Garden Renovation Update

Since we got back from our holiday, it's been a busy couple of weeks working on the new Garden Room when we've had some spare time, and this has now paid off. Here's a picture of the completed shed:

The construction of the shed/garden room is now finished and ready to move things into. I've still got quite a lot of work to do to make a cover for the sofa we're putting in there, to make some curtains to partition the part of the shed we're using for storage and we still need to sort out some lighting, but from this point on we can at least use it.

This morning, OH got up early and removed one of the raised beds, the one closest to the shed. This has created lots of space in front of the shed. Temporarily, he has covered the ground with plastic, mainly to deter cats from going to the toilet in the soil. It doesn't look particularly asthetic, but it will be a lot more practical, especially if we get more wet weather.

Eventually, we are hoping to have brick paths laid, but this might take some time as the ground needs to be levelled and we need to agree on a design first. We may also slightly reposition or reconfigure the raised bed at the same time, to look more aesthetic, but this will all be worked out down the line.

OH also cleared the beds at the sides of the garden, which had been covered in detritus from building the shed and took everything we didn't want to the tip. This meant that I could finally plant out some plants that I'd bought months ago to try to provide ground cover and put the neighbourhood cats off from using the garden as their toilet. Once these plants get bigger, I'm hoping they will keep the cats out.

The beds at this end of the garden are in the shade most of the day, so I stuck to shade tolerant plants such as ferns, hellebores and fatsia japonicas.

I took a little video of the inside of the shed. LB took a duvet and blanket in there the other night to watch a movie. We now can't wait to get the inside how we want it and I can't wait to start using it as a garden gym. I'll post again when it's looking more comfortable and lived in.

Finally, after clearing the decking and having a good sweep up, here's an updated picture of the view of the garden from the back door. It's looking a lot more picturesque and tidy. Just in time for some sunshine and some visitors over the next couple of weeks.

I'll post again when there's more progress been made.