Project One - The Lawn

A small rounded space bordered with herbs, fruit bushes, marigolds and calendula, next to the shed on which will grow blackberries, grapes and hops.
There’s no interesting way to do this, so basically I took the “obliterate everything in my path” approach, found a homeless willing to work for next to nothing and set him to work.

Excerpt from the Secret Garden.
“And through the old oak gate, beyond the towering wall was a pristine
garden, a secret garden, filled with birdsong and the scent of dozens of
roses. The children stepped tentatively inside it, their eyes wide,
lapping up all the beauty with the intensity of a first orgasm”

I was never a fan of children, so watching this film was marred by their presence but I did like the idea of a secret place tucked behind tall walls that only I knew about.

And that is what this allotment is going to be to me, despite having neighbours. In fairness, with one exception, they all seem very nice and friendly, they all say hello then stop to talk and stand there wondering what to do now I have blanked them. I am not being rude when I do this, I am simply wondering how quickly bamboo will grow in order to block them out.

Now, here are some before and during shots of my lawn area.