The Retrofit - Part 3; A Year In Review
2019 has come to a close and this October marked the end of the first year of our retrofit project at Alex's house. The gardens are struggling in the heat and drought at the moment but we're persevering. I say gardens because inheriting Alex's backyard never meant I was going to give up my original home garden. Being across two sites in spring with university was full on. There was hardly a second left for me to breathe but the alternative - slowing down and focussing on uni just to be less stressed - would have meant missing out on the important time of the gardening season, Spring. If you know me well enough, a fast paced life filled with "jobs" is what I love, but holy moly I am grateful for the time off uni this summer so I can focus on all my projects (and there are a lot of them!). Here is a look at all we did at "the retrofit" this year... WHAT DID WE ACHIEVE THIS YEAR? Complete overhaul This year we turned a neglected space that ha
