Forget the yellow brick road...... follow the red gravel path.
Date: 29 Jan 2004
Forget the yellow brick road...... follow the red gravel path.
There's a garden in there.......... somewhere?
Date: 29 Jan 2004
There's a garden in there.......... somewhere?
Rodents' "bar". Small pond in garden near verandah.
Date: 15 Feb 2004
Rodents' "bar". Small pond in garden near verandah.
What does this say about me? Wall behind my computer.
Date: 10 Mar 2004
What does this say about me? Wall behind my computer.
Sums up how I feel when Adam solves MY computer problems. LOL
Date: 10 Mar 2004
Sums up how I feel when Adam solves MY computer problems. LOL
Side view - trunk on north side down onto garden.
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Side view - trunk on north side down onto garden.
Half the tree down, on my beautiful flower bed, 18th June, 2004.
4 years's hard work gone in less than 5 seconds. Date: 18 Jun 2004 Half the tree down, on my beautiful flower bed, 18th June, 2004.
4 years's hard work gone in less than 5 seconds.
4 years's hard work gone in less than 5 seconds. Date: 18 Jun 2004 Half the tree down, on my beautiful flower bed, 18th June, 2004.
4 years's hard work gone in less than 5 seconds.
There was a garden under this branch...... all destroyed now.
Date: 18 Jun 2004
There was a garden under this branch...... all destroyed now.
Yep, the white daisy chrysanthemum, tea trees.......... all gone.
Date: 18 Jun 2004
Yep, the white daisy chrysanthemum, tea trees.......... all gone.
Start of steps March 25th 2005.
Our first, and perhaps last, attempt at construction. Date: 25 Mar 2005 Start of steps March 25th 2005.
Our first, and perhaps last, attempt at construction.
Our first, and perhaps last, attempt at construction. Date: 25 Mar 2005 Start of steps March 25th 2005.
Our first, and perhaps last, attempt at construction.
Beginning of constructing path to new arbour. 25th March 2005.
Date: 25 Mar 2005
Beginning of constructing path to new arbour. 25th March 2005.
Arbour and brick paving done by Feb. 2005 in old swimming pool area.
Date: 27 Feb 2005
Arbour and brick paving done by Feb. 2005 in old swimming pool area.
Path finished Sunday lunchtime, 27.3.2005
Date: 27 Mar 2005
Path finished Sunday lunchtime, 27.3.2005
Starting the dream garden. Cleared groundcover daisies, laying out agapanthus I had potted just before Christmas, 2004.
Monday Date: 29 Mar 2005 Starting the dream garden. Cleared groundcover daisies, laying out agapanthus I had potted just before Christmas, 2004.
Monday evening. 28.3.2005
Monday Date: 29 Mar 2005 Starting the dream garden. Cleared groundcover daisies, laying out agapanthus I had potted just before Christmas, 2004.
Monday evening. 28.3.2005
Step finished 28.3.2005. Pathway still to be done later in year.
Date: 29 Mar 2005
Step finished 28.3.2005. Pathway still to be done later in year.
Partner in crime against garden construction. Easter, 2005.
Date: 27 Mar 2005
Partner in crime against garden construction. Easter, 2005.
Start of the new area. Brick paving done just before Christmas, 2004.
Date: 29 Dec 2004
Start of the new area. Brick paving done just before Christmas, 2004.
Arbour finally painted. 28th April, 2005.
Date: 28 May 2005
Arbour finally painted. 28th April, 2005.
Unbelievable - June 4th and yet another large gum comes down (50 weeks after the last major tree fall). Managed to miss the flo
Date: 6 Jun 2005
Unbelievable - June 4th and yet another large gum comes down (50 weeks after the last major tree fall). Managed to miss the flowerbed this time but has hit another gum and pushed it over and smashed many small trees and shrubs under it.
Domino effect - second gum has lifted root ball and it has to come down also.
Date: 6 Jun 2005 Domino effect - second gum has lifted root ball and it has to come down also.
Date: 6 Jun 2005 Domino effect - second gum has lifted root ball and it has to come down also.
Two others alongside will have to be removed because they're just too risky to stay in situ near the boundary fence.
Date: 6 Jun 2005
Two others alongside will have to be removed because they're just too risky to stay in situ near the boundary fence.
From Adam's room - the large gum on the left is the left hand remains of the fallen gum. Has to be brought down safely before
Date: 6 Jun 2005
From Adam's room - the large gum on the left is the left hand remains of the fallen gum. Has to be brought down safely before it also falls on 2 boundary fences.
Finally finished painting - seat in place under arbour. 3rd July, 2005
Date: 3 Jul 2005
Finally finished painting - seat in place under arbour. 3rd July, 2005
Saturday morning 9th July.
Say goodbye to the old "path" Date: 9 Jul 2005 Saturday morning 9th July.
Say goodbye to the old "path"
Say goodbye to the old "path" Date: 9 Jul 2005 Saturday morning 9th July.
Say goodbye to the old "path"
With the trees gone, unfortunately we can see the neighbours..... and vice versa.
Date: 9 Jul 2005
With the trees gone, unfortunately we can see the neighbours..... and vice versa.
Michael's "first time" in the arbour.
Saturday, 9th July, 2005. Date: 9 Jul 2005 Michael's "first time" in the arbour.
Saturday, 9th July, 2005.
Saturday, 9th July, 2005. Date: 9 Jul 2005 Michael's "first time" in the arbour.
Saturday, 9th July, 2005.
Looking across from the arbour. 10th July, 2005.
Date: 10 Jul 2005
Looking across from the arbour. 10th July, 2005.
Roses planted and mulching completed, Saturday 5th November, 2005.
Date: 5 Nov 2005
Roses planted and mulching completed, Saturday 5th November, 2005.
