Annual summer border [2]... And then the postman said.....

Hi Sbg, looks like a lot of work, but a job well done, the corner will look much better when it's concreted, Derek.

It's taking shape nicely :o) The border will come. It's better to take some time and do it properly.

yes snoop, slugs too :o)

The corner is all done Derek the camera battery went flat after the lily beetle photo.

Yes I agree Hywel but I just couldn't face it and my poor back! I like cutting borders as you know from the 'stealing grass' activities over the years. :o)

Looks really good, Sbg. No wonder you decided not to carry on with the border!

I can not understand why people think concrete is ugly. I love my concrete drive. When the edge is softened with plants it will look great. Have you planned what to do with the spare slabs.I think I might have been tempted to carry the concrete alongside the path too. We laid our paths two foot wide and I often say if only we had thought about it three or four foot would have made such a difference. Now we shy away from major work like this so we are stuck with them. Well done your OH.

the slabs arent fixed SG they were spares and used to help keep levels etc. they will go back behind the garage until we know what we want to do with them.
I still ache today but easing off. :o)

A good tip when you are doing heavy work like this, is to take an aspirin before you start work. It works for us.

not if you are allergic to them it doesn't :o)

I didn't really start to suffer until the last hour and then afterwards.
feeling ok tonight. ;o)

My old Dad had a tip for a hangover that was similar to that - take the painkiller before the headache! (It was passed on by a colleague - Dad didn't often have hangovers, I promise!)

Blinking heck you guys have been busy, great job - well done! :O)

I'm glad to hear your recovery has been quick. I did not realise you could be allergic to aspirin. I can't take paracetamol and it is in every other painkiller on the market.

yes SG and it is a concern if I ever have a heart attack as the first thing they tend to do is give you aspirin. I do have one of those medi alert things but often don't wear it [yes I know.....]

Frosty this morning but it has cured quite well so shouldn't have any problems with it.
My back is bet to normal too ;o)

I can see you are itching to get on.

Made me tired just looking at the photos...well done.

I can't wait to see the finished 'new-look'! It does look like an awful lot of concrete at the moment, but I guess you'll soften the 'look' soon. Is the idea of all this to get both cars side by side?

Red Perils at this time of year? How horrible...<shudder>...why doesn't the cold kill 'em off? Grrr....

Pleased to find someone else who can't have aspirin!
Your drive looks so professional and it will be great to see the border when you've finished it! It makes me feel tired just thinking about the amount of heavy work involved! I hope the postman will be pleased with his corner piece!

An awful lot of heavy work went into that drive but once it's completely dry it will last a great many years & always be useful - even if you don't have cars any longer.

A few plants growing over the edges will help to reduce the "hard look" & soften the edges, integrating it in to the garden.

I hope to do an 18" wide border with low growing annuals in the summer. miniature daffs and tulips possibly crocus and iris reticulate in the spring and pansies/primulas etc in the autumn. well that's initial thoughts.

OH really reckons able to drive both vehicles out at any time without doing the car shuffle. If he needed to get out before me I'd have to shift my car for him to get out etc. of course it is also a 'dry dock' for his latest toy!

OH would have dug it up if it hadn't looked the part. he is a perfectionist in everything he does.[no belay that, when it comes to housework he isn't haha] The only thing I have been able to do better than him was 'have the girls' :o)

I might get the spade out tomorrow.........