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ALFRESCO DETAILS
The Alfresco has been a process that has taken a few stages to transform it into its present state. You will have noticed one of those...
Rosalie
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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MEMORABLE MOMENTS 2020
How does one capture ALL the memorable moments of 2020! Impossible! Such a crazy year! We have achieved lots during lock-down and have...
Rosalie
Nov 30, 20203 min read
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FRONT LANDSCAPING — ALL DONE!!!
Such an exciting moment to see this wild, overgrown, unloved yard looking like someone lives here. We are delighted with the end result...
Rosalie
Nov 1, 20201 min read
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LANDSCAPING STAGE ONE
The plans for the front garden have always been to make it as maintenance-free as possible, while still making it beautiful. The little...
Rosalie
Oct 26, 20201 min read
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FINISHING TOUCHES
The Illawarra Flame Tree has been magnificent. We have loved the brilliant colour especially against a vivid blue sky. Opening the...
Rosalie
Oct 24, 20201 min read
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TIME TO GET THE FRONT SORTED
Finally! The day has come for the front yard to have its final clean-up so the landscaping can happen and to catch this year's growing...
Rosalie
Oct 21, 20201 min read
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ONE YEAR ON — LET'S CELEBRATE
One year on and we are feeling a reasonable sense of accomplishment. To be super precise, it is just one year since we acquired the house...
Rosalie
Sep 18, 20201 min read
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THE TREE...OH THE TREE!!!
In the very back corner of our yard, only a few metres from the new Piccolo Rose parking lot, stands a tree that seemed to be a tree that...
Rosalie
Sep 1, 20201 min read
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PICCOLO PAD
Piccolo Rose had been having a little stay in a neighboring property until we made a home for her in our own back yard. We decided that...
Rosalie
Aug 4, 20201 min read
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STREETSCAPE & BEYOND
The lovely new picket fence looked rather lonely without some foliage gracing its presence, it was now time to add some gardens to catch...
Rosalie
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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FIDDLE LEAF BARN - AGAIN...
Always been part of the plan to restore this 'OLD' gem. Cute, rustic, historic but positively useless! Leaked like a sieve and almost...
Rosalie
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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YES — A WHITE PICKET FENCE
A few months ago as Carl was having yet another one of his surgeries, I found myself cruising the internet, as you do! I felt super...
Rosalie
May 14, 20203 min read
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JUST BECAUSE WE CAN...
Sometimes it's nice to regroup, stand back, take a deep breath and just enjoy all the changes that have taken place. Hope you enjoy them...
Rosalie
Apr 14, 20201 min read
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'FIDDLE LEAF BARN' REVISITED
For all those loving foliage, then this Blog post is probably not for you. A seriously out of control Monstera Deliciosa had spent a long...
Rosalie
Apr 12, 20201 min read
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VEGE GARDEN & DRAINAGE
Carl was desperate to create a vege garden on his new country estate, so with a plan in place, we set about on that mission. The first...
Rosalie
Apr 6, 20202 min read
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DUNNY LANE BEAUTIFIED
The laneway at the rear of the property, once used by the dunny man, was yet another unfortunate area that needed some help. After...
Rosalie
Apr 5, 20201 min read
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ENJOYING THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOUR
After the transformation of the back yard and all the work involved to get it to this point, there is nothing more satisfying than...
Rosalie
Mar 24, 20201 min read
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