It's hard to say this is garden related but... it is. I've spent the last week talking to builders and roofers and discussing why we have such damp issues in the house and a lot of it comes down to the orientation of our house and the gentle slope up to the back of the garden. A factory was behind our house and it was knocked down and housing built. The house next to us became the access road, and it looks like the run off from heavy storms runs from the estate into our back garden.
So we do have to consider taking up the concrete paths in the garden, round the house, and down the side into the front garden. Yay! Those things were on my wishlist and our works list. Now they will make the garden nicer to be in after we work out who's the lucky tradesperson/people.
A sunken area in the middle of the garden could incorporate a sunken pond? A gravel soakaway could incorporate a bog garden? A workshed is on my wishlist still but it could happen sooner if one of the old shed areas became a soakaway? Plotting all manner of changes now in my head, some of which have been talked about and affect my little electronic garden sketch I still haven't done...
A chunk of render fell off one chimney recently and nearly fell onto the neighbour's car. That could have been costlier if it had been a foot over. However, I should let the neighbour know the work is scheduled.
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