Garden Works – Update

Posted on Sep 19, 2020 by TanGental

The works I foreshadowed the other day began in earnest on Friday.

First up we cleaned out 90% of the long bed that will became the new terracing for the wedding. The builders will start on it soon – they have to lay the pipework and cabling for the water capture as well and we are having the paving re-laid and re-grouted to make sure it is not a trip hazard – all those bloody heels again! They’ll be building two new gates that will make access to the back easier too.

So out came three roses to be replanted around the garden and two potentillas, all of which are in large pots for now.

After that we recovered an old butler’s sink with a mix of sand cement and compost that makes it a fabulous sink garden for succulents. This was originally done thirty years ago and had begun to fall off. Now it’s refreshed.

Having hacked off the old rendering, we covered the surface in PVA glue and sand to make a binding surface.

Then mixed one part cenent with one part sand and one part compost.

While the Textilsite made the gloopy pastry mix,

yours truly did the packing.

Came out okay, I’d say.

Dog helped, of course

About TanGental

My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published several books: a four book series following Harry Spittle as he grows from hapless student to hapless partner in a London law firm; four others in different genres; a book of poetry; four anthologies of short fiction; and a memoir of my mother. I have several more in the pipeline. I have been blogging regularly since 2014, on topic as diverse as: poetry based on famous poems; memories from my life; my garden; my dog; a whole variety of short fiction; my attempts at baking and food; travel and the consequent disasters; theatre, film and book reviews; and the occasional thought piece. Mostly it is whatever takes my fancy. I avoid politics, mostly, and religion, always. I don't mean to upset anyone but if I do, well, sorry and I suggest you go elsewhere. These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.
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34 Responses to Garden Works – Update

  1. noelleg44 says:
    Sep 19, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    Lots of changes in the garden. I think that butler’s sink turned out smashing! Dog clearly had a major role in refurbishing it!

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  2. John W. Howell says:
    Sep 19, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Things look like they are off to a great start.

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  3. Jennifer Barricklow says:
    Sep 19, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    What a lovely repurposed sink! Good thing Dog is such a diligent supervisor, or you would never get anything done. 😉

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  4. arlingwoman says:
    Sep 19, 2020 at 10:54 pm

    It’s going to be beautiful. I’m sure Dog had a great deal of input.

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  5. JT Twissel says:
    Sep 19, 2020 at 11:33 pm

    Poor dog – too pooped to pop😆

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  6. willowdot21 says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 12:17 am

    I am reporting you to the RSPCA, Dog looks exhausted! You obviously have been overworking him. All this work for one day?

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  7. Chel Owens says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 6:43 am

    So, does your garden have piping for all of it?

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    • TanGental says:
      Sep 20, 2020 at 8:28 am

      No piping at all. We will run a pipe from the drain that runs round the house carrying rain water from the roof and divert it to a tank from which it can be pumped to hosepipes to water everything . But we won’t install the tank this year as there’s this wedding next summer (assuming Rona Virus buggers off and let’s us have a mass gathering) and it will take a year or two to screen it. I’ll keep up dating how we do it.

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  8. Mary Smith says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 10:44 am

    An impressive.start, Geoff. Dog’s clearly up to supervising the entire project 🙂

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  9. Norah says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 10:47 am

    Busy. Busy. Busy.
    Dog helps in the best possible way – out of the way, of course.

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  10. derrickjknight says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 10:59 am

    You are of course planning a Royal Wedding

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  11. thetinypotager says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 11:41 am

    Oh this was us last year – putting all of our plants into pots whilst the garden pathways were put in place. All the upheaval will be well worth it 🙂

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  12. trifflepudling says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    VG. Don’t forget to leave ‘untidy’ area for wildlife, insects etc 🐞 🙂

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  13. Darlene says:
    Sep 20, 2020 at 10:03 pm

    I knew Dog would be a big help. Dot broke a nail today so that’s her out of commission. A great start, well done.

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  14. Geri Lawhon says:
    Sep 22, 2020 at 6:31 pm

    Great work so far, I am sure the end result will be beautiful.

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