Bring in the bobcat

The trees are cut back, the bricks of the terraces have been removed as much as possible, bring in the bobcat!

The trees being cut back and more bricks going

While the two trees in the front garden are quite well established and provide some privacy, they aren't in our plan for a japanese garden. Cutting them right back to a stump was easy, now it's time for someone to come in to remove them. Meanwhile, more bricks are removed from the lowest part of the terraces, alongside the nature strip.

Removal of the terraces

Some of the bricks in the terraces were easy enough to push over, whereas others needed to be dug out.

Pots under the tap

There's a few succulents, a vietnamese mint, a chinese elm and a japanese maple that sit under the tap. Water hammer alerts us when the tap is being used. The elm and the maple will take pride of place in the front garden.

The dog kennel/chicken hutch and a mound of dirt

The box like structure was built in Edenhope from left over fence palings and was to have a roof intending on housing Buddy, the dog. In Portarlington, Buddy likes the warmth of the garage and the chooks need another home. Some more handywork will turn this into a new house for the chooks. The mound of dirt on the right hand side is a mixture of newspaper, straw, manure and compost in readiness for the kaffir lime tree.

Mini hot house

A design "borrowed" from 2 River Parade, the hot house has been great for raising seedlings. We've had basil, coriander and snow peas that have grown really well, but the mint, thyme and flat leaf parsley haven't been as good.