16vKarlos
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As i have seen many pictures of peoples gardens, and their progress.
I thought it was only fair that i put in my 2 Pence worth and post a few pics of our starter Patch  .
Front Garden starts like this.
Last November i moved in and my car was put off road  Well Sort of.
Then After about 4 months with the car off the road and me taking it up and down a couple times a month. I then had a flat battery. Expected it really.
Then: Something disappeared
Can You see what it is yet
The car got M.O.T'd and it was still cold so i left the garden but It Still needed to be leveled out. so i waited for the sun.
I then contracted .. errrm.. Oh yea *Myself* to do the hard stuff.
All Leveled and grass seed down
And now it looks like this.
Still needs work as the sun doesn't hit the grass next to the path and the house so i might put something else there.
On the other side of the path is just our Bins.
It was over grown a lot more than the grass but i pulled that all out and Im awaiting arrival on some cheap FREE slabs for that area.
Rear Garden Is a MESS...
When we had a massive clear out we chucked everything into the back garden as that area was going to be the last place to get sorted.
We didnt need to worry about the kids as there is a big field just out the front so they can play there at the moment.
The shed..Is A SHED
The Concrete Needs Re-Doing
Needs Leveling
New Fences
General Tidy
The shed has been here for about 35 Years it seems says our neighbor. so its done well.
The only thing i will be doing in the back garden is, tidying it up as its not ours.
I would Landscape it all but it's not worth the money as we dont plan on staying here for too long.
If Plans change then i will concider the landscaping
Pictures:
Sorry for the poor photos
Karlos
[Edited on 14-11-2009 by 16vKarlos]
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jungle
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looks miles better than my garden
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16vKarlos
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It's a Sh*thole isn't it
Karlos
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jungle
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am getting there mega slowly with ours like
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16vKarlos
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Small Update. 25.10.09
We are getting the ramp to the rear garden taken out, this means we will be able to Re-locate the shed. Possibly a new shed will take it's place. The shed will re-locate to the bottom left hand side of the garden.
We may be moving from here to Sutton soon, but this involves www.HOMESWAPPER.co.uk. Mutual Exchange.
The reason for this, is due to me being in the process of joining the R.A.F. and not having Any relatives around. the closest place to here is Wallington (sutton).
House Moving Decision Depending, We may Re-do the fence, and Deck the area directly outside the door. Likes AK's Garden.
more pics coming soon.
Karlos
[Edited on 25-10-2009 by 16vKarlos]
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16vKarlos
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Big Update.
Get ANOTHER BREW!!
Well upon realising that the girls beds may not fit into the Person We are swapping with's house, we decided that we needed to have another look.
Rather than look we called and asked for measurements and they are not that promising to be fair.
SO…
Rather than wait 2 weeks for the company to come and take out the ramp, I called to ask if I they would dispose of the hard core and waste I don’t need, If I were to take the ramp out myself
I was told that they would take the waste away. COOL.. The fun begins.
*** I knew that the ramp was not solid so therefore I didn’t bother getting a Sledge hammer or a Pick Axe as I was only going to take the concreted ramp out.
**I used a small Brick layers hammer + a Rubber mallet for the external Bricks.
As seen Above the rear was like this
Tuesday Afternoon… Ended Like this
Lifted the good slabs, (Can use them out the front)
Before I started Smashing
Couple of Pics of me breaking the concrete Gradually.
Then a Bit of Cracking, Some Came Off
Then I Lifted the rest.. Bloody Heavy
Piled The Rubble
Standing In The Ramps Place
Wednesday
After all of my thinking and drawing on paper.
I decided to take all of the hardcore out.
( Pictures to show plans Either Later or Tomorrow)
Before I Started / How I Left It The Night Before
Then Work Began - This Time With Some Little Helpers
Swept
I Knew I Needed A Pick Axe But Focus, B&Q + Wickes all didn’t have them, So I asked around
In the mean Time I Bought a Sledge Hammer
Not much progress as you will see but it did loosen up most of the top rocks & other Concrete.
My son was Dying to use the Sledge hammer.. Precautions were taken and I let him try.
I also managed to rope my Brother In-law Into a Bit of ANGER MANAGEMENT.
HE WENT NUTS!!
Thursday & Friday We were In Sutton.
Friday Evening We got back & I had A Pick Axe Waiting To Get Used
The Outcome
Saturday
This Morning
That Is As Far As The Garden Goes At The Moment, I Will SOON hopefully be getting hold of a rotorvator for the garden.
*** ANYBODY KNOW WERE I CAN RENT A ROTORVATOR NICE AND CHEAP!!! ***
Also Upon Recent Talking with My Neighbours To My Left (At the Front) Or to the Right (From Rear) Both want to get their Fences Done Next Year, They Are Both OWNERS and are Going to Do Their Left Hand Sides So I Said I Would Do Ours At The Same Time.
Little Look At Their Gardens
The Garden at the Top Of this picture Is getting Lots of Treatment at the moment for all of the bushes and brambles GETTING KILLED OFF!
Enjoy
Karlos
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16vKarlos
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Last Update For The Year
Update 14.11.09
Recently I have been fairly busy in the garden.
Things that have been done
Sorted Mud + Clay From Rocks
Rocks Were Collected
Fence fixed
Old Fences Knocked Down
Two Trees Cut Down
Tidied For Winter
Firstly Sorted Rocks + Rubble from clay and mud
Day 1
Taken To the Front For a Collector
He Asked If I Had More, And wanted to come back for the rest 
Was Left with this
Day 2
More Separating. All Done In The Rain
Was Left with this.
These Two Fence’s (See Below) Were leaning toward my next door neighbours garden.
Being that She is blind, I asked if it would be ok to take a fence panel out so that I could access her garden
and make the fences safe.
She was Thankful and told me to do whatever I needed to do and that she would keep her dog Inside.
Took Our Really Old Fences Out
Took Next Doors Panel out, It Had One Screw Holding It The The Fence On The Wall
The Fence Post was not dug into the ground, so I built up around it for a temporary measure.
Rebuilt The Fence
Next, I cut two tree’s down. We now have more space in the garden, and its a lot lighter.
The one on the left and the one down the bottom of the garden.
All chopped up and ready for next year now.
I am leaving the mud where it is at the moment and I shall cultivate next year too.,
How I Left The Garden For The Winter
Thanks For Reading
Karlos
P.S. Will Update Next Year.
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