In Samuel's case, I think he really is quite keen, and is making a concerted effort, but we're just not home enough to keep on top of it. In my case, I'm a bit intimidated by the whole thing, and what with my debilitating arachnophobia and squeamishness about having muddy hands, I have been little-to-no help. My only real contribution has been hacking back some of the giant bushes with so little finesse that I killed them. Yes, really.
So we set ourselves a little project this weekend, one step at a time you know, to tidy up the area in front of the trellis by the greenhouse, and plant some pretty things in it.
Here's the before pic (incl. Basil, our Bengal cat).
Clearance:
Choosing our layout:
And done!
I reckon I can say we succeeded in our brief. Well, I can't really say 'we'. On account of my stupid back, I've not been in a position to help with any manual labour at all today. I did make a cake though:
It's a rhubarb crumble cake for my Dad's birthday, with rhubarb from our garden of course. Won't know til tomorrow if it's actually edible. Finger's crossed!
Oh, and here are some pretty-itty-bitty dahlias we also bought today, haven't decided where to put them yet:
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