For my old pal Jack.

Gor blimey Rose that is a lot of work as well as your own, is Jacks plot now yours as well?

what a lot to do Rose ..but it will be a fitting tribute to Twitch...:-)

Yes it is Lincs. There's just not enough hours in the day!
I do love it though.
Very funny Sandra! You know what they say, hard work never killed anyone!

i have been trying to dig all the perennials out of my new veg plot...and still they come...where does the dock root hide...and how did i miss soo many small potatoes last year...

My word Rose, you must be knackered!! It'll be worth it in the end

You'll get there Rose. One day at a time...it wil be lovely when you've finished with it. :)) Jack will be ever so pleased :)

Good luck Rose. I spent 5 years clearing a double plot overgrown with Couch Grass and Brambles. Take your time, dont worry about doing it all at once. If its good ground its well worth the effort. R.I.P. Jack.

Well, first of all, you need to get yourself a few cans of spinach, to fortify your Popeye muscles, and then some good gardening weather! What a task. I hope you're up to it. We all expect progress reports with pictures.......;o)))) Just imagine your sense of achievement when it's all done.

Well I guess you won`t be running out of space then Rose, your ideas sound very good and if thats where the sun is especially into the evening as well then yes have your relaxing place there, that way you get to admire the achievements of a good days work( hopefully) in some lovely sunshine. I`ll be expecting some pics as you go along, lol, I think Jack will be keeping his eyes on you....

I keep finding potatoes Sandra.Thanks Sheilar and Karen, I don't know what I'll be feeling like when its done I'm shattered already! I'll bet Jacks laughing , Karen. Thanks Dianne and Gattina, there will be regular updates even if its just a picture of me fast asleep!lol. I can't wait Lincs for the seating area to get done as we lose the sun in our garden at 4.30 pm so this will be a treat.
Thanks all of you and Happy Easter .

Wow Rose that is some allotment, wish I lived closer, I would love to help you.
Jack will just love what your doing & will prob be right there with you when you sit admiring what you have done :-)

Wow that is a lot of work to be done, it will look good though when you have it all squared up and sorted out. Do not think I have any ideas for allotments, are you allowed to put up structures of any height on the ground, will try and think about it. Not too sure though I like to see things and walk around places and then I get ideas in my head. Never one for looking at pictures and seeing an idea in my mind I like to get a feel for the place and then put the work in, the plans are always in my head and never on paper. lol. You will come up (I am sure) with the right things to do for your friend Jack, I am sure he would not have asked you to do it if he thought you could not cope. He knew you would work it out and get it right. Good luck with it all Rose, try not to do it all at once though, take your time. Is your house backing on to these allotments if it is it will be fab for you to just walk through a gate and be able to pull and eat straight from the land. Keep up the good work. - B

That is one large area you've got there Rose. Good luck. .... It will be interesting to see it develope. And it will be a nice tribute to Jack aswell. Maybe a pond would be a good addition, seeing there are vegetables the other side - frogs etc would be of benefit. Don't now if anyone has suggested this already (I haven't got time to read the other comments.)

Who needs to pay gym subscriptions................?

Thanks Willinillie for your lovely comments. Feel free to come and help anytime you like.I'll just find a seat in the sun and watch you! lol. If I know Jack, he'll be saying, "what on earth are you doing that for. Its only an allotment!"
You can do virtually anything you like on an allotment as long as there is some veg and flowers there. One man who hadn't got much of a garden at home , has made his part allotment , part seating area , complete with decking and a play area with a slide and swing for his children. So Barbara , just think of it as a garden! Hubby would like me to put a wild flower meadow area in . This would be a great idea as it will look after itself and as Jack never seemed to manure or fertilise much, it will be ideal conditions. I've just got to figure out how to incorporate it with the rest of the garden. I would like to put in obelisks or an arch and as I have grown quite a number of rose cuttings, a rose bed.
I don't think I would be able to put a pond in here Hywel unless it was quite small, but thats another good idea, thankyou.
Gattina, I'm afraid I eat as hard as I work so I'm never going to be skinny!
Thanks all of you once again. I do appreciate it.

I think the wild flower meadow is a lovely idea, Rose, I was thinking that you could almost use it as a wild flower lawn, and as you said, cut paths through it, maybe run a curvy path under a nice rustic arch, and put a couple of your rose cuttings alongside to climb up the sides, if they're climbing roses of course! And then put your hot border up at the sunny end, maybe wrap the border around your sitting area, so you're sitting actually in your garden! Just a thought!

Brilliant idea Elizabeth. I think you'll have to me my own personal design. lol. x

Ohhh, Rose, flattery will get you anywhere! You're too kind! x, lol!