It's our first Christmas after the fires.
It's been a long hard year but things are improving. They will never be the same, but the scars are gradually disappearing. As you can seen from the pictures below, the evidence of the destruction is fading, but what is taking its place is not the same as what was there originally.
The status of the garden is:
*- We now have a Gazebo.
*- The vegetable area has a trellis fence around it to separate it from the main garden
*- There is a central lawn area with pavers surrounding it. The lawn has not yet been planted because it is mid summer and would require a lot of watering. We are under stage three water restrictions at the moment and would not be able to provide the water needed to ensure the lawn grew properly.
*- The watering system has been replaced with a drip feed system.
*- Photinias have been planted in front of the fence at the rear and to the right of the garden
*- A number of plants have been put in and thirty six cubic metres of pine bark spread around the flower beds.
Our new Garden from the Balcony
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From the Gazebo
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From Ground Level
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The Vegetable Garden
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Neighbours
The family at the bottom of our garden have started to rebuild their house
The block next to them on Kathner was sold and the new owners have not yet started building
Our next door neighbours have submitted plans for their new house and had them approved. We expect building to start in the next few weeks.
