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Day 22 of work being done: 30 June 2017 With all the rain that came at the end of June there was very limited access to the project with heavy equipment. Sadly our landscapers went off and worked on another project elsewhere because they couldn't do a lot of earthworks here on our own property. The billabong didn't take long to fill back up … [Read more...] about Gardening Project Week 6

It's now become a race against the weather. We've been getting some rain but not as much as we normally do in June. Kind of a blessing for the work to get done. But just how much will they achieve before it gets too wet? More sand and river stones were being delivered. Our neighbour graciously allowed for trucks to travel up and down his … [Read more...] about Gardening Project Week 5

Week four covers the period 13-16 June. It didn't take long for the billabong to get water in it again, once the liner was in place, but at least it was now in place. They started to plan the pylons for our deck, using old tyres and cement, to hold them in place. It was kind of hard to imagine how they were going to do that so we did watch with … [Read more...] about Gardening Project Week 4

Weeks 2-3 covering 1-9 June 2017 Once work had begun, things seemed to happen quite quickly. Some days there were just 2 workers here, other days, 3 or 4. All with various jobs to do. Dean, the owner of the landscape business, would come regularly at the end of some days to check on progress. he liners had been delivered for the creek beds … [Read more...] about Garden Project Week 3