Garden courtesy of Michael and Silvia
The rear garden was constructed gradually from 2004 onwards, the
construction of the stone wall took about a year of part time work, then the
lawn construction which involved many truck loads of filling and soil,
followed by the boules court and the driveway. It was then disrupted by the
house renovation in 2014.
The front garden was always a bit of a problem because of the deep shade
cast by the large Cupressus torulosa, hedge on the north boundary.
Council would not allow me to cut it lower it or remove it.
Silvia had the idea of constructing a dry creek bed to give the area some
interest. I decided that it needed to be a running stream and it has been a
lot of work, but worth it. The work started in 2022 and the bridge was finally
finished in 2024. The planting is on going.