Well, Well, Well

Husband has been working his socks off again. This time digging tree stumps. We have taken the odd conifer down in the front garden, but at some point, some pretty large ones have been removed and the stumps left in place.



After a huge amount of digging, chopping, swearing and cursing, two big stumps were finally cleared, leaving two nice holes in the ground. We are pretty sure that the well, which we know was in the front garden and was filled in when the house was built, is in this area. Enough digging for one day, but the excavations will continue....
Meanwhile, I was busy demolishing the bed next to the drive. Removing turf (which is being used elsewhere) to widen it, removing hostas, heathers etc which were in the wrong place and had outgrown it anyway, and planting some new shrubs which we were kindly given by friends last back end.


We still have a lot to do, but it is beginning to feel as though it is our garden now. We are also really chuffed that we have done everything so far by recycling materials that were already in the garden; most of which are naturally occurring stone, plants and soil. Turf has been moved from A to B (and keeps moving. We have not thrown money at anything - except a few plants, and we feel that it is now turning into a garden that fits into the natural surroundings far more than it did when we moved in.