When we first arrived up here in the north west, we did have the occasional speculative visit from driveway companies. The state of our cracked pavers prompted them to offer their services which were quickly and politely declined. We have called in craftsmen where necessary but this was one job my husband wanted to do himself. So after a lot of careful moving and levering of the really badly damaged ones we now have a front driveway which does not invite comment and a bed for some strawberries from my sister's in a sheltered position by the hedge.
Spurred on by his success my husband tackled the back patio and levered out two pavers close to the fence (this was fine with our neighbours). Into this space have gone the two clematis plants we 'rescued' from the stranglehold of our clematis 'Broughton Star'. 'Belle of Woking' and another unnamed cultivar have bedded in well and are putting on new growth in the September sun.
The nights are getting more chilly, however, so that was my cue to remove the dwarf french beans. Off to the DIY superstore for some fence paint and after priming it we now have a lovely shiny white wall along our right hand boundary. We hope to put leeks in this sheltered spot next year.
Inside we prefer to leave it to the professionals. We did paint our newly plasterboarded garage, as our plasterer pointed out, it is a garage, after all is said and done, but we will not be touching the house. After clearing preparatory for painting, some superflous shelving has found its way to the shed. The spirit of allotmenteering is not dead, and my husband is a happy man.
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