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[H]omer 14-08-2006 04:25 PM

Tough day at the "office" :)
 
Over a year ago, I took on a gardening job that was ... erm ... a bit
like "biting off more than I could chew".

The front garden, that seemed to have a death wish for all living
organisms, needed investigating, so I dug a test patch and discovered
.... pretty much solid clay, several feet deep.

My master plan was to "excavate" the whole thing right down to the
hardcore and start again. Well I managed to do the "removal", but since
then I've just had a huge crater where my front lawn used to be.

Finally after more than one year, I've filled it up again, with coarse
sand and granite chips mixed 50:50, followed by topsoil.

It's taken one year, several thousand pounds, and more blood, sweat and
tears than I care to measure, but finally it's done.

I know it's only half four in the afternoon, but I'm going to bed now.

G O O D ... N I G H T.

:)

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K.
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Mike 14-08-2006 04:50 PM

Tough day at the "office" :)
 

"[H]omer" wrote in message ...
Over a year ago, I took on a gardening job that was ... erm ... a bit
like "biting off more than I could chew".

The front garden, that seemed to have a death wish for all living
organisms, needed investigating, so I dug a test patch and discovered
... pretty much solid clay, several feet deep.

My master plan was to "excavate" the whole thing right down to the
hardcore and start again. Well I managed to do the "removal", but since
then I've just had a huge crater where my front lawn used to be.

Finally after more than one year, I've filled it up again, with coarse
sand and granite chips mixed 50:50, followed by topsoil.

It's taken one year, several thousand pounds, and more blood, sweat and
tears than I care to measure, but finally it's done.

I know it's only half four in the afternoon, but I'm going to bed now.

G O O D ... N I G H T.

:)

--
K.



Eerrrrrmmmmmm

I have reason to believe that the 'rec' on uk.rec.gardening stands for
'recreation'.

In the words of a famous TV Comedian from a few years back
....................

"I fink you've got it wrong again'

Concrete the lot and paint it green :-))))

Mike


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