This is the state of the garden after nearly 10 years neglect. I am doing it all on my own, and know its going to take alot of work. And will be slow going with my health.
The ivy is over 10 foot high. And the grass is taller than me and has now covered the path since this pic was taken.
I do need to put a wall back in, as we had taken part of it down as gran was next door. The new neighbours don't mind. As they don't use the garden at all, but I don't think they will like the dog having access to it. Ofcourse will get a bricky to do that from my old council engineers.
I have bought a Strimmer with metal blades so that they won't break like the basic wire. That I hate with an unbridled passion. And it's cordless for ease of use.
Also a hedge trimmer to tackle the ivy and the hedgerow at the front of the house. If that does not hack it. I think there is a big petrol strimmer somewhere amongst all the junk in the garage.
Now once this has all been cut back. I am thinking budget wise. Would it be best to put down membrane and then gravel the lot, easily need 5+tonnes to get good coverage.
There are roses 🌹 dotted about, passion flower clematis in amongst the Ivy. Pond marginal reeds and so much mint.
I will keep the roses and clematis. Everything else is going.
should I weed kill spray where I don't want any plants or grass to come back. Have a few options saved for bulk sprayers and chemicals.
The path will stay, as those slabs are pebble dashed concrete wall slabs turned upside down.
i think there might be a water feature in there somewhere aswell.
And then ofourse put a pond back In, the electrics are still there from my teens when I had a waterfall pond in the far right corner where the conifer is.
The cats old lean-to will come down. And the WC will be demolised as that's where the wet room will be constructed hopefully next summer.
If the rain stops today, I may make a start on the hedgerow at the front.
I believe the barrell pond slabs are still in place in the front garden aswell under thr gravel.
The field at the back, failed housing development is a dumping ground now. As the land owner does not care about it now. As can't build anything but a carpark for the Mandir on the corner.
He wanted to put in 20 houses and a block of flats in the far end. With 2 bed detached backing onto the garage access from ours. And the house owns alot of the access rights to the field and paths etc. So we put down concrete/slabs to mark our areas as soon as we heard about that. That was not a fun job to do.
Also I need an electrician to sort out the electrics to the garage as the roller door is tripping the main fuse board. There is a separate one in the garage.
Also dad put in cladding on the garage ceiling, and I want to take that all down to give better headroom. I really miss having a barn from when I was younger, had so much space to play in.
I am envisaging easily 4+skips to take everything away. As there is soooooo much junk hoarded in every room of the house aswell. Thankfully the room I am.taking has been kept locked, so nit much up there bar the bed, desk etc.
The ivy is over 10 foot high. And the grass is taller than me and has now covered the path since this pic was taken.
I do need to put a wall back in, as we had taken part of it down as gran was next door. The new neighbours don't mind. As they don't use the garden at all, but I don't think they will like the dog having access to it. Ofcourse will get a bricky to do that from my old council engineers.
I have bought a Strimmer with metal blades so that they won't break like the basic wire. That I hate with an unbridled passion. And it's cordless for ease of use.
Also a hedge trimmer to tackle the ivy and the hedgerow at the front of the house. If that does not hack it. I think there is a big petrol strimmer somewhere amongst all the junk in the garage.
Now once this has all been cut back. I am thinking budget wise. Would it be best to put down membrane and then gravel the lot, easily need 5+tonnes to get good coverage.
There are roses 🌹 dotted about, passion flower clematis in amongst the Ivy. Pond marginal reeds and so much mint.
I will keep the roses and clematis. Everything else is going.
should I weed kill spray where I don't want any plants or grass to come back. Have a few options saved for bulk sprayers and chemicals.
The path will stay, as those slabs are pebble dashed concrete wall slabs turned upside down.
i think there might be a water feature in there somewhere aswell.
And then ofourse put a pond back In, the electrics are still there from my teens when I had a waterfall pond in the far right corner where the conifer is.
The cats old lean-to will come down. And the WC will be demolised as that's where the wet room will be constructed hopefully next summer.
If the rain stops today, I may make a start on the hedgerow at the front.
I believe the barrell pond slabs are still in place in the front garden aswell under thr gravel.
The field at the back, failed housing development is a dumping ground now. As the land owner does not care about it now. As can't build anything but a carpark for the Mandir on the corner.
He wanted to put in 20 houses and a block of flats in the far end. With 2 bed detached backing onto the garage access from ours. And the house owns alot of the access rights to the field and paths etc. So we put down concrete/slabs to mark our areas as soon as we heard about that. That was not a fun job to do.
Also I need an electrician to sort out the electrics to the garage as the roller door is tripping the main fuse board. There is a separate one in the garage.
Also dad put in cladding on the garage ceiling, and I want to take that all down to give better headroom. I really miss having a barn from when I was younger, had so much space to play in.
I am envisaging easily 4+skips to take everything away. As there is soooooo much junk hoarded in every room of the house aswell. Thankfully the room I am.taking has been kept locked, so nit much up there bar the bed, desk etc.
