Paddock Project

This covers the period 1 to 4 August, Days 25-28. A lot of activity has taken place this week which is wonderful. We had to finalise drainage for the overflow from the billabong in times of heavy rainfalls, and although the rain has been a pain in getting this job completed, it actually has been a silver lining, in that it's shown up possible … [Read more...] about Garden Project Week 8

While we can't have earthworks happening on our property, Graham and I have been able to get out and get some planting done. Not a lot, but it's a start. We've put in over 120 plants so far, although it might not look like it. And have around another 70 or 80 to get in the ground, hopefully this weekend. Depends on the weather. This time they're … [Read more...] about Gardening Project: Planting

The work is being done in bits and pieces now. The landscaper has told us that if we had a week of dry weather they could probably finish the whole job, but alas, that hasn't been the case. We get rain, and when we do get wind and sun, we have to wait a few days for things to dry out sufficiently for the equipment to move around and then it rains … [Read more...] about Gardening Project Week 7

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