Just a little update

Sorry it's been so long since our last post.

We've been really busy with lots of viewings which is great, and little bits here and there have been occurring in the meadow itself. We're just waiting on some materials and then the rest of the pond edge will be completed and the entrance to The Meadow will begin to take shape.

Here are some piccies...

This is what will be the "Orchard" where the bride will make her entrance down the aisle walking through the adjoining Wild Flower Meadow

 

This is a Tractor! It's got a Power Harrow(!) attached which basically hammers out all the lumpy bits of earth to make it walkable! But now the Power Harrow is broken so we need to mend it to make the ground Stiletto Safe!!!

Ripping all the dead wood out of the lake by The Orchard

GRASS! From our seeding extravaganza a couple of weeks ago

The Trees are starting to Green up

If the Bride and Groom are marrying in the Church this view is fabby for pics :)

The most exciting thing is that all the grass seed is springing into life and we're finially starting to get rid of the "mud look" which we'd adopted for so many months. We need to do lots more seeding but started in the woodland area. We're getting some more topsoil and then we'll seed everywhere else! It's actually quite a fun job. Since whining about all the rain a few months back now we're wishing we'd have some. We had to go and buy a sprinkler as our grass seed was just sitting there for days doing nothing. We've also had to pump water up to the trees as they were looking too dry too. If it's not one problem it's another - but still, WE ARE GETTING THERE!

We've got a photo shoot planned for 2nd May which all being well can take place in some of our newly green areas. We've got a Bridal Boutique on board as well as our Caterer friends at Home Gurr'own and of course Steve from Cap2ure photography.

Lastly, we have our fingers firmly crossed that we'll be able to provide some top notch structures for all 2012 weddings. Nothing more can be said at the moment as it's very early days, but cross your fingers. We are!

We'll keep you posted. Happy Easter :) xxx


 

Another productive weekend commences...

My poor big bro, he works all week long, the sun shines and then we get him to work all weekend too - but this weekend he's already had payment in fish and chips and cake! Surely that makes up for it?!

Today, he's been building bridges. We have now separated the two ponds with an earth bridge. Without being to boring and technical (I leave that to the men) we now have an earth bridge fully piped with wooden sides for a nice finish, plus, we really don't want it to wash away :) It's amazing the difference it makes, for one we can access the other side of the main lake without getting a welly full of mud and water, but it's really brought the "space" together (and not only is a physical sense). It needs a few finishing touches to say it's completed but you get the idea....

Whilst he was doing that we thought it'd be a bit rude to sit around a watch so we started sowing some grass seed in the "Woodland" area. It should have been easy, we had a proper "grass seeder" and everything, but the top soil is so lumpy and bumpy we scattered a lot of it by hand. When that area "greens up" it will look much better. I also had a go on the quad (yes, be scared), I actually did some good though and zoomed (kind of) up and down another area of top soil to try and remove some similar lumpy bumpy bits. It was actually quite good fun in a very strange way :o/

Last but not least this morning the lovely, mad hatter, Neil came along to plant some more Oak trees for us, this time along the hedge row of what will become the "Wild Flower Meadow". I'm pretty sure this area is going to fast become my favourite!

 So the plan for tomorrow? To clear the way for the next batch of tree's to be planted in the "Orchard/Brides Entrance".

We're getting there. Slowly, but surely!

P.S. Note to self, I must stop these late night blogs and get a life!