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| August 2010 Whitchurch. Cardiff |
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| Let the paving begin.... |
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| August 2010 Whitchurch. Cardiff |
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| Despite the poor weather conditions progress is made.... |
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| August 2010 Whitchurch Cardiff. |
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| A design by Gaynor Witchard for our clients in Whitchurch includes a new Front garden, Driveway and Courtyard garden to the rear. |
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| July 2010. Reclaiming a wooded area. |
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| An area of woodland is put to good use. Raised planting areas with mulched bark pathways lead to a paved barbeque area adjacent to the 'Ecodec' (wood polymer composite) dining terrace. Further planting will continue over the coming seasons. At the other end a childrens play area will see the addition of a wooden climbing frame & swing. |
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| July 2010 'Give & Gain ' day at Millbrook primary School. |
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| Volunteers from Enterprise Rent-A-Car build an outdoor classroom with the materials we happily donated. |
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| July 2010 - New fences |
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| The overgrown hedges are removed including their roots and replaced with new fences. |
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| June 2010 Paving a balcony. |
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| Our clients property includes a balcony which offers magnificent views. Paving was introduced to give the area a contemporary feel. |
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| June 2010. A new fence in Thornhill. |
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| Following a planning application permission was given to resite the boundary fence. Approximately 20 square metres have been 'reclaimed'. |
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| May 2010. A small cicular patio. |
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| A circular patio made from Indian sandstone cobbles, edged with timber railway sleepers. |
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| RHS Spring Flower Show 2010 |
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| Irene's Garden is awarded the RHS Silver-Gilt Medal and 'Best in Show'. |
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| 15th April. RHS Cardiff 2010 |
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| The garden is now complete. Its all down to the judges now........ |
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| 12th April 2010 |
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We were joined today by volunteers from fellow sponsors, Barclays Bank
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| 10/04/10 RHS Spring Flower Show Cardiff 2010 |
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| Day 1. We start work on the Show Garden 'Irenes garden' |
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| April 2010. Nearly finished.... |
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| The garden in Whitchurch is near completion. |
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| March 2010 in Whitchurch |
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| Poor weather conditions slow progress. A new fence & gate are erected along with the remaining bespoke trellis. Our clients were keen to preserve a lilac tree so we built the panels around it. An enhanced image shows how it might look without it. |
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| March 2010. A welcome dry spell.... |
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| The dry weather allows progress to be made in Whitchurch. |
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| March 2010 Garden in Whitchurch |
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| 3 days later and 30 tonnes of soil have been removed. The garden is now ready for the hard landscaping. |
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| March 2010. A garden in Whitchurch, Cardiff. |
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| Work begins on a garden in Whitchurch. The first thing to be removed is a sizable tree root. |
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| February 2010 |
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| This gentle flowing rill in Llandaff took just a few days... |
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| February 2010. |
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| The garden in Cyncoed is near completion. Additional planting beds have been created and the paving beneath the pergola is laid. All that remains is for the plants to be introduced. |
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| February 2010 |
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| Trellis and crushed slate are introduced to complete the hard landscaping. All that remains now is planting. This will be done in the Spring. |
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| January 2010 |
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| A break in the weather allows us to carry on. Retaining walls for the raised beds are rendered and given their first coat of paint. |
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