Back in February I set out a plan of all the improvements we wanted to do in our garden with the promise that I’d report back in September to let you know how I got on. Well I have the results and whilst 5 out of 9 is not good there is the addition of the BBQ Corner (see last blog) that might be taken into account so in reality the score should read a slightly less dismal 6 out of 10.
Here’s what happened
1) The redundant bit of land next to the summer house is no longer redundant. It is now a dumping ground and definitely not what we had in mind. Something for next year I think – nil point (French)
2) Three raspberry canes were planted. The first shoot that came through was mistaken for a stinging nettle and pulled out, then re-inserted in the earth with the mutterings of ‘why didn’t they say they looked like stinging nettles’. It didn’t grow very much and was soon overtaken by its neighbour however very oddly it remains the only one to actually bear any fruit. One of the others failed and the other is, as I said, tall but fruitless and we look forward to a better crop next year – one point (English)
3) There isn’t, wasn’t nor ever had been a clematis growing along the fence by the climbing frame – a very definite nil point.
4) The creosote was purchased along with the spray gun round about late March. Then it rained and by the time the sun came out, one of the fence panels had become so weakened by the children that live behind, in their efforts to communicate with ours, that our neighbour and us decided to replace all the panels for the strong feather edged variety - all fences are jointly owned where we live. The new ones were pre-treated giving me an easy but slightly expensive one point.
5) The 2 extra bits of wood delivered with the climbing frame have not evolved into a balance beam and remain as 2 bits of wood – nil point.
6) The sandpit has been assembled but is re-born as a ball pool as we already have a Hexagonal Sandpit – one point.
7) There can be no proof that power hosing took place as the shine has now gone so you’ll just have to take my word for it – one point.
8) Red cushions for the chairs and red throws for the summerhouse furniture were purchased as planned – one point.
9) The garage door remains red, not a nice red but a light and sun-bleached red and desperately needs doing next year – nil point.
I hope next summer is better on the garden projects front, i'll be back with the Summer 2011 plan in February.
