Rachel's Journal

Its grand when you can delegate, go and attend a talk, and come back to see your instructions have been carried out. Nice one. Lucky to have such a good hubby though. Fair play to him.  Well done Norman.

Hope you benefitted from the talk.

Hubby didn't do it, Jacinta. We had to get a company in as several large bits of machinery and carting to the dump were part of the job. All hubby had to do was pay them : )

At long last I feel like I have a garden!!!

Oh right. Nice job. Thats a weight off your mind, now thats out of the way. Plans can continue. Onward and upward.

Just looked at your photos. Wow, some difference, can't beat a JCG for work like that. Well done.

We visited the Bay Garden a few years ago and Ian was there doing some gardening and was willing to chat and gave us some tips. Great work went on in your absence, well done hubby. Is Pats hedge its replacement.

Pats hedge is at the back so what goes in here Rachel?

Well, the next thing to happen is that we need to put double strength round-up down on this area and leave it for about 3 weeks. There is a lot of undead roots and nastiness to kill off. So I will probably miss bare root season! I haven't yet decided what hedge will go there but will let you know. I'm thinking about planting persicaria on the slope.

Rachel, when you say double strength round up, is that just diluted to half the recommended strength. I need to kill off the growth on the earth mound in the front corner area, once and for all.

Yes Fran. That was the recommendation we got.

Here is big jobe done,,and big will have to be done.Good look Rachel!!!

A fabulous job done.  You won't know yourself with a lovely hedge there. 

Hi Rachel, I am sure you feel naked but it will be worth it in the end.