Finishing Touches On The Back Wall

With it being Spring James and I finally got organised to order and decide on the last few plants in our back area. The ones we had already planted have been growing really well which we are so happy about!

James found a place that sold small buxus hedges in bulk so he organised for us to go and pick them up. Alexander had woken up sick that morning but we had already decided that we would make it a family adventure so we decided that Alexander I would go in the quarantine car and James would take Eliza and Daniel with him. It was out towards Dural that we needed to go. While we waited for James to get the hedges Alexander had a great time playing in the car.

Once we had filled the cars (in hindsight so glad that we took 2 cars because there were so many plants! The boot was full, the front seat and beneath the kids' feet too) we continued on our way to Glenorie Bakery Cafe. James had heard that they make really tasty pastry treats and had the idea that we could have our lunch there. He, Daniel and Eliza went in a chose what we would have while Alexander and I continued to stay isolated in the car. He came out with some tasty eclairs as well as sausage rolls and a pie for himself. Fun! The eclairs were delicious! We had some whole and others we cut to share because everyone wanted to try some. We will be returning to the bakery!!

After we enjoyed lunch I then started to plant the buxus hedges. It took a very long time to do them! But we are so happy with how they look. They won't grow very tall and even if they don't hedge they will look really nice lining the back of the wall. We also got the perfect amount (which was fortunate because we got all that they had left!)

Getting there

We got the table and chairs that used to be at Grandma's place which worked perfectly down in the corner of the wall. I also filled in my little herb garden that Malcolm and Julie gave me for my birthday back when we started to build the wall. I had put it away and forgotten about it but James found it and I was so excited to set it up with the seeds from them - basil, coriander and parsley.

Seeds sprouting!

James had also worked hard to dig out the back clothes line that was in the grass. It was quite an effort being cemented in the ground. But he did it! We filled in the holes with soil and now (a couple of months later) the grass is growing well over it. He then hung up our new clothes line on the wall. A much better use of space!

No more clothes line

I also put our new compost bin in the back corner which I'm so excited about because it means that I now don't need to dig a hole each time we need to bury the bokashi scraps.

The finishing touches on the wall were added after finding some plants at Bunnings. We got some Kangaroo Paws and a plant called Zena. They are both natives and will hopefully work really nicely in the garden. This back area is really my happy place. There are plants that remind us of Malcolm, of Grayma and also plants that we think are nice. We like that there are natives in our garden too.

James working in the garden. I love that he is sitting next to Malcolm's plant

It's amazing to see the difference! I love our back wall!