The work on the house has begun. The rendering is being redone. This will be followed by the patio being paved. It should improve the area no end. The patio was cleared last week leaving chaos all over.
1. The pots
I needed to move the pots off, so these are now spread around. I got a lot around the bench. Then some have been put in the border.
2. The lawn
I couldn’t avoid having to put some things on the lawn. The builders in and out in this weather will churn it up but it can’t be helped. One corner I was planning to dig out to put the small round table from the patio on. Then we’ll look at a bigger table on the new patio. The lawn will recover quickly enough though I’m sure.
3. The walls
Much of the rendering is off. The builders have been very neat packing up so far.
4. More hostas
After saying I’d picked up bargain hostas last week I ended up buying more this week. I have enough now to put a few in the border and some in pots on the patio to tie it all together.
5. Alliums
I’ve got two of these Tesco allium pots. They’ll add a bit of Summer colour amongst the planned foliage of hostas and ferns.
6. The view from above
The view from above shows the mess of the patio being cleared and the state of the concrete. I’m looking forward to completion and getting it all back in order.
Just a quick one form me. I hope you all have good gardening. I’ve got a few more lilies to plant in pots now the bulb sales have begun. We’re up to 50% off. So may end with a few more bargains.
Good luck for the period of work.( How long? )
There is nevertheless some order in this chaos…
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Original time scale was about 3 weeks, but weather is meaning some delays and the utility room wall is a bit of a mess. We’re not sure whether to extend it while the work is being done as the wall needs a lot of work anyway.
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Oh good luck with the work on your house! I really like hostas – always interesting I think.
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Luckily plants and lawns have wonderful survival abilities! I hope the work finishes in a reasonable time as it’s always distressing to have it lingering on past the allotted time.
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Hope the building work goes well. I like that brown pot at the front of the blue bench. Your hydrangeas are still looking good.
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Goodness, i don’t envy all the mess while the builders are working. I have to ask…what is the chair with two circles drilled out of the seat? Is it a plant stand?
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They’ve been very tidy so far. The damage so far will recover over next year. The two holes are spaces for bowls in Alice’s mud kitchen. https://30daysofwildparenting.wordpress.com/2018/06/16/six-on-a-saturday-16-6-18/
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You have lots of pots. I must up my pot game. I fancy some big terracotta pots from whichford. Pricy though. Xmas pres maybe?
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I need a few decent sized ones. I want to try to go for a few decent large statement pots surrounded with a few smaller. A couple of large feels less cluttered and creates a feeling of more space being the theory.
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Should also be easier to manage watering with larger pots.
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Yes, important as looking at hostas and ferns. Got a few self watering plastic pots, but pretty ugly. They’ll be going at the back for the thirstiest plants where the pot can be concealed.
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I feel for you, having work done, but you say the builders are doing a good job & being tidy at it, so even w/delays, it’ll be worth it in the end. I also loved that brown pot. In fact, I think you have a great collection of pots. The water dish on top of Alice’s remove & return bug hotel, I think I have the exact same one & love it to bits. Ours has a ceramic frog in the middle as a bug island. Your aerial shots always surprise me, as your garden is no bigger than mine, but absolutely so much more interesting. And now, off to Tesco to look for that planter!
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Thanks for the compliment. I always find it strange reading and watching garden media as my garden classes as small in most programs even though it is probably bigger than what the average person in the UK now owns. RHS and gardeners world are starting to recognise that we don’t all have acres to work with, but you still don’t see much coverage of “normal” gardens.
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I keep deleting Parker’s and T & M emails without reading them to stop myself buying more bulbs! They’re so addictive.
Looking forward to seeing all of the Hostas in the spring
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I’m getting like that with Sarah Raven. Keep getting discount codes. I’m contemplating dahlias that won’t be delivered till March. I’m sure the discounts will be on again before then
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