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....You do make it difficult on the rest of us ... I can't possibly show these pics to my better half...!!!
Well done (again)!
Best,
radman
I'm thinking the same thing... I'd be in huge trouble.
....You do make it difficult on the rest of us ... I can't possibly show these pics to my better half...!!!
Well done (again)!
Best,
radman
Thanks Jeff The landscaping was about half the job. House & garage/barn representing the other half. We gutted the house back to the weather tight shell, relaid the roof, & did a total interior fit job (ceilings, lime plaster walls, complete beam renovation, kitchen, bathrooms, etc - you get the picture). Garage/barn was a complete build from the frame up, although most of the frame structure & roof was in place (but needed relaying).To say that I am impressed would be a severe understatement. The fact that you did this yourself elevates it from a beautiful landscaping job to a personal artistic statement.
I wish you and yours many happy years there.
I'm constantly in trouble with "she who shall be obeyed", but for the opposite reasonI'm thinking the same thing... I'd be in huge trouble.
Thanks Jeff The landscaping was about half the job. House & garage/barn representing the other half. We gutted the house back to the weather tight shell, relaid the roof, & did a total interior fit job (ceilings, lime plaster walls, complete beam renovation, kitchen, bathrooms, etc - you get the picture). Garage/barn was a complete build from the frame up, although most of the frame structure & roof was in place (but needed relaying). I'm most pleased with my little log store! Strange eh?
I've never been a half measures guy Jeff. Lord knows that's got me into trouble a few times. Sometimes I'm too focussed, & lose sight of the big picture.Wow, you don't play around, do you Andy? Just great.
Thanks Jeff The landscaping was about half the job. House & garage/barn representing the other half. We gutted the house back to the weather tight shell, relaid the roof, & did a total interior fit job (ceilings, lime plaster walls, complete beam renovation, kitchen, bathrooms, etc - you get the picture). Garage/barn was a complete build from the frame up, although most of the frame structure & roof was in place (but needed relaying).
I'm most pleased with my little log store! Strange eh? I built it totally from materials lying around the site. Total cost = zero
I'm constantly in trouble with "she who shall be obeyed", but for the opposite reason
When I was in the UK in 2000,the scout group I was with stayed in a scout camp called Fazels Woods(I'm not sure about the spelling) which was about 2 hours or so out of London
I got to see first hand just how beautiful the English country side is and how cool the "pub" life is.Beautiful pubs,friendly people and just a wonderful family like atmosphere.
Steve B
Kids are all left home by the end of this month! My son has already flown the nest. As for the "wink wink", well, in this hot weather, the waterfall is beckoningSo,what will you do with all that extra time on your hands?The kids are in school right,so it's you and the Mrs.....nod nod ....wink wink.......know what I mean,know what I mean, a.
Steve B
Unfortunately, my before photo's are on my other (now broken) computer. I'll have to find a way of retrieving them.................amazing, just flat out amazing!...................do you have any "Before and after" pics?
Thanks Abe, but no Koi pond. We have lots of herons around here, & that's just too much work...
Andy, YOU NEED A KOI POND!!!! .............And then you're done.
Kidding....... Its stunning. Everything. Your aesthetic sense shines through all the photographs. It is beautiful and understated and classy! Love it.
You certainly have to be able to see beyond the present when planning these kinds of works. Moving several tons of boulders after the fact isn't an option.Wow Andy,
The photos can't begin to explain the hard work behind the final product. It's absolutely beautiful. It's easy to see that NOTHING was placed haphazardly. The placement of every boulder, tree, shrub and pebble was envisioned long before the photos were taken.
There's certainly a full selection of "flavours" available in the UKYou should visit my local. You'd see the other side to pub culture then!
Thats awesome! Looks like the backyard on Karate kid.
Funny that, many who come here make the Japanese connection, yet there's very little here to support that outside of water & rocks. With the exception of gunnera, the rock scape planting is typical English cottage garden washing out to Alpine, & most of the trees are indigenous or typical species.It does have a very Zen/Japanese rock garden feel to it.
Just looking at the photos has a calming effect.Deffinately subject matter for a Better Homes and Garden article.
Just beautiful stuff.
Steve B