Creating "The Urban Garden"...
Our garden is finally taking shape. Like a pheonix from the ashes, something beautiful is emerging. The garden is almost unrecognisable from where we began 6 weeks ago. There is still a long way to go, but the transformation is already dramatic.
So what have we achieved thus far? Well, the decking has been laid creating an extension of the kitchen. Although we don't have any garden furniture yet, the area is already being used extensively for bbqs and breakfasts. The space is designed to break up the garden with and will lead out into a working vegetable garden beyond.
With regards to things you can do yourself, it's is well worth looking at building the decking yourself as you can make significantly savings. A tip is to make sure that you have a car as I had to make 3 journeys on foot to my local DIY store to pick up additional timber when I realised I was short. I carried two loads on my shoulder and one time had to rig up a make-shift "on foot" trailer to move 3 joists and a bag of cement. A car would have made life much simpler and saved me a mild case of tendonitis!
Over the course of the next months, I'll share with you the development of our garden and share some tips of how to make the most of what you have on a budget.