I am so amazed at how we, my hubby and I, have been able to get this new area as part of our garden again. It was the chicken run for so long and now we are going to take it back!! We erected a new wall and now in the sequence of photos you will see the taking down of the temporary (was up for at least 4 years) shade cloth.
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Shade cloth coming down![/one_half]
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Reclaiming a big area[/one_half_last]
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The chickens will get a new run[/one_half]
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So much stuff going to the dump[/one_half_last]
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Hannes taking out poles[/one_half]
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Starting to look like something[/one_half_last]
The new area is now cleared and cleaned and ready to be merged with the back garden. We want to keep this area clean and zen-like. Can’t wait to relax in this area. We have kept 2 poles that we will use to span a grass roof for shade. This will be nice. Now to order the stones !! We still need to get the ground a bit more level first. Can’t wait to show you the new area.
Happy Gardening xxx
12 replies on “New Back garden area”
Those extra space must have given those “Hens” a clean place to breath!!LOL
Well done!!
Barbie this new area sounds wonderful…looking forward ro seeing it…I am loving all that warm sunshine I am seeing too in your garden.
Oh so nice to have all that extra space !!!
Oh yes!! I look out over this area and cannot believe the space it gives back to the back garden. Hannes will help me do this area. 🙂
Oh, new garden areas are so much fun! Looks like a lot of work, but it will be so worth it! Can’t wait to see the final reveal!
Yes – can’t wait to how you. 🙂
Very nice! And it gives you so much more gardening space! You said you’re planning to keep it clean and zen-like, but are you planning to plant some minimal plants or will it be all hardscape? Either way, I’m sure it will be amazing!
I don’t have any fixed plans yet – but minimal planting if I do. I am considering a non-labour intensive area. 🙂
Temporary shade cloth up for four years? Isn’t that the way things often happen! It is exciting to see a new project coming to fruition. Everything is looking great. I look forward to seeing the completed space. A grass topped shady retreat sounds very nice!
A real rest area – I will need it after working in the rest of the garden 🙂 The chickens will be placed elsewhere and also given a bit more freedom so this is a people area now!
Oh, it was a “temporary” cloth wall! When I saw the timelapse video I could not figure out where that narrow part of your yard was! Now it makes sense. 🙂 So much more room!
What is the pink-flowering tree in the background of the first photo?
Yup – temporary for years….:-) but it stood the test of time and the cloth is still usable.
That pink tree is a nuisance!! It belongs to the neighbours and always drops fluff all over in summer and grows over and causes my hubby great grief all year round. It looks pretty now (for a few weeks) then a pain in the neck the rest. One consolation is that the Sunbird loves to nest in this tree! 🙂 So I tolerate it most of the time. But I don’t know the name of this tree.