13 September 2025

Extreme Gardening


It's been Five Years since DS bought his Townhouse with the small courtyard Garden bed.  

But it was someone else's Garden.

Now They need to make it Their Own.



So Out Goes the Garden Bed* - 

That wasn't hard, It was Rotting anyway



Then the Fake Turf came up.

This stuff is horrible - can't be recycled due to the different plastics used.  

So best idea is to Re-purpose it.


And then the "Oh My - What have we done moment"

All Good - just move the Soil across to the path, but keep the compressed bed - we need that.

Adding a Crazy Paved Path for some interest and access to the plants.

DIL was delighted to 'Smash the Pavers into Submission"

It also helped when we picked up already broken ones at Bunnings VERY cheaply!

(Once the path was in place the remaining compacted soil could now be lofted.)



They added a Timber Screen to the side of the Old Shed.

Now the Fun Part - PLANTING.

The idea is to have a Low Maintenance  Australian Bush Garden using plants that are Indigenous to their Local Area.

All we need now is The Site Supervisors  Approval!
(Maybe he should get a Work safe Hi-Vis Vest!)


*Don't worry - Any and All of the plants that were worth Saving are now resting at Our Place.

And the Turf?
That is the subject of another Post.