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Stream taking shape. I had 32 bags of soil at one stage.
Emptied and lined to save puncturing liner.
Filling with brick rubble and old slates from local shed roof.
Turfing. This little bird waited for worms under everything.
Alison took away all of the turves for building up bottom of her garden, also a lot of the soil.
Yours truly dismantling the rockery.
Starting to build shape and structure.
Did not use wire for construction.
Removed wire and dustbin reservoir as it would be too difficult to fit now liner all in one piece.
Shaping walls.
Top-left: New rockery; top: top pond; left: bog; right: back section ericatious and front bog; bottom: bottom pond; centre: waterfall and stream.
Old rockery dismantled. Trees moved to the back. Replanted.
Stream taking shape.
Dustbin removed. Lower pond reshaped.
Huge liner went over all sections so should not be any leaks!
Hose from bottom pond goes under rockery, comes out of top waterfall, now revamped.
Stream liner going in.
Managed to get local Devon rocks.
New rockery on the right.
Ken made this bridge in Cornwall, dismantled and reassembled it here. Alan helping with positioning.
Ken made this bridge in Cornwall, dismantled and reassembled it here. Alan helping with positioning.
Now in final position, liner and underfelt had to be taken up to concrete the eight legs.
Top corner ready for gravel, all bags had to be washed and seived as they are covered in white milky silt.
Section of stream.
Another deep water pond along side of stream. The old curtain - cheaper than hessian - dipped in wet cement made with red sand takes on contours of sides of stream, roughed up looks natural.
This pair of curtains cost £1 in charity shop and with careful cutting has done the whole 50 feet of stream.
Cement channel to support top edge.
Moving on towards next bridge.
Strengthening girders to support concrete imitation railway sleepers to support wheelchair.
Sleepers in place.
Half the garden finished, summer 2005.
September 2005
Sleeper bridge over entrance to garden
Going towards pond reservior
Last section being prepared
Liner goes up retaining wall before wall blocks are attached
Centre section being prepared