Here is the personalised chronicle of my own garden (and house) restoration. I moved into the old run-down house and overgrown garden of Nonsuch on the island of Tasmania in early 2005. Nonsuch is a 1880s weatherboard and sandstone shingled-roofed 'gentleman's residence' that has seen much better days. It once had a huge garden attached, which is now reduced to half an acre. As of mid-2006 I am well into renovation of house and renewal of the garden. The landscapers have terraced and removed, and I am moving in with my seedlings and cuttings. Much of the painful work is over, most of the hard work lies ahead.

You can follow the diary for the weekly update, and follow the story back to early 2005 when I moved into Nonsuch. The photograph and plans pages give you some idea of the layout of the house and garden.

Claude in the office window of Nonsuch

The Garden Diary The history of the house Photograph page (house and garden etc.) The Cat Empire Garden Orders 2005-2006 : Garden Orders 2006-2007 Surveys and Architectural Plans of the Garden The Garden 'Restoration' - aims Photographs of Tasmania

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