nFrost Garden Journal

Looking well loved and very pretty now nFrost.
What an amazing transformation.
Congratulations - love it,
Jenny namaste

 

PHEW !!
What a busy lad then !!
I loved all the shrubs, especially Weigelia Bristol Ruby. Brings back memories.
Thanks for showing them to us today ,
Jenny

 

Great selection there

I'm sure @wiseowl would be able to help you with the name of the rose.
Can't wait to see those same beauties in summer time

 

Could the rose be dame de coeur? Great work, like the improved layout.

 

That's a good robust raised bed you've built there

 

A lot of progress nfrost!

The soil will obviously wash out from between the slabs, the only way I can see round it is to face the steps with upright slabs to hold the soil.

 

I've just asked hubby

He say, you need to put in a a couple inch's of foundation that runs from where you've your first lower slabs, and end it to where your step finish, Then you 5 spot mortar the slabs, then where you want the step up, you build the step with bricks, then 5 point mortar the slabs on top of the bricks..

Or for a easier version, put in the foundation in the fall length of all bricks, then where you want the step to be, section of with wood, and add another layer of concrete behind... brick across the front of the concrete, then slab 5 point mortar again.

 

Coming together lovely @nFrost ...looks like young Frost is doing all the work though

 

The fourth and final step is in:



Now onto the 'paving' at the top, I'm planning on using old bricks in a tessellated fashion.

 

Looking top knotch and it will be such fun - growing stuff in those this year
especially for the Junior Gardener ,
Jenny

 

Thanks Jenny, our Ted has been 'stress testing' it along the way for me, useful little lad sometimes!

 

...and then we bought some more plants!

Lavender Toscane:


Bush Rose 'Easy Going'


Mint 'Pineapple'


...all done!

 

There's a dangerous amount of good looking plants/shrubs in the garden centres at the moment. It's a shame my birthday is in November! Next on my list to get is an Acer and a Cider Gum tree.