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Rare photograph pre-1998, the year
the barn was converted |
The Glory Of The Garden by Rudyard Kipling
January 2007 |
![]() Old pond, 20 cm deep, palm tree one meter high, in pot, refused to be moved with former occupants , roots already spread out 3 to 4 meters though |
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![]() The space for the bath tub pond |
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Large pebbles concreted into holes between bricks
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On the right a small pathway for frogs |
2009 2010 |
2010 palmtree 1.80 meter |
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2012 Corner mosaic at the bottom of palm tree |
![]() Outside wall Summer 2012 |
2012
New composter
Phase 1 preparing the body
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phase 5 |
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![]() 2013 Corner mosaic continued |
![]() Corner mosaic A better view |
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2014 Future mosaic corner project |
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![]() 2014 Rhododendron surround This rhododendron was the only one we took with us from Oxford in 2007
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April 2015 |
curious frog when designing cat-proof surround for new pond |
2016 Rhododendron now settled |
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2016 Cat- and heron proof (ish) surround for pond
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2017 start of 2nd corner mosaic |
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2017 start of Gaudi wall outside |
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2017 Composter |
Outside Gaudi wall 2017 |
Autumn 2017 2nd Corner mosaic, some small plants added |
2018 detail outside wall |
Outside wall |
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Left hand side of gate |
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2018 continuing the Gaudi wall
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Summer 2018 starting the water container |
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2019 small pond ( old bath tub) |
Corner mosaic January 2019 |
Bath tub pond 2019 |
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in 2018: 3.65 high |
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the outside Gaudi wall to be continued april 2019 onwards - watch this space |
Pond conversion August 2016 ( making
it cat- and heronproof )
Wil je een uur gelukkig zijn,
bedrink je.
Wil je drie dagen gelukkig zijn,
treed in het huwelijk.
Wil je een week gelukkig zijn,
slacht een varken.
Wil je een heel leven gelukkig
zijn, word dan tuinier
Chinees spreekwoord
April 2019 moss ridge and statuettes added
April 2019 Corner mosaic enlarged and fully planted