While Madge starts to seriously step up his training for this years’ Prudential 100 and more importantly, his cycle trip from London to Paris in September, I figured it would be nice to have a project of my own. Not one that involves cycling hundreds of miles, but something a little closer to home.
I’ve never had the slightest interest in gardening, but my poor little postage-stamp sized patch is looking particularly unloved after a long winter. The grass is more like a dandelion field and the patio has so much moss on it that it’s more moss than, err, patio!
So this morning I decided to start to tidy it up and I figured it could be something quite nice to do while he is out pounding the streets on Sussex on a Sunday morning. Not quite motorbike racing, but it would be nice to pretty the place up a bit and it’s something to do that isn’t work, or thinking about work, on a weekend.
I started Phase 1 today: Jetwash. Probably the most fun power tool ever. I’ve only got a little jetwasher but I started by giving one of the patios a once-over, obviously covering myself in mud as part of the process. There are two small patios and a tiny patch of grass in the garden, so there’s not much to look after, but before I can do anything I need to be able to see the stones and establish if there is any grass in-between the weeds.
I took some ‘before’ pictures, though they were just after I’d jetwashed, so it actually looked worse about an hour before, if that’s possible. It’s definitely going to need another session and some moss killer but you gotta start somewhere!
I don’t really want to spend a fortune as I’m not sure how long we will be in this house after next year so I think the best idea will be to plant lots of pots and things that are moveable. But should I stick to a colour scheme, or a particular style of flowers, or herbs even? Can you do a kitchen garden in pots, or grow tomatoes in them? There’s so much I don’t know (everything, in fact). Might be quite fun designing my small garden makeover 🙂
