Carry on clearing!

i love that little pebble fountain and what a pretty area you have made! The fern is lovely too.

Thanks. I've just had a nice long soak in the bath. I shan't tell you how many times I dis- and re-assembled that pebble pool!

I bet this is lovely in summer, I like your pebble pond too. I think we all have a messy neglected part in our gardens, I finally tackled mine last year..

It's so satisfying isn't it to give a neglected corner of the garden a make over, it's almost always hard work though!

My bin was also emptied Thurs and I have enough to refill it already but its pouring down here so thats a job for another day.
I like that little corner and the pebble feature looks great, will be very relaxing to listen to when we get our summer days, notice I said when not if, lol, I know how many times some projects have to be re-arranged before we are satisfied, sometimes we are our own worst enemy..

Oh i can understand that! when i made my pond it had so many alterations i lost count!

It looks much better now, and I really like the pebbles on the fountain :o)
Hope you'll have some nice weather to sit there this year.

that is a job very well done. I love your pebble fountain. Ferns are fabulous plants and wouldnt be without them.

You have made a huge difference to that corner. I like the idea of the pebble pool. It looks really good the way you have covered it over. I am looking forward to getting some decent weather so you can enjoy it.

We're never satisfied, are we, Sticki? So good when it's finally in apple-pie order, though ;-)

Thanks YDD and Louisa. It is very satisfying indeed - I feel quite smug! I couldn't imagine it ever being perfect, though, and I really wouldn't want it to be. Changing and adapting bits of it are a lot of the fun. That corner has been waiting for a few years! I find I spend more time out there now, and start earlier and earlier each year. What would I do if I ran out of things to improve. (Well, I daresay I would start changing things!)

Thanks, Lincslass. Don't worry - I shall take advantage of every little sunbeam to rush outside. One of the advantages of growing old(er)!

Thank you Scotsgran - the corner has irked me for a while now, and though I half-heartedly tidied it now and then, I am very pleased finally to have "bottomed" it.
I think we are all longing for some good weather!

Thanks, Hywel. There was quite a choice of pebbles and cobbles. I liked the colours of the cobbles, but thought the size of the smaller stones was more suitable. If the pump gets blocked I have to move them all to clean it!

Thank you Sbg. I also love ferns and have quite a few, several self-seeded from the big one in the corner, which will be starting to put in an appearance before long. It's quite a common type, but very imposing.

Im still changing the pond now! Its what I like about gardening ~ you can keep changing things.

Thank you Scotsgran - pebble pools are great and very easy to set up. I got this one on special offer at Southport Flower show years ago. I've never used it the way it was designed until now - much better, I think. The only disadvantage is if debris gets into the pump, which can happen even with a filter. But it's less likely to happen with a good layer of pebbles on top. Mind you - i shouldn't really have it near trees, but I can't get away from them in my garden!

Absolutely right, Sticki! And it's a good way to drop off to sleep, thinking about it - or stay awake, thinking about it lol!

Don't you think we'd get bored if our gardens were absolutely perfect and nothing needed doing to them? What would we do with ourselves??:)

Louisa there is no chance my garden would ever be perfect, nor is anything else I do! But I agree I would get bored ~ when I clear the kitchen and wash up everything the very next minute I am getting things out to cook ~ I dont like things pristine and put away ~ I feel more comfortable with things happening around me!!

I certainly do, Louisa. And I like a bit of wildness, anyway. The bottom third of my garden is a wild area, and although I plant spring bulbs there and take out some of the most invasive weeds, I leave it pretty much to its own devices.

Terrific makeover Mel . . . v. satisfying. I agree it's fun to make changes, and thinking about them helps me to sleep!

I'm the same Sheila, I often go to sleep thinking about what I've done in the garden and what I want to do next, it's great for helping me nod off!

Thanks, Sheila - it's drizzled pretty much since I did it, but never mind. I can see it from the window!

I love doing this sort of thing especially when it turns out as good as yours has.
Bet it sort of puts a spring in your step every time you pass by it.

Thank you, Stroller - it does! I always find this side of gardening great fun.

That looks good , Mel! I bet you're pleased you checked it out now! i love the little pebble pool. All we need now is a really good summer to make up for this very long winter!

Oh yes, Rose - here's hoping!

Looks great Melchi, you have done a great job, what a lovely makeover. :O)

Thanks Barbara! That corner has been needing attention for years...

Great job done, Mel. The pool looks great. I love your gardening style - so relaxed and natural. Hope you're enjoying this breath of Spring weather to sit out there and enjoy.

Thanks Tuesdaybear. Yes - I was out there today, enjoying the warmth. Also fixing the pool again! The old pump gave up the week after I tidied up, and when I finally got a replacement on Tuesday, it didn't work properly - it kept stopping. So I exchanged it this morning and rebuilt the *!# pool. I must have removed and replaced all the pebbles at least three times yesterday! But - dare I say it? - I think it is finally fixed. So the garden may be relaxed, but yesterday the gardener definitely wasn't! Still - life would be boring if it were perfect. (Wouldn't it...?)

We certainly have to tell ourselves that!!

;-)

A job well done!
Fountains? Roija? Together?
I bet you use the loo often. Lol.

! (I don't dilute the wine, though!)

Lol. :-D