Garden Project

I got some pretty creative guesses for how we're going to use our big steel rectangle.  I liked the spa bath for Mrs. F.G. best, but a couple of you got it right, it was intended as another raised bed.  It got rejected in the end, but the three smaller circular ones like it are all ready to be planted now as soon as the weather warms up.

This is the before picture, the plot of grass left in the back yard that will gradually be transformed into garden this summer.

Mrs. F.G. decided the rectangular box would be too big, but here are the three stainless steel fireplace rings that will become raised beds, placed where we want them after much fussing about.

Our assistant gardener there is digging them in and levelling them.

He also brought some garden debris, leaves and mulch from the neighbours (who happen to be his aunt and uncle), and Mrs. F.G. had some too.  That went in first.

Next he's adding purchased triple mix.

It's beginning to look like a garden construction site, always a good thing.

Now Mrs. F.G. is adding a good helping of perlite to each bed for improved drainage.

And finally a good layer of potting mix.

The beds have been levelled off and Mrs. F.G. was very pleased, though it will be some time before the weather is warm enough for planting the tomatoes and cucumbers here.  She'll go ahead with some cold weather crops like peas and lettuce.  This will give us the space we want for veggies, together with the side garden and the planters on the deck.  The grass here will gradually be killed off and planted to other things.

Here's the rectangle that got left out of the picture; it will go to our son we hope.

So another garden project successfully completed, though there is lots of work to do yet before plants are growing!