Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Feb 14, 2010 4:12 pm The landscapers are due to start on Wednesday (weather permitting....) and we've spent today removing everything from the back yard to give them a clean slate to work with.
For the next three weeks, the bbqs and outdoor furniture are living in the garage, and the plants I've been hoarding have been banished to the side of the house. I know the agaves and yuccas will be fine, but let's hope the tank provides enough shade to keep the bird's nest ferns, alpinia, etc from being fried. Here's where we're starting from: I can't wait to have a more attractive view out here: I'll update this thread with photos as we go. I'm just a little bit excited..... Re: Let the transformation begin! 3Feb 14, 2010 4:45 pm How exciting!! I'm looking forward to seeing the progress, it will be great! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Let the transformation begin! 4Feb 14, 2010 5:43 pm Yippee. I am looking forward to seeing the changing viewscape pics too. Gotta live through someone elses garden makeover since I can't have my own yet. Plus I know how much you've been hanging out for this to start. Re: Let the transformation begin! 7Feb 14, 2010 7:00 pm kek The landscapers are due to start on Wednesday (weather permitting....) and we've spent today removing everything from the back yard to give them a clean slate to work with. For the next three weeks, the bbqs and outdoor furniture are living in the garage, and the plants I've been hoarding have been banished to the side of the house. I know the agaves and yuccas will be fine, but let's hope the tank provides enough shade to keep the bird's nest ferns, alpinia, etc from being fried. If we get some hot days you can put the plants in the garage during the day - I do that with some of my pot plants 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Let the transformation begin! 8Feb 14, 2010 7:03 pm Well, I'm excited that you're all excited...... Let's hope the results live up to the expectations. Re: Let the transformation begin! 9Feb 14, 2010 7:04 pm lisanne If we get some hot days you can put the plants in the garage during the day - I do that with some of my pot plants I thought of that, but some of those plants are HUGE and heavy. They'll be fine. They survived the rental.... Re: Let the transformation begin! 11Feb 15, 2010 5:47 am I'm envious Kek, You have a nice compact backyard to transform & you should knock this over quickly. Our backyard is 800 m2 and we are dreading its transformation. Re: Let the transformation begin! 14Feb 17, 2010 9:33 am Yippee!! There are three men in my backyard with machines and shovels and string lines and.... stuff. (Sorry, got a bit excited.... ) Re: Let the transformation begin! 16Feb 17, 2010 10:37 am Not much to see yet... At least all the sand the builders spread around is gone. Re: Let the transformation begin! 18Feb 17, 2010 11:03 am Nup. They're much skinnier. And moving more. Re: Let the transformation begin! 19Feb 17, 2010 11:11 am I'm looking forward to seeing your backyard be transformed Kek!! viewtopic.php?f=31&t=22766 - my build thread! Time waits for no man. Unless that man is Chuck Norris. Re: Let the transformation begin! 20Feb 17, 2010 11:33 am kek Yippee!! There are three men in my backyard with machines and shovels and string lines and.... stuff. (Sorry, got a bit excited.... ) Are they hot?? (sorry I think I was channeling Joles ) How exciiiiiiiiting!! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure I work with owner, he/she is my man on the ground and I instruct them when to visit the site and take photos and I have other tools in the bag. 4 15284 I am in the same situation, would you be able to give some insights in to this? I am in SA 8 17056 Depends what you're current inclusions are, but we're not including wardrobes and will just use second hand ones until we can save later on to get them built. Also have a… 3 11647 |