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Goodbye ugly concrete
Lou12
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Today I am having all this ugly concrete dug up and the front garden done. There will be a small area of permeable brick paving for our motorbikes and a big raised bed for flowers or whatever.
I am very excited indeed. We excavated the slope someone had built out of earth up to the front door for a wheelchair and had to bury all the exposed pipes - tons of earth had to be taken away and finally landscaping day has arrived.
At last we will not have to Fosbury flop into the house any more - the top step was missing when we dug it all up and they are building new steps for us.
I think it's going to take the best part of a week.
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An exciting week ahead Lou so hope the weather stays fine for the work to be done.
The best bit will be the new planting
Ooooh how exciting! Keep us updated with progress pics!
I certainly will
I'm very excited about the new planting but it's going to be a big planting area so I'm going to do most of it bare root in winter to save money.
Eeee it's been a while since I saw that front garden and it's improved even since then. I hope the picture in real life matches the one in your head Lou. It'll be lovely!
That's exciting, Lou12. I'm all for getting rid of hard landscaping.Did,nt know what was a fosbury flop was so I googled it.
This is great news Lou. I remember seeing pictures of the "lovely porch" the previous owners left you with.
I can see how hard you've worked to get to this stage shown above, well done shifting all the ****. Your new driveway and flowerbeds wiil be the well deserved 'icing on the cake'
Previously at our house, When you look at it and think, "Why did I buy this house?"
The challenge and the potential. . . .
Now it's happening!!
There are millions of flying ants and an enormous ants nest under that concrete several feet across. I don't envy the workmen
Yes Kitty2 that half shed stuck on the front as a porch, that truly was something else. Sadly I'll have to withdraw from the gallery of shame after this