I have spent the past week transforming this....
...into this. The grass after the winter (I won't even deign to call it a lawn) was sparse, waterlogged and full of moss. Usually I re-seed it in the Spring, but that never seems to last, so I thought I'd try re-turfing. First I had to dig up all the old grass & earth, break up the clods and level it out. This took about five days as I did a little at a time - I know my limitations! By Sunday it was ready for the turf. Turf was delivered yesterday - the lorry driver and I discovered that the passage that leads to our garden was too narrow for the pallet with the turf on it...so we unloaded it all and the driver very kindly helped me take the rolls of turf into the garden. Then after lunch I set to laying the turf - wow, that was very hard work! At one point I thought I might very well throw up my lunch...
But it is done now - let's hope it lasts because I'm not doing this again!
Apaert from grubbing around in the dirt, I have been making some felt flower brooches as I have a request for a couple. Now they just need the addition of bees...
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