The garden takes shape

Jim the digger has done his work, and the garden is taking on some shape now. First the tank was buried..

now you see it..

now you don't (well hardly!)

The pond....

The pond is filling up, no sign of life in it yet, but I'm sure it won't be long.
              The earth has been banked up around the gite terrace...

 

a 'petanque' pitch has been created....

and the turf removed from what will be my vegetable garden (and placed around the pond, thank you Mike).
 Nicole's contribution to moving the turf..

Just one, hopefully manageable plot for now.

 

 The weekends jobs....

                                                                           I sprayed my trees....

 

Nicole and Mike rolled the tree trunk down to the pond to make a seat...

Hugh sawed up yet more bits of oak that previously held up the gite roof, helped by Dave...

 Dave and Les came to stay at the weekend to help celebrate Hugh's birthday. It was lovely to see them and we hope they will come for longer next time. They have promised to drive, which means I can give them a shopping list before they come (I'm already working on it!) and they get lots of room to take home lots of lovely local wine and gastronomic delights! I don't seem to have any photo's of Les - I'll get them from Hugh and post them later - so don't think you've escaped, Les!