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lettie · 08-09-2007, 10:27

This year has been hard toil because we have ripped our garden out. Our garden attracted nothing but weeds and slugs, as we dug it out we found that it was predominantly heavy clay, then we found a layer of rubbish, yes, rubbish!!!!! Polystyrene food trays etc from when the garden was originally laid.
We have managed to dig out the majority of the old soil and then hit a layer of flagstones which we had to chain drill in order to remove them. We are now down to soil again and have dug so deep that the little boy next door thinks we are putting a pool in...

Our back wall has been knocked down along with the old bin hole, this will give us extra space. The new wall is due to be rebuilt next week then we will have to shift some rubble that has accumulated, I could do with a Ute to shift this lot.
We will then need about 3 tonnes of top soil and some cement so that I can re-build my little decorative brick border. We may have a nice little garden next year but this year it is just rubble and muck..

08-09-2007, 10:27	#24
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: How has your gardens grown? This year has been hard toil because we have ripped our garden out. Our garden attracted nothing but weeds and slugs, as we dug it out we found that it was predominantly heavy clay, then we found a layer of rubbish, yes, rubbish!!!!! Polystyrene food trays etc from when the garden was originally laid. We have managed to dig out the majority of the old soil and then hit a layer of flagstones which we had to chain drill in order to remove them. We are now down to soil again and have dug so deep that the little boy next door thinks we are putting a pool in... Our back wall has been knocked down along with the old bin hole, this will give us extra space. The new wall is due to be rebuilt next week then we will have to shift some rubble that has accumulated, I could do with a Ute to shift this lot. We will then need about 3 tonnes of top soil and some cement so that I can re-build my little decorative brick border. We may have a nice little garden next year but this year it is just rubble and muck.. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..