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Week One - It Begins!

The Digger goes in
The Digger goes in
Paths being dug
Paths being dug
Paths being marked out
Paths being marked out
Muddy path around the pond
Muddy path around the pond
Lots of mud!
Lots of mud!
Hardcore arrived!
Hardcore arrived!
Hardcore going down
Hardcore going down
Paths around the pond
Paths around the pond
More hardcore going down
More hardcore going down
Arial 'before' picture
Arial 'before' picture
Path around the pond
Path around the pond
Crop Circle?!
Crop Circle?!

Week Two - Taking Shape

Hardcore around the pond path
Hardcore around the pond path
This island will have roses in it - use your imagination!
This island will have roses in it - use your imagination!
The wildlife 'puddle'
The wildlife 'puddle'
It will be a pond when it grows up.
It will be a pond when it grows up.
Bigger puddle!
Bigger puddle!
Top layer of compressed gravel starting to go down.
Top layer of compressed gravel starting to go down.
Wildflower slope...eventually!
Wildflower slope...eventually!
Path around the pond taking shape.
Path around the pond taking shape.
Lots of native hedging ready to plant.
Lots of native hedging ready to plant.

Week Three - Getting There

Making the accessible raised beds.
Making the accessible raised beds.
Testing out the accessible raised beds.
Testing out the accessible raised beds.
A bench by the pond to watch the wildlife...hopefully soon!
A bench by the pond to watch the wildlife...hopefully soon!
A bench to relax and chill.
A bench to relax and chill.
The sun shade...filled with water!
The sun shade...filled with water!
Yay! A full pond.
Yay! A full pond.
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Imagine this piece of grass filled with roses and other perennials.
Imagine this piece of grass filled with roses and other perennials.
This will be a lovely place to take a breather from gardening out of the sun.
This will be a lovely place to take a breather from gardening out of the sun.
Sleepers which were kindly donated.
Sleepers which were kindly donated.
Phew, raised beds completed in time for the volunteer day.
Phew, raised beds completed in time for the volunteer day.
Pond filling up nicely.
Pond filling up nicely.

Week Four - Volunteer Day

One to fit it together, one to admire the to point out he's missed a bit.
One to fit it together, one to admire the to point out he's missed a bit.
Raised beds filled - check!
Raised beds filled - check!
Admiring their handiwork.
Admiring their handiwork.
Native hedge planting, donated by NHS Forests.
Native hedge planting, donated by NHS Forests.
Lining the raised beds.
Lining the raised beds.
Filling the raised beds a barrow at a time!
Filling the raised beds a barrow at a time!
Lining the raised beds.
Lining the raised beds.
That's a lot of compost to get through...
That's a lot of compost to get through...
Willing volunteers from the NHS - thanks everyone!
Willing volunteers from the NHS - thanks everyone!

Week Five - Nearly Ready!

Radishes to be harvested in a couple of months.
Radishes to be harvested in a couple of months.
Some sneaky radishes planted in the new raised beds already...
Some sneaky radishes planted in the new raised beds already...
We had extra sleepers so the contractors kindly made some rose arches.
We had extra sleepers so the contractors kindly made some rose arches.
More native hedging and roses ready to plant out.
More native hedging and roses ready to plant out.

Volunteer Day August 2024

Newly made compost bins
Newly made compost bins
New edging for the flower border
New edging for the flower border
Bug Hotel
Bug Hotel

A year of harvests 2024

Courgette and Beetroot
Courgette and Beetroot
Rosemary
Rosemary
Sage and Parsley
Sage and Parsley
Carrots
Carrots
Squash
Squash
Mahoosive courgette!
Mahoosive courgette!
Growing Courgettes
Growing Courgettes
Beans
Beans
Lettuces
Lettuces
Pumpkin Time
Pumpkin Time
Woohoo! It's all coming on...
Woohoo! It's all coming on...