Anthony (France) has strimmed the garden. Still need some weeding done in the kitchen garden

Before the gardener arrived to tidy up... the mud area next to the pool should be gravelled tomorrow. The grassy bit will be barked

This area should be covered with bark chippings next week

This area is being landscaped and we are having bark chippings put down

The kitchen garden is still alive

The patio at the end of april. We have found a gardener who is putting sleepers down to keep the gravel in and barking the area between the pool and the kitchen garden

this is the bit where the hard cover comes out of the pool.

more pool - yet to be finished tiling

more pool - yet to be finished tiling

Tiles down around the pool - we have been on Holiday - just back - they were supposed to have finished the grouting yesterday

busy at work.

Starting on the next side

Tiles are down on one side.

Stacks of tiles for around the pool

Planning the layout of the tiles.

Hard cover again. It is motorised so you can open or close the pool automatically.

The hard cover is now on.

29th March - Tiles for the pool arrive.

Looking good.

Skimmers are in.

Pool lights are in - pool is being filled now.

The pool is lined!

Still a little cold for swimming. The liner is going in this week.

The plants are in the ground.

The new lights at night..

The olive tree planted in the orchard.

Looking over the meadow (to be) towards the house.

The willow tree has been planted at the bottom of the garden. Next year we will put a pond in near it, with paths cut through the meadow to get to it.

The herbs for the pots on the patio. Coriander, parsley, basil...

Timer for the watering system.

The other two planters with the watering systems.

I found some planters on offer at the garden center. We will be buying lollipop type bay trees to go in these (once the drive gates are put on).

New outdoor light above the garden bedroom doors.

The kitchen garden.

Bay tree in place, next to the old rosemary bush at the back of the white house.

The plants laid out as they will be planted. Looking a little more filled out. We bought a sprinkler system to keep them watered over the summer.

We decided to go back to the garden center as the previous load of plants just weren't filling up the space we had. We bought some ground cover and some more bushes.

Anthony dancing in the garden.

The bay tree and olive tree. The bay will go outside the white house and the olive tree is destined for the orchard.

The herb garden ready to go in. Savoury, Thyme, Tarragon, Rosemary and some shrubs. We bought big pots for the basil, parsley and less hardy herbs.

2 meters of concrete, ready for tiling around the pool. Anthony is planting a row of copper beach along this side of the pool and the side furthest away from the house.

Hellebores outside the main door of the barn