Beyond the koi filter house in a land far far away... Oops wrong story! I'll start again. Beyond the koi filter house is an area that has been featured in the blog only occasionally...
This area is going to be what we refer to as the "working area"; a general place to store and propagate plants, do some potting on and other garden related work, and storage of various tools and equipment. This will become home to two greenhouses as well. One of which has featured on the blog before - once when we moved it and a few more times before for the plants it has contained. This greenhouse was taken down again a couple of weeks ago to move into its final position and will be the smaller of the two greenhouses. It will eventually contain a small pond/quarantine tank for checking the health of any new fish before they are added to the main pond, and as a treatment tank if we need to treat any of our fish for illness. Having this quarantine tank will give the benefit of not needing to put in more chemicals into the main pond. And keeping it in an enclosed space like a greenhouse will help keep the temperature of the water up and stable, as well as clean.
The second greenhouse is the larger of the two and we blogged about this quite some time ago when we collected this purchase two years ago (I can't believe it has been that long!!). This larger one will be dedicated to plants. Hopefully if the weather is kind, we will finally be putting this one back together next weekend.
As well as having the space under glass, we will also have some space to place pots whilst we grow plants on. Hopefully this will help us keep the rest of the garden tidy and organised, time will tell if we manage to do this and avoid having small pots dotted about the garden!
I also want to create a small space for somewhere to sit, after all, potting on plants can be a tiring job and a nice place to sit with a coffee and the paper may well be high on my list of wants!
We do seem to have quite a number of areas to sit in the garden, something that is often commented upon by visitors or our neighbours, however it doesn't feel that there are too many to us, there is simply a place to sit where we may want to have drink and relax within the garden.
Now the first and smaller greenhouse has been moved I was able to complete the wall next to the filter house and add steps down into the working area.
And we also reached another mini-landmark this weekend...
The final small pile of clay/chalk was removed - here being put into small buckets to take to the local tip. This is something of a cause for celebration as the chalk has been such a pain in the garden during the pond built especially with the cats moving it about the place and bringing it into the house on their paws. But now, at long last, it is all gone - Hurrah!!
Gaz
This area is going to be what we refer to as the "working area"; a general place to store and propagate plants, do some potting on and other garden related work, and storage of various tools and equipment. This will become home to two greenhouses as well. One of which has featured on the blog before - once when we moved it and a few more times before for the plants it has contained. This greenhouse was taken down again a couple of weeks ago to move into its final position and will be the smaller of the two greenhouses. It will eventually contain a small pond/quarantine tank for checking the health of any new fish before they are added to the main pond, and as a treatment tank if we need to treat any of our fish for illness. Having this quarantine tank will give the benefit of not needing to put in more chemicals into the main pond. And keeping it in an enclosed space like a greenhouse will help keep the temperature of the water up and stable, as well as clean.
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| Out goes the glass again |
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| Heaps of old bubble insulation and rusting staging were taken to the recycling centre |
The second greenhouse is the larger of the two and we blogged about this quite some time ago when we collected this purchase two years ago (I can't believe it has been that long!!). This larger one will be dedicated to plants. Hopefully if the weather is kind, we will finally be putting this one back together next weekend.
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| Clearing up once the greenhouse had been moved. |
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| Perfect for a coffee.. |
I also want to create a small space for somewhere to sit, after all, potting on plants can be a tiring job and a nice place to sit with a coffee and the paper may well be high on my list of wants!
We do seem to have quite a number of areas to sit in the garden, something that is often commented upon by visitors or our neighbours, however it doesn't feel that there are too many to us, there is simply a place to sit where we may want to have drink and relax within the garden.
Now the first and smaller greenhouse has been moved I was able to complete the wall next to the filter house and add steps down into the working area.
And we also reached another mini-landmark this weekend...
The final small pile of clay/chalk was removed - here being put into small buckets to take to the local tip. This is something of a cause for celebration as the chalk has been such a pain in the garden during the pond built especially with the cats moving it about the place and bringing it into the house on their paws. But now, at long last, it is all gone - Hurrah!!
Gaz
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Working area, the final frontier... You've conquered it. The chalk is finally all gone! Congratulations. Your garden just keeps getting better which I didn't think was possible.
ReplyDeleteExactly what Peter said. Congrats!
DeleteThanks Peter and Heather, and so glad to see the back of that chalk pile!
DeleteI am so jealous of this "working area" I really wish I could come up with an out of the way place for such a thing.
ReplyDeleteIt's so handy having one Loree, helps keep the rest of the garden tidy too.
DeleteI'd love a larger working area too. Our backyard is so small, it becomes very obvious when things are left untidy.
ReplyDeleteBig question for the two of you: What will you do with your time when you're finally done with your projects??
I suppose with not having enough space you'll just have to be creative when it comes to storing things away but your garden look pristine and well ordered so looks like you're doing a fab job :)
DeleteGood question, I think there's always something to do though...
It will be interesting to see this whole area put together with the greenhouse and the other one too. I knew you two weren't going to sit still for to long.
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The area will look more on the functional side but we'll try our best at least to make it look tidy all the time (and presentable) :)
DeleteHow wonderful, two greenhouses?! I'm jealous. It looks to be a lot of work but definitely worth the effort. And I agree one really needs many spaces to sit and contemplate the gardens and enjoy a beverage, read a book or contemplate things
ReplyDeleteOne can never have enough greenhouse space Deanne. We won't be surprised if not long after they're up we've ran out of space in there already :)
DeleteIndeed, it's nice to have the option where to go for a little rest.
I'm so jealous of your "working area"! I often bemoan the fact that I don't have a little, hidden area where I can pop things that I just don't know what to do with yet...and I agree...you can never have too many places to sit and enjoy the garden :-)
ReplyDeleteIt used to be the same here Scott, usually I occupy one of the 'seating areas' to do my potting on, which makes that area untidy for awhile and not good for body mechanics either. I'm glad we still have this space left for storage and more functional jobs in the garden :)
DeleteWhat you describe as the working area is usually my favourite place in any garden.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine, where lots of gardening can be done :)
DeleteYou strike a nice balance with working areas and sitting areas. You must be a couple of very Zen-ny guys.
ReplyDeleteWe try to be Ricki, especially after a strenuous week of work it's nice to zone out in the garden :)
DeleteHi Gaz, now maybe my guess only inside my head can now be put on paper. The guess is that Mark is more into plants, and you are into fishes. I hope i am correct. Another guess, the area occupied by plants is wider, but the pond took longer time to finish. Hahaha where is Mark? And i really laughed at the start of your post...The End!
ReplyDeleteYou make us smile Andrea :) We're both equally into plants and fish
DeleteNice work! Greenhouses are a great idea for your yard. Jeannine
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeannine!
DeleteIt must feel really good to finally shift the last of that horrid clay/chalk mass, a real milestone. As for seating areas, I am not sure you can ever have too many, each offers something different, and it is important to take regular breaks... Though regular readers of your blog could be forgiven for doubting that you ever sit down for any length of time!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree about the seating areas, you can never have enough of them :) And yes, so glad to see the back of that chalk pile!
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