Category: Garden

After finishing the wall today had to tidy the ‘yard’ up a bit as it was getting progressively messier during the week. With the spare blocks constructed a ‘bunker’ for … Read More

Hooray, the wall is finished! Well the construction part is at least. Need to start thinking about how best to render/finish it but thats for another visit.       … Read More

In my post yesterday I suggested that only another day was needed to finish of the wall currently under construction. Yes again my project planning was a little on the … Read More

With the installation of the new Fosse Septique and the fact that a delivery lorry nearly reversed over it earlier in the week we decide to put a fence at … Read More

Good progress on the walls around the corner of the pool terrace today with one section having been completed. Most of the credit goes to Alan who laid the blocks … Read More

With the pool now in full operation we have turned our attention to tidying up the area around it in preparation for laying the slabs next year(ish). The first priority … Read More

Now that the Loir appear to be under control focus has moved to the growing mole population. Having seen in many stores a system for ‘blowing up’ moles we decided … Read More

The grass was pretty long when we arrived as it hadn’t been cut for nearly three weeks, but luckily the new toy, sorry I mean essential tool, made short work … Read More

This weekends works mainly centred on the garden and tidying up ready for the invasion of visitors for the summer season(!). The drive are was in partocular need of work: … Read More

Unfortunately I didn’t take any photos before attacking the jungle with the new tractor. In the pictures below the area to the right (looking slightly brown) was on average three … Read More