A lot of grass and weed.
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We moved to our home in Februray 2000, the start of the new millennium and a brand new start for us. Our home is an old railway cottage situated along side a main railway. It was once home to the rail workers who built the railway back in the late 1800's. The house is old but full of character inside and out. Although the ten railway workers cottages and the station masters house still remain, Trent Station itself has long since gone. We started work both on the garden and house interior as soon as we moved in and have been working on it ever since. This page is mainly dedicated to our garden, but we have also included some pictures of our surrounding country side and features of interest. |
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This view of the rear of the house shows how plain the garden was when we first moved in. | ||
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A lot of grass and weed.
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| This view of the garden taken from the house shows just how much of a blank canvas we had to work with. | |
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| With the addition of a few pots to give a little colour whilst work began. First task was to divide the garden into sections to give the 'feeling' of more space. A border across the main lawn where we can plant some tall shrubs is a start. | |
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We decided to make a wild life pond. The water not only adds a new dimension to the garden but also attracts the local frogs which help with slug control. The patch of land was barren before we started. |
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| Having cleared the area, we layed out the basic shape and dug out several tonnes of soil. The shape also includes a shore line to make easy access for the wild life. | |||
| Lined with sand and a pond liner. The edges were finished off with large pieces of welsh slate with smaller slate used as both a path and the shore line. | |
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We added an old garden gate which does not go anywhere, but gives the illusion of extra space. A rambling rose also helps to soften the end of the garden. | ||
| Next came the addition of a large raised bed. When completed, it took a full six tonnes of soil to fill. The shape of the bed also means that we lost the straight path and a little more lawn. | |
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