So as promised, here are some pictures - starting with the outside.
This one's pretty obvious - the front door. The window on the wall does look quite low in this picture, but it sits at bench height inside, so makes sense from the inside.
If you look in the middle of this picture, you can see the little plants in the planter box on the other side of the windows. I wasn't convinced about putting these windows in, but they do make quite a feature, and let light into the entrance area. The plants are Lancewoods - they're really weird, but quite cool!
Here's the courtyard! It took a while to get it all sorted out - and then it took even longer for us to finish painting the fences and staining the deck and the planter box. It was a pretty big decision for me, but my 10 year old yuccas have been planted in the ground! I've carted those round about 6 flats and the apartment, but well, now they have a permanent home.
Just underneath the washing line is a herb garden. It doesn't look that great in this picture, but I can assure you it is currently a picture of health. Parsley, rosemary, oregano and mint are doing really well. The rocket went absolutely nuts, and is now producing huge amounts of seed pods. Hopefully it will self-sow and spread through the garden. The thyme is doing ok, but the sage doesn't really seem to be doing much. The coriander was a fizzer!
And last, but certainly not least - here is the finished cottage from the street. The fence is finished (finally finished the painting!) Doesn't she look great?!
This one's pretty obvious - the front door. The window on the wall does look quite low in this picture, but it sits at bench height inside, so makes sense from the inside.
If you look in the middle of this picture, you can see the little plants in the planter box on the other side of the windows. I wasn't convinced about putting these windows in, but they do make quite a feature, and let light into the entrance area. The plants are Lancewoods - they're really weird, but quite cool!
Here's the courtyard! It took a while to get it all sorted out - and then it took even longer for us to finish painting the fences and staining the deck and the planter box. It was a pretty big decision for me, but my 10 year old yuccas have been planted in the ground! I've carted those round about 6 flats and the apartment, but well, now they have a permanent home.
Just underneath the washing line is a herb garden. It doesn't look that great in this picture, but I can assure you it is currently a picture of health. Parsley, rosemary, oregano and mint are doing really well. The rocket went absolutely nuts, and is now producing huge amounts of seed pods. Hopefully it will self-sow and spread through the garden. The thyme is doing ok, but the sage doesn't really seem to be doing much. The coriander was a fizzer!
And last, but certainly not least - here is the finished cottage from the street. The fence is finished (finally finished the painting!) Doesn't she look great?!
