Garden – Adapting to the new climate

Two years ago our garden looked something like this

Decent lawn and herb garden surrounded by an Australian rosemary hedge, with a lavender side. Two years of drought has taken it’s toll, and the garden now looks like this.



Hedge has succumbed to disease, and the lawn is now a dust bowl

The only watering allowed is using gray water and that only twice a week

We resolved over the next three months to make our back garden more water friendly and as a start decided to extend my ‘positive pit’, a place where I relax in the evenings usually with a cold beverage and a book

We removed all the old onion grass roots and leveled the area in preparation to putting cement blocks in. Thereafter we placed some cloth down and placed the pavers in rows.

Now that looks straight forward but clearing the area and manipulating those pavers again and again was back breaking work, especially as the temperatures were in the early 90’s Fahrenheit.
Next we placed white stone chips in between the pavers and placed a row of gray paving bricks across the front.

In the summer this whole area is in shade in the afternoon so we will be able to entertain here.



Yours truly having a well earned drink with a very tired and aching back

Thanks for reading.