Garden revamp DAY TWO

ooo, looking good!

This is one of my favourite blogs...it's so exciting watching the progress day by day, and what a wonderful job they are doing, very tidy and professional ;o))

Great pics... its lovely to see things progressing.... I'm amazed at how fast they have worked; you really hit the jackpot with this team!! After all your patient wating its like *BOOM* theres a garden there. I hope you really enjoy getting it all planted up and stuff... it looks lovely :)

What a transformation Jacquie. I am so pleased for you. It is going to look absolutely super when you have planted it all up. Good work done there. Great.

Another transformation from yesterday! It's looking fab, doesn't the grass make such a difference too! The curvy patio and borders are just lovely, I'm sure you're just thrilled to bits! :0)

Looks great WL. Turf makes such a quick difference. :o)

Wow, what a diference a few days make!

Looking gerat Jacquie, I bet you are delighted, looking forward to following the development as all the plants and shrubs start to develop;0)))

It looks lovely, The grass and the borders really do the trick!

Oh Whistonlass, that looks really good, so pleased for you, I knew the wait would be worth it. Enjoy yourself planting up your plants and make sure you get time to sit in that lovely area now. You deserve it.

How exciting, loved seeing the lawn grow and with such wonderful curves!

You've all judged my reaction to the garden team's work correctly....I am jumping for joy here :) lol It is such a stark contrast to what we have looked out on in our garden for the last 20 years...it doesn't yet feel possible it is our garden!

They worked really hard and although I've still got a fair amount of tweaking to do it's no problem. I can potter away at my own speed now and continue with my dream of making the space my own, as energy and budget allows.

Thanks for your lovely comments and yes, OOil...we will be sure to sit out and enjoy the garden space. Even noticed the birds excitedly chirping up in the hawthorn tree as if they realized the space was being prettyfied and it wouldn't be long until the birdhouse was out for them. I have to paint it yet and then find it a nice home.

Its getting there WLass, and I think the best is yet to come when you can arrange and re-arrange the planting putting your own stamp on things.

Wow!!! I love seeing progress really do - and what a progress - good hard work really rewarding for your garden - looks a treat - I bet you are so happy :):):):):)

Nice one Whistonlass - very pleased it has come so nice for you

i love the shapes they have created, they have done a great job ~ what a lovely garden you now have and just in time for the summer
im sure you will thoroughly enjoy and appreciate it and im sure we will be able to share it too ~ with your photos.

What a difference, Jacquie - it looks SO much better, doesn't it ? By the time you've set all your plants in it will look gorgeous - hopefully just what you wanted. See - everything comes to those who wait, especially the good ones !

That is just great,Jacquie..and I bet you can't believe its almost done..you now have another room to sit and relax in..and the tidying up will be much better than doing the inside! Lol.I love the shape,and the planting that has been done already...and you have all the summer in front of you,to enjoy it :o)

Isn't it looking so much better already .. and that's before it's fully planted up! Jacquie, you must be thrilled with the progress in just two days ... I know I would be! The area where you'll have a Summerhouse ... will that get sun at the start or end of the day ? Lucy will be in her element with the new garden ... : o ))

The sun will be mid-afternoon if my memory is correct, Shirley. I will have to look more closely as with the fencing in situ now it does give a bit of shade. I think it will be a fairly sheltered location.

Lucy loves the new space. I am sure my sleeping will go better too with all the extra fresh air and exercise I am getting out in the "back 40" (aka "garden).

And yes....I am thrilled at the transformation in just two days....it's certainly been worth the wait :)

change is good ! & what a superb transformation, really uplifts doesnt it W.
I'm halfway through my re-vamp today, 20 tons of gravel being delivered tomorrow, all go isnt it ? :-)

Looking good :)

Wow! 20 tons of gravel...that's a lot to shift, Bampy!!! It is the right time of year to have these kind of projects and I think you'll be totally fit shifting all that gravel.

Thanks Sue and Bampy for your kind comments.

Wow!
What a transformation from your last blog pictures !
Your curved borders and new lawn look lovely.. You sure groundforce didn't turn up? I can't wait to see when you have planted and how everything grows over the coming months.. After reading your blog i'm so pleased for you after having to wait so long for this to happen :-)

Well!!! Superb! Lovely curves everywhere..and doesnt it look HUGE now?? your tree stands out, your painted fence looks good and once your climbing rose gets going you will have a lovely little private oasis where you, OH and Lucy can play all summer long. They say June is going to be sunny, hot and dry, so keep the hose handy lol! That lawn will soon be OH's pride and joy, you wait and see.
So thrilled for you Jacquie...we have all waited so long with you ...its now an amazing space ready to blossom

Aww thanks Bill & Tetra...the long wait has been so worth it. One of the first things I did this morning was go down the stairs to the landing and open the curtains to survey "my kingdom"...lol It was all still there and to look out and see green grass and my dreams becoming reality was absolutely a wonderful feeling.

I'm off to a friend's house later to pick up some plants she has for me and then I'll be back in the garden to do some more tweaking. I hope the sun shines today...it's a bit grey and overcast out there. I'll water the turf again this morning if the sun doesn't make an appearance.

I am so glad I have all my GoY friends to share my happiness....you're all so encouraging....my own cheer leaders ! x

are you out there on your deck chair now WL?

It's very cloudy and grey here today, Sticky....and I've been baking this morning so I can take some cupcakes to my friend this afternoon when I go to visit her and collect some plants she has for me :)

So, although I've been several times to the window and looking out at what seems a good dream (lol) I haven't begun any projects in the garden yet. I will soon put the hose/sprinkler on so the grass continues to thrive.

Sun is predicted in the NW for Friday and if it arrives I will be out on the patio pottering and reclining on the lawn chair :)

i hope you have a lovely time ~ im sure you are going to love your beautiful oasis! have fun with the cup cakes

I love it W.lass, those curvy borders are gorgeous.

Cupcakes delivered, dinner finished with, plants waiting in the back garden to be dealt with tomorrow and I'm trying to keep awake...shattered after all our excitement...lol

Glad to hear so many of you like the 'new' garden :) It's a dream come true!

Congratulations Jacquie, your garden looks absolutely lovely, you certainly chose well when you hired those gardeners, they have done a wonderful job, and your lovely curved borders will look stunning when its all planted and finished. I bet you and Hubby are over the moon with it. It will be quite exciting doing all your planting and then watching them grow and spread. Lucy seems to like her new garden, you wait till the lawn starts growing, they love a bit of new grass, it helps if they get a hairball and they use it as a kind of medicine. We have got terrible strong cold winds again today, its really too uncomfortable to go in the garden, but I have been planting some clematis and bedding plants today, I have got so many to plant . I have taken so many fushia cuttings this year, dont know where I'm going to put them all.

Your curves and stripes look perfect Whistonlass - no, not you in the apron - I mean the garden ! . . lol.
Seriously, it does look great out there and I bet you're itching to get stuck in.
I think you're going to have a wonderful summer. :-))

very clever comment muddywalter!! ~made me laugh ~ it does look lovely and i hope WL and all of us will have a wonderful summer

lol@ Muddywalter...good comment :) You are right too that I am itching to get stuck in....still lots of ideas percolating in my head and I suppose they will never cease, having been bitten by the gardening bug!

Sticki...I expect we will all have a wonderful summer as long as we have our gardens to potter in and some sunshine so we can enjoy admiring our special spaces too!

yes you are right WL ~ but even raindrops can look pretty sometimes and certainly the rain brightens up all the colours.

Yes, Sticki...the rain freshens and brightens the garden... not to mention saves watering so much! lol

Oh it looks wonderful Jacquie bet you can't stop smiling!! I hope my team make as good a job of mine as yours have of yours! Watch this space (as long as he turns up of course!!)

What a tremendous job, like giving birth to new earth, Heh, heh. Loved the blog, you are going to be busy, busy.
The grass looks very nice in there, frames the garden.
I can see a couple of Japanese Maples draping softly around your garden. Lovely plans the way you designed it W.Lass.

your garden will be lovely when it is completed. love the way the grass is cut on the edge.

Thanks Sk...I do so hope you have a great result when it's your turn to have your garden sorted. I am one happy lady! :)

Adoons, it is a lovely layout and I am very pleased that the basic design was from my plan :) I am having lots of fun now slowly filling up the borders. Japanese maples would be a lovely addition....I'll be watching to see any in the specials on offer at local GC and hope I can at least get one. They are a beautiful addition to the garden.

Pondlady...the photos I have put up so far really don't do the grass justice...it has really greened up over the last couple of days with the rain we have had. I am hoping to update with another blog/photos in the next day or two once I have completed another area of the garden :) Oooh...and I've just noticed you are in N.Scotia...a fellow-Canadian :) I'll have to take a peek at your blogs/photos too as I'm not sure if I have seen them before (sr. moments). I am very behind in reading the blogs and viewing photos with all the excitement of our garden project! lol

WOW WOW WOW, this is amazing, what a transformation, it's now a real garden. It looks fantastic. I am still in the stages of sorting the lawn and paving I so hope to start planting this summer can't wait to make mine a real garden too. Well done, you must be so chuffed. I am off to read your next update now and see more pics. :) x