sunnyvalley's blog: Do you keep a garden diary?

So glad I do because my diary and chronological photo filing system are making looking back at the progress of our garden over the past few years so much easier!

In April 2011, water marks appeared on the ceiling of the garage which is below our terrace! So, not even two years after replanting the terrace troughs, everything had to be removed so that we could repair yet another leaky roof.

Terrace trough in 2009 then during and after repair


The roof was completed in three weeks flat but the terrace was then devoid of all plants. That was remedied with a couple of pots and some new garden furniture.


We started the garden year 2011 off with small jobs. Spreading 3cubics of compost and placing some stepping stones up to the path on the west slope.


The bottom lawn got scarified, reseeded, fertilized and top-soiled.


The top lawn sown at the end of the previous season looked great, the veggies in the raised beds on the roof were growing like crazy, we harvested our first strawberries.....


and the west slope plantings were growing nicely and starting to cover.


By the end of May 2011, after 4 years, we could finally say that we had sort of ‘arrived’ at where we wanted to be!
No more big landscaping projects planned – just the normal gardening activities and buying a plant here and there.


In June of 2011, we got word that the two empty properties on our east border were going to be developed. Soon we would have two-legged instead of four-legged neighbours. In preparation we added a trellis to our side terrace wall which would provide a bit of privacy when the ivy covered it.


July arrived and the veggies were flourishing albeit some were a bit weird but a carrot is a carrot and tastes the same no matter what it looks like.


August saw the garden in full colour. The lighter patches in the lawn were a bit irritating but any actions in that regard were put off until the following year.


The rest of the year was uneventful and as it happens every year, the days got shorter and the leaves started falling – winter was approaching and another season was over.

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