area for the new bed. We'd both forgotten just how deep those stones go down!!
As long as you follow the detailed instructions and prepare the area, these block go together really well and quite quickly.
And with a few breaks for cool drinks, ice-lollies and then later on some lunch the whole bed was built by teatime.
I just got a photo of the new bed this morning.
We are both really pleased with it and I'm really looking forward to filling it, but first we have the small matter of a narrowboat trip to look forward to so there's no rush and it's much too warm to be lugging bags of compost and chippings around at the moment.
If you're wondering why there's a couple of saws lying on top of the bed when no saws were needed in it's construction, it's because Alan has already started on another little garden project ... something to make Ginger's life just a little bit easier!!
Sue xx
A pussycat shaped door methinks.
ReplyDeleteWell he already has a cat-flap into Alan's house :-)
DeleteGreat team work and enjoy your trip away. Catriona
ReplyDeleteIt was mostly Alan, with me providing tips, meals and refreshments. :-)
DeleteGreat teamwork - and a lovely, useful addition to the garden
ReplyDeleteIt's going to be brilliant for food growing later on this year and next Spring for sure.
DeleteI love seeing what other people are up to, and there's always something happening at your place!
ReplyDeleteWe do always seem to have something on the go don't we, hence me needing a blog for the last 14 years to document it all for our own records ;-)
DeleteHope you enjoy your narrowboat trip. We love spending time on ours. So relaxing.
ReplyDeleteThank you, it's going to be relaxing travelling at that speed for sure and it's such beautiful countryside around here. :-)
DeleteGood work, the both of you! It will be nice to have a break on the narrowboat after all of that hard work. Give Alan a good back rub as it makes me ache just looking at all of those things to lug!! Enjoy your trip!
ReplyDeleteHe was sensible and carried it all through in smaller loads, as he already has a painful back at the moment. Thank you. xx
DeleteEnjoy your trip. The new bed looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Thank you. It does look really good in the space, it really finishes the garden off.
DeleteIt does doesn't it.
ReplyDeleteI have answered this question so many times!! Yes we are married and have been together for 18 years. Alan who likes space and his own distinctive colour schemes, is in the main house, I like small spaces and am in the annexe to the main house, we both have access to the garden at the back. It came about because that is how we like it and it suits us. So many people that we meet say that they wish they had the guts to do it to when they see how well it works, and some say it would have saved them from getting divorced!!