When we moved here in 2012 we wanted a place with a small garden as we had to leave it quite often to go travelling. The garden is about 30ft square and sloping right to left, so I spent many hours reducing the slope, creating beds around the edge for care free plants, laying a permeable membrane and gravelling the centre as well as building a conservatory and a couple of decks. It worked fine. Now, getting on for 8 years later we have not been travelling so much and I am looking at changing things a bit, but because of a heart problem I have been forbidden to raise my blood pressure, so big changes are on the back burner, perhaps for ever. I am a 'big changes' man, disliking fiddling about so when some gardening needs doing, I tend to look out and lose interest. However, once togged up and out there, it's difficult persuading me to come back in. I have to say that once out in the fresh air I love it and once the job in hand is finished, I look for some other excuse to remain out there. We had intended moving last year, but the three properties that suited us all fell through for one reason or another and we have decided to stay, so the garden will feature on my to do list.
Mike. X