Starting to plant and solar panels

Today 8/10/2013 we started to put the first of our trees in the front garden. We planted 9 ornamental pears either side of the drive way.

Starting to plant

Half of them in

We don't want to plant too much in the front garden, We've got such a nice outlook to the block across the road. The couple that own it have spent the last 23 years establishing it. There isn't a house there yet! 

The finished trees

We've found that we get quite a bit of wind here so we made sure that we staked the trees well.

We got some solar panels installed last Friday 4/10/2013. Once the system is up and going we are hoping we don't get much of a power bill being a 5 KW unit.

Solar panels installed

Also today the painter came back and put the first coat of stain on the deck. We decided to just go a natural colour for the stain.

The first coat of stain on the deck 8/10/2013

Starting the garden.

We are finally getting the little things that needed finishing off done. The painter has been back and fixed all the little marks and scratches that needed doing. He has also done all the outside painting that needed doing such as the deck, down pipes and entry.

The deck after it was painted.

 We had the kitchen maker come back and replace one of the kitchen doors that had marks all over it and also there was a small chip in the stone bench top that they sanded out and now that looks better too. The bricklayer came back and finished off the rendering. When it was first done I didn't like the colour, it looked too light but now I think I'm used to it and don't mind it.

The finished render

The weather has improved a lot so we decided to start our garden. We were going to have a big round about in front of the house but we've changed our mind and have just got some gravel put in front of it instead. My plan is to have a border of english box around it and standard lilly pilly's in front of the house.

Bobcat leveling out in front of the house 31/9/2013

Gravel arriving 31/9/2013