A Transformation.

Here's a photo of my garage a few years ago :-



Terrible isn't it,
I never used it, and eventually the driveway became untidy and looked a mess

So, since I never used the garage, I decided to get rid of the concrete drive, and replace it with a nice flower bed ...
... and a slab of cracked concrete is no good to anyone anyway.


First of all, I had a new roof put on the garage, and I got the doors bricked up, and a window put in their place (because I use it for something else now)
and I used the driveway for growing cuttings and tubs of potatoes



Then I started to 'build' a wall, by placing some bricks on top of each other.
I put them flat, and didn't use cement. I hoped their weight would hold them in place.











After I'd finished going all around, I ordered some topsoil to fill it up with :-



It took 3 tons !

And then I levelled it out and planted some shrubs there, that I took from the 'main' garden





(I had smashed the driveway up, to allow for drainage.)

All that was last year (2015)

This spring I have planted lots more there and it looks fuller.
This was March :-



This was April :-



The latest thing I've done to it is put a plastic netting along the back of it, for some Clematises and Sweet Peas
However, I can not apparently add any more photos, so I'll show them in another place, maybe after the plants have grown up the mesh

I hope you approve of my driveway transformation

 

Bravo! That is a remarkable transformation; well done!

Is that your cat? Very handsome

 

Thank you ...
Yes the cat is Bella. She torments me !

 

I don't believe that for a moment, Michael - she looks like butter wouldn't melt

 

It's true lol but I love her to bits ...

 

Looks like a lot of backache! Good job

 

Thanks @Lynd. I took my time over it. I started in June and finished in October

 

Hi Michael,

That's a fantastic transformation, well done

 

That's lovely Michael! What a good idea!