Capability Noble

The brief for this garden was to provide as much planting space as I could, create a curved path to the back gate, remove the white doors and design an alternative entrance and if possible, save the apple tree. The design we arrived at involved moving the shed, finding a place for the bins and making the most of the sun traps.

I have taken up the old decking, removed the patio bricks, demolished the old back wall and free-cycled the unwanted back gates.

I have laid a new patio and curving path, built new raised beds and a new back wall with an arch around the apple tree and another for the new gate (which arrives in a few weeks, fingers crossed it fits). I had help with some of the bricklaying from Marius at MG Brick Specialists based in Reading, and support from my family and friends for the long days.

The planting will happen over the summer, the lady of the house is very excited to spend a few months ordering fruit trees and plants, I hope to get a proper 'after' photo in September..

Before, view from the house

Before, view towards the house

 The family with their secret trapdoor

Classy lunch

My mum helping with paving

An ants nest hiding in the old mortar

Demolition

Getting started on the new wall

Apple blossom

Arch detail around the apple tree

Marius of MG Brick Specialists
When he heard the deadline for the job and
looked at the list of jobs still to do, he asked 'Are you from the tv?' 

Happy worker into the last 36 hours..
we left site at 10pm that day after completing the beds

The curving path

8.30pm Just need to load the car for a final tip run.

Trumpet vine