Middle of summer.

Taken from the bathroom window this gives an overall impression of the size and layout of the garden, it's about 1/2 acre.

At last the steps have a covering. We decided not to use gravel (there are plans to quarry the gravel and sand from the River Usk, 1 mile from us and cause huge problems)so we are using our shredder that doesn't shred it chips instead. The wood is all the small dead branches from the woods behind, and whilst I know they will rot down they are a more enviromently friendly covering.

This bed does need a good sort out, its where we put all the plants that needed a home as they had been in pots too long. I will get around to it one day.

We managed to put up an arbour for climbers around the sunken area to screen it off even more, its linked to the red and plum bed also to screen the whole garden as I'd like not to see it all from the steps.