I mentioned before that Malcolm does the major projects in the garden, and as I am lacking in new photos to show you, until I can reveal the swap piece, I thought I would show you the very major project that he undertook in our last garden. But first, I'll show you the shed that he built just for me!
He designed and built it from scratch - making up the panels in the garage and ignoring remarks from the neighbours about floods and arks!! So, why a shed just for me? Because I have my own gardening tools, which I look after and hang up nicely - Malcolm's shed was always untidy and you were liable to stand on the rake!!
And now for the BIG project - a two tier deck! Again he designed it and built it entirely from scratch.
Although we lived in a brand new house, the builders had kept the original wall, from when this was the kitchen garden of a large house.
The tree in front of the deck got to be a lot bigger than it said on its label! The summerhouse was a later addition - even in the middle of winter we could sit out and enjoy the garden.
The final stage was to add the boardwalk, which curved from the house round to the deck - you can just see where the two meet on the left of the photo. (it looks as if there is something wrong with this photo - but that is what the light was like when I took it - just before it snowed again!)
So I'm doubly lucky - not only is Malcolm a good cook, but he is also excellent at all things wood. I haven't forgotten that you haven't seen the final photos of the new kitchen - that's because we still haven't decorated it - watch this space!!