I'm so excited!

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    Bumbalina My name is Bumbalina and I am a garden-a-holic

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    If you told me this time last year I would be enjoying myself so much in the garden I'd have probably laughed right in your face! Now, after four months of the hardest work I have ever done the garden is nearly finished! Transformed from a rubbish dump to a little haven for my Mum (the strongest and most selfless person I know) and my Nan (I'm her fulltime carer and she is both the funniest and most infuriating woman I know lol).

    I absolutely love spending time in the garden and can't wait for the last little bits to arrive next week! When its done I will post pictures for all who would like to have a nose. I just couldn't wait that long to rave about it and omg! I got a Pink Berry Bush the other day I cant believe I actually squealed in the garden centre when I saw it, a year ago I would have done anything to avoid a trip to the garden centre!

    Everyone please share your transformation stories!
     
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        Bumbalina My name is Bumbalina and I am a garden-a-holic

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        Wow dips! That is n amazing transformation. I noticed while doing my garden the even just a bit of painting can have a huge impact. I love the bits you put on the side of your shed, what is that?
         
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          Awww thank you and its my crochet garden trellises. Check out the website in my signature. The ones on the shed are the clematis and daisy trellises :-)

          Colour makes all the difference no matter how hard the english weather tries to make the garden look gloomy it never does :-)
           
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            Bumbalina My name is Bumbalina and I am a garden-a-holic

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            Oooh!!! My benches arrived today so looks like the garden is going to be finished this weekend now!

            That is so creative dips! I love little personal touches like that xxx
             
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              Well! I definitely looks like the garden is ggoing to be finished tomorrow! I cant wait! Hopefully get it done early and I can just sit and relax for the afternoon and just enjoy it.
               
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                Thats exciting :-) make sure you take some pictures i would love to see
                 
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                Yes I will definitely be posting some pictures. Its only a little garden but I'm so proud of what we have managed to do.
                 
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                  received_1609573285984141.jpeg received_1609573279317475.jpeg these are the before pictures.
                   
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                    And these are from today. There are still a few bits and pieces to tweak and tidy up.

                    Here is the pond, need to make a cover for the filter and move the extra bricks.
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                      This is the new seating area received_1610689312539205.jpeg received_1610689309205872.jpeg
                       
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                        This is my vertical veg patch, the loganberry, BlackBerry, whitecurrant and in the planter is some brocolli received_1610689322539204.jpeg received_1610689325872537.jpeg
                         
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                          And here is the rest of the planting area and my patio fruit trees, along with the plum tree and pinkberry I got in the week! received_1610689315872538.jpeg received_1610689302539206.jpeg received_1610689319205871.jpeg
                           
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                            Bumbalina My name is Bumbalina and I am a garden-a-holic

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                            So thats it, just a few bits and pieces to do now, but as far as I'm concerned the hard work is done.
                             
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