7th August:

Progress, if slow. Nonsuch garden has been surveyed, so now planning for the garden can inch into happening. The verandah has largely been rebuilt - although it still looks awful. I've ordered in several score vegetable seed packets, as well propagating equipment, for the kitchen garden and am now looking at preserving gear for the kitchen. All these vegetables - will need to do something with them. Have planted out into pots some comfrey and forty liliums - God knows why I ordered those when I don't have a single plot of garden bed to put them (that the builders won't walk all over in the first ten minutes).

14th August:

Survey of property as it currently exists (this will open in a new window). You can clearly see the slope of the property ... as also the jungle (inaccessible area) I hacked my way through last week!

30th August:

Much excitement! The first concept plan for the garden has arrived. It needs a fair bit of modification, but at least we're moving! Now when I walk about the mess that was once a garden I can clearly visualize what will happen. I need to order more seeds as I will be doing most of the planting myself.