Future Proofing.

When we first purchased this property, the frontage had a very over grown shrub garden. The trees and shrubs blocked all the natural light from those windows.

Tony and I made a start at clearing it. Removing all of the shrubs except one.

We love the curly tree.

Then we got stuck and didn't know what to do with the space we had created.

Some amazing landscapers came to our rescue and created this pretty courtyard like space for us.

It's gone from a dark unused space to a place where we can sit outside and enjoy the sun in the afternoon. Friends and neighbours often join us. 

It is so nice, it was putting the next area of the garden to shame.

These raised beds and the path just around the corner were looking tired.

And we wanted to do away with the steps, the top one especially although it doesn't look much here, was already giving both of us problems.

Time to invite Ethan from Robin Shears Landscaping to come back and work his magic again.

Off came the old timbers, out came some of the planting. (It was moved elsewhere in the garden)

And the paving was lifted.

Then in went new timbers.

Now that beautiful tree that you see through the window of my quilting room has no competition for the space. 

The Maples had a good hair cut. and a huge clump of Peonies were split and moved around.

Lots and lots of bark chip was put down.

and in went the new path.

Look! No steps.

Now, as Tony puts it, "even where we're old and doddery., we can still access our gardens and wheel our wheel barrow up and down the path". 

Thank you so much to the team who worked on our garden. It looks amazing.

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I won't show you what is behind me!

That will be their next task for us.

But first we have to save some more money. 

LOL