I was just flicking through my stored photos and realised that I had not shred the progress on the side gate/fence area … so here we are.
I obviously have more work to do, but the post holes have been filled in. They will no doubt settle a bit, but there’s sufficient spoil to deal with that on the plot.
The screening on the back of the trellis was a bit thin one side, so we re-purposed an old mirror from the upper hall that was moved in - the darling one painted it in the Valspar Afternoon Nap green. The other three shaped mirrors were a random inexpensive purchase from The Range years ago that had never been utilised anywhere, and so we includ3 them (they are plastic frames).
The plan is to re-use an old bird bath in this area, which is a work in progress:
It is certainly not what one would class as a looker, but will do just fine in that corner. Since taking this photo I’ve added further high and low lights with eco ink, and the bowl portion has been sealed with clear varnish. I am now going to go over both the bird path and the concrete paving slab with further paint mixed it’s compost for texture. In the end it shouldn’t look too bad when the planting goes around it, plus it has avoided landfill and will the bids somewhere to drink. For a little bit of sweat equity is will be a win all around.
My next post will be another area with the same ethos.
Hugs
Kay xx
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