Today, work started on paving in the garden, which will put some structure around the piles of dirt and sand and areas of rock-hard clay. I'm not sure how long it will take, but the Paving Man (let's call him Sam) started today. He brought a jack-hammer with him to break up the clay in the narrow passageway down the left-hand side of the house, and has been taking out wheelbarrows full of lumps of the horrible stuff. Worth the price, I think!
Here are the before photos.
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| Soil as hard as rocks |
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Once this is paved, we will be able to walk to
the clothesline in much more style and comfort |
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Roadbase (the foundation,
apparently, of all good paving projects) |
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Today there was only one Sam, but he
brought two wheelbarrows, so I'm
expecting him to turn into two overnight -
some form of binary fission, perhaps |
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The other side of the house, which
will get a step as well as paving |
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The area of the garden soon to be
known as "Gail's Summer Yoga Spot" |
The next project is to build the trellises for the fruit trees. That will require the kindness of friends - and a post-hole digger to get through the clay.
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