moving forward: the existing plans have arrived
Three weeks ago the technical surveyor came from the architects to measure up the house. He was here for over two hours taking precise measurements of the house. It wasn’t in itself particularly exciting, he was a nice man wandering around our house in his socks, but the underlying meaning was very exciting: we’re moving →
architects
the world of architects, designs, planning and budgets I knew we wanted an architect to help design the →
trees
Q. Can you have too many trees in your garden? A. Yes, definitely. We inherited approximately 3000 trees when we bought this house. OK, so not that many, but we have half a dozen rowans, two crabapples, an apple tree, a couple of flowering cherries, a twisted willow and a twisted pear, contorted hazel, magnolia, →
Introducing Number Eight 2.0
New home, new project, new neighbours, new challenges. It’s a two bedroom semi, built using local materials and →
fencing round 2
There was a problem with the blog hosting and I couldn’t create new posts. It was so far down our priority list to get it fixed that it’s taken us the best part of a year. Anyway. We’re back now. I’ll update you on all the super exciting* stuff over the next couple of weeks. →
Rip it up and start again
It’s happening! The builders are here, clearing the gravel as I type. Say goodbye to an unloved, underused, difficult space and hello to a lovely new garden. The plan is to pave the side return, leaving a tiny strip to fill with scented, shade-loving plants. Then we’ll put a small fence across, about a metre →