Now is the time say goodbye ...

So this is the end of this blog. I have very much enjoyed keeping it and am enormously grateful for the support and encouragement I have received from you all over the last 500+ days. Thank you!

Creating a garden was quite an experience. We learnt that there's no point trying to get things to grow where they don't want to, that getting rid of the debris takes ten times as long as creating it and that, when it comes to the heavy stuff, we're not as young as we used to be!

Now it's goodbye from him (and them) ...

And goodbye from me ...

The end!

Job done!

We did it! Despite record-breaking rainfall, ferocious winds, persistent deer and unexpected, largely delightful, demands on our time, in 500 days we created a beautiful space for a magical wedding.



The front garden was wonderfully green thanks to all the rain, although the front lawn was so water-logged that it was out of bounds.

The marquee in the back garden looked as if it was meant to be there.



The new front gate and the new path saw more traffic
than they will see in the whole of the rest of the year.

And the patio was perfect for all the guests to sit down for the ceremony.

The bride and the father-of-the-bride stepped out of the
new French windows  and walked down the "aisle".

The parterre was a gorgeous backdrop for the ceremony.



The party then moved to the front for canapes and fizz.

Before going back to the back for a group photo and
the traditional throwing of the bouquet
(it's at the top of the next photo!).

The parterre gave many photo great opportunities.

Isn't it great when a plan comes together!