Thank you all

I'm glad it's all ok now. The garden is looking good. I am working on getting rid of more grass next year...

Glad you are sorted again ,Paul.. love your new layout,it will be much easier to look after with less grass. :o).We only have a smallish one at the front.We might get rid off at some point..when OH gets fed up of mowing it ! Lol.

Thank you both , it's only rough for now , the winter or as early as Oct right to March gets no sun in most and it's bleak and each autumn winter it looks rubbish lol . Trying a flood protection too . Grass is no hope here

Thank you very much , kind of you :-)

Paul, I've PM'd you as I've missed a couple of days due to work.
I'm so pleased to see things are back to normal for you!!! Lovely pics you've posted. Looking forward to seeing your next project too.

Thanks Kate , as weather good lately and Friday noons free I am starting tomorrow again

Paul, lovely to see you on here again. Don't overdo it with the grass removal, steady and slow ... :o)

Thank you Shirley Tulip , I removed almost all just some at the bottom now .

Well done! I know from past experience it's hard graft lifting turf ... :o) Btw, you can call me Shirley ... no need for formality!!

right you are :D Thanks Shirley :-)

:o))

Pleased you are sorted out now, over the years on here, that is a long time Paul, I have in the past had problems with goy, it was terrible and I felt a feeling of loneliness, even if I have nothing to write about myself I always check in to see what is going on with others..
The garden looks grand, I can understand people making their lives easier by getting rid of some of the grass but my garden is too big to do that, truthfully mine looks better from the windows than it actually is, I share with two very fast running terriers so its a bit on the patchy side during the winter months, we've had all this years rain in the past month so its like a soggy sponge now, put that with the mild temps and its growing still, I used to like having a rest from the using a mower but those days have gone, lol....

So glad you sorted it in the end! All systems go now...You've clearly put a lot of work and thought into it (Still curious to know which part of the country you garden in... it's nice to see how flowering times vary with location.)

oh okay - can I escape bullsh@t spam anywhere these days ?!

Paul, this happened to another GoYer last week ... just ignore it. You could flag the blog and Dave will no doubt remove those spam comments. Tell you what, I'll flag it now (21.18) hours. Done!

Thank you , just had a message from him too :/

Paul, that's excellent to hear. Have a good weekend ... :o)

we're off Christmas shopping 😱

It's gotta be done!

Just found this, so added you as " favourite" so I don't miss anymore blogs!
I love that part of your garden and look forward to seeing more!

Thank you Rose very much

Lovely to see what's going on in your garden! 👍😀

Thanks lol - not much of one now . looks a right mess the back. lots of conifers in front though :D